Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – lighter-than-air – Balloons
Patent
1997-11-12
1999-08-03
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, lighter-than-air
Balloons
244 96, 244 99, B64B 102
Patent
active
059314133
ABSTRACT:
An aircraft of the present invention has an envelope used in such an air balloon and/or airship. The aircraft can be in flated continuously to the envelope with supplying an air into the envelope without extending the envelope on the ground, and the envelope can be rolled up continuously into the gondola with an inside-out condition, as keeping the inflating condition of the envelope.
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