Load suspension equalizing thimble

Details Load suspension equalizing thimble Load suspension equalizing thimble

1976-05-24

1977-10-04

Blix, Trygve M.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Airship load attachment

244 30, B64B 122

Patent

active

040520269

ABSTRACT:
A hot air airship including an elongate aerodynamic shaped gas envelope carrying a hot air pressure generating device to pressurize the envelope with heated air, tail members at the aft end and a gondola below the envelope and including a load equalizing suspension system for the gondola with a plurality of suspension cables secured within the gas envelope at distributed fore and aft points at each side thereof and decreasing to a fewer number of cables with each cable finally looped beneath the envelope and having a thimble slidable thereon to equally distribute the load to each side of the envelope and the thimble having a securing portion for attaching it to the gondola with a propeller mounted on the gondola.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1372924 (1921-03-01), Andersson

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Load suspension equalizing thimble does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Load suspension equalizing thimble, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Load suspension equalizing thimble will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1771647