Airship power turbine

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1978-04-28

1979-09-04

Kelmachter, Barry L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft, lighter-than-air

Airships

244 33, 290 44, 290 55, 415 2, B64B 102, B64B 150, F03D 900

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041665961

ABSTRACT:
Power is mechanically transmitted from a tethered airship carrying wind turbines to electrical generators on the ground at the anchor point of the tether, by the use of endless power-transmission cables bridging between drive sheaves at the turbine wheels and driven sheaves at the generators. Tether adjustments, cable tensioning, and wind direction changes are provided for the ground apparatus. A tubular aircraft with recess in the tube wall, carrying bearings on which the rims of the turbine wheels ride, is also claimed.

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patent: 1619680 (1927-03-01), Richmond et al.
patent: 1717552 (1929-06-01), Dunn
patent: 2384893 (1945-09-01), Crook
patent: 3533578 (1970-10-01), Lesh
patent: 3987987 (1976-10-01), Payne et al.
patent: 3993269 (1976-11-01), Crosby

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