Steerable lighter than air balloon

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1985-12-05

1987-12-08

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft, lighter-than-air

Balloons

244 30, 244126, 244128, 244 96, 244 97, B64B 158

Patent

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047114169

ABSTRACT:
The invention concerns a steered aerostatic balloon and in particular the creation of balloons of large volumes, which are free (airships, space balloons) or captive (material loading or unloading balloons). This balloon has an outer envelope (1) containing air, an interpolar connector (11) connecting the lower pole (2) and the upper pole (3) of this envelope, a grid of longitudinal reinforcements (8) connected to the poles (2) and (3), a grid of circumferential reinforcements (8) connected to the poles (2) and (3), a grid of circumferential reinforcements (7), at least one inside envelope (12) within the first envelope and containing helium, this latter envelope during inflation coming to rest against the outer envelope and being provided with poles fixed on the interpolar connector (11), and lastly air intake means and air evacuation means to and from the outer envelope.

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