Airship

Details Airship Airship

1990-08-31

1991-12-10

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft, lighter-than-air

Airship and fluid sustained

244 30, 244125, 244128, B64B 158

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050710907

ABSTRACT:
An airship having improved controllability which comprises: an axial fluid pathway penetrating through a body of the airship in an axial direction, at least one radial fluid pathway crossing the axial fluid pathway and penetrating through the body in a radial direction, the axial fluid pathway and the radial fluid pathway forming a ventilating-thrusting tube having a rigid framework construction, propulsion means, thrust generating direction of which is adjustable, arranged in a crossing region of the axial fluid pathway and the radial fluid pathway, and a lift balloon arranged beside the ventilating-thrusting tube in such a manner that a gap is formed between the ventilating-thrusting tube and the lift balloon to allow air to flow through. This arrangement lowers a tendency of yawing due to a transverse wind. The airship has a semi-rigid and semi-flexible construction capable of making up for drawbacks of both rigid type and flexible type.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1109502 (1914-09-01), Armstrong
patent: 1766358 (1930-06-01), Rose
patent: 1998380 (1935-04-01), Medoff
patent: 3346216 (1967-10-01), Desmarteau
patent: 3620485 (1971-11-01), Gelhard

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