Abstract: The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV comprises a body housing control and wireless communication circuitry for the UAV and a rechargeable power source. The UAV has a plurality of propellers surrounding the body and supported so as to be spaced outwardly from and preferably above the body. A gimbal is mounted under a forward portion of the body for supporting a camera. The gimbal may be arranged under the forward portion of the body such that an angle of a forward vertical field of view of the camera is less than an angle of a forward vertical clearance field of view defined with respect to a forward tip of at least one of the propellers. The gimbal may be arranged under the forward portion of the body such that a lens of a camera supported thereon is substantially in line with a front edge of the UAV body.

Abstract: A manually detachable locking mechanism for connecting parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a first engaging means associated with a first part of the UAV; a second engaging means associated with a second part of the UAV, the first engaging means and the second engaging means being manually and releasably engageable to connect the first and second parts; a resilient means operatively arranged between the first engaging means and the second engaging means. The first engaging means is movable relative to the second engaging means along a direction of an axis from a first position to a second position and then from the second position to a third position angularly spaced from the second position about the axis to thereby lock the first engaging means with the second engaging means under a restoring force exerted by the resilient means. An unmanned vehicle having a manually detachable locking mechanism is described.