Hybrid air vehicle having air cushion landing gear

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2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Dinh, Tien (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft, lighter-than-air

Airships with sustaining wings

C244S10000R, C244S030000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06880783

ABSTRACT:
A hybrid air vehicle having a gas-filled contoured flattened hull including a pair of longitudinally extending side lobes defining, on the underside of the hull, a longitudinally extending central recess, a payload module received in the central recess and air cushion landing gear units on the underside of the side lobes of the hull. The landing gear units are spaced apart on either side of the payload module. The hybrid air vehicle has characteristics of an airplane, a lighter-than-air airship and a hovercraft.

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