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Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned generally aerodynamically symmetric aircraft includes detecting the presence of misalignment between the horizontal component of the center of gravity vector and the horizontal component of the direction of flight vector and further includes rotating

Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned generally aerodynamically symmetric aircraft includes detecting the presence of misalignment between the horizontal component of the center of gravity vector and the horizontal component of the direction of flight vector and further includes rotating the aircraft to align the horizontal components of the vectors.

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Apparatus for controlling an unmanned generally aerodynamically symmetric aircraft having a geometric center, a center of gravity, and a direction of flight, the apparatus useful to align the horizontal component of a center of gravity vector with the horizontal component of a direction of flight ve

Apparatus for controlling an unmanned generally aerodynamically symmetric aircraft having a geometric center, a center of gravity, and a direction of flight, the apparatus useful to align the horizontal component of a center of gravity vector with the horizontal component of a direction of flight vector, the center of gravity vector represented by a line from the geometric center to the center of gravity, and the direction of flight vector represented by a line from the geometric center in the direction of flight, wherein the aircraft can be rotated about its geometric center, the apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting the presence of misalignment between the horizontal components of the center of gravity and direction of flight vectors, and for providing a rotation signal indicative of the desired rotation of the aircraft to align the horizontal components of the center of gravity and direction of flight vectors; and rotation means, responsive to said detection means, for providing, in the presence of said rotation signal, rotation of the unmanned generally aerodynamically symmetric aircraft about its geometric center to align the horizontal components of the center of gravity and direction of flight vectors.