Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft – lighter-than-air – Balloons
Patent
1981-04-29
1983-06-28
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft, lighter-than-air
Balloons
244126, 244145, B64B 140, B64B 158
Patent
active
043901492
ABSTRACT:
A balloon envelope is disclosed which has the ability to minimize and isolate destructive tears, and which comprises a latticework of interconnected vertical and lateral reinforcing tapes which form open areas therebetween, and with a fabric panel overlying and covering each open area. The fabric panels are sewn to the surrounding tapes in a manner such that there is no direct interconnection between adjacent fabric panels. The envelope is fabricated by a procedure wherein the vertical gores, which are each composed of a vertical array of the fabric panels, are initially formed by sewing adjacent side edges of adjacent panels to intermediate laterally directed tapes, and then sewing a vertical tape component along each side of the resulting array of panels. The vertical side edges of the thus formed gores are then sewn together to form a sphere-like configuration.
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Barnes Tracy L.
Murphy Christy A.
Adams W. Thad
Barefoot Galen L.
The Balloon Works, Inc.
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