EP1515886A1 - Aeronef plus leger que l'air comprenant plusieurs ballons relies par un chassis - Google Patents
Aeronef plus leger que l'air comprenant plusieurs ballons relies par un chassisInfo
- Publication number
- EP1515886A1 EP1515886A1 EP03761650A EP03761650A EP1515886A1 EP 1515886 A1 EP1515886 A1 EP 1515886A1 EP 03761650 A EP03761650 A EP 03761650A EP 03761650 A EP03761650 A EP 03761650A EP 1515886 A1 EP1515886 A1 EP 1515886A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- aircraft
- aircraft according
- balloons
- longitudinal axis
- motors
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
- B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
- B64B1/22—Arrangement of cabins or gondolas
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
- B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
- B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
- B64B1/36—Arrangement of jet reaction apparatus for propulsion or directional control
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
- B64B1/58—Arrangements or construction of gas-bags; Filling arrangements
Definitions
- Lighter-than-air aircraft with multiple balloons connected by a chassis Lighter-than-air aircraft with multiple balloons connected by a chassis.
- the principle of airships is to use an envelope, generally rigid, filled with a gas lighter than air, a cabin for the transport of passengers and / or goods being stowed under the envelope, or in the vicinity of that -this.
- the invention aims to provide an aircraft lighter than air which is significantly easier to maneuver than the conventional solutions of the prior art. In this sense, the invention aims to provide such an aircraft which has a significantly reduced wind resistance compared to the traditional envelopes of airships and hot air balloons.
- the invention also aims to provide such an aircraft which has good stability in all circumstances and which is thus safer.
- the invention also aims to provide such an aircraft which eliminates or at least considerably limits the risks of falling due to a puncture of a balloon.
- an aircraft lighter than air characterized in that it comprises at least two balloons connected together by means of connection forming chassis.
- the invention therefore proposes an approach which is fundamentally different from the traditional approach of conventional airships and balloons.
- the aircraft according to the invention has two or more balloons on each side of a chassis, the balloons not being grouped within the same envelope as is the case in the prior art according to which fragmented envelopes are used.
- the distribution of the balloons makes it possible to considerably reduce the wind resistance of the aircraft according to the invention, compared to an aircraft which would have a single envelope with a volume equal to the sum of the volumes of the different balloons of a aircraft according to the invention.
- chassis may be formed from one or more independent parts.
- connection means are coupled to said balloons by an electromagnetic type connection.
- a flexible connection is thus obtained between the balloons and the frame, avoiding the latter to be subjected to all the stresses that the balloons could make it undergo due to their jerky movements, possibly antagonistic.
- Such means allow, similarly to the first embodiment, to relieve the chassis by allowing relative movement between the balloons and the chassis.
- said balloon (s) on one side of said connecting means are preferably connected to said balloon (s) on the other side of said connecting means by elastic means.
- Such means make it possible to keep a general configuration of the aircraft substantially constant, at least when the flight conditions allow it, that is to say in the absence of gales likely to pivot one or more of the balloons in relation to the chassis.
- these elastic means form a kind of shock absorbers making it possible to reduce the impact of the pivoting of the balloons relative to the chassis.
- said chassis comprises carrying means intended to support equipment and / or at least one person.
- said carrier means are essentially part of the volume extending between said balloons.
- the aircraft can land using its balloons as shock absorbers, or land, the balloons then acting as floats;
- the payload and / or the persons transported are protected laterally, the balloons acting as airbags;
- the general architecture allows a payload placed between the balloons to have a field of action above and below the aircraft; shooting means (cameras, photographic devices ...) will be able to operate efficiently by being directed as much towards the bottom of the aircraft as towards the top (which is not possible with airships or hot air balloons whose envelope obstructs shooting above the cabin or nacelle); the general architecture makes it possible to place propulsion means ideally at the center of gravity of the aircraft to optimize their performance.
- said balloons and said connecting means form an essentially symmetrical assembly.
- the aircraft will thus have excellent aerodynamic qualities.
- the aircraft comprises a balloon on either side of said connecting means.
- the aircraft comprises two balloons on either side of said connecting means.
- said balloons extend in a substantially horizontal plane.
- said two balloons on the same side of said connecting means are placed one above the other.
- the balloons may have variable shapes and dimensions adapted to the missions of the aircraft, and that they may, as required, be replaced between two missions, by different balloons, in shape and / or in dimensions.
- the aircraft comprises means of propulsion and / or of controlling the stability of said aircraft.
- the propulsion may be of the electric, thermal type, or may use these two types of energy, depending on the missions of the aircraft.
- thermal propulsion the aircraft according to the invention makes it possible to place the fuel tanks near the engine or engines, around the center of gravity of the aircraft, which makes it possible to maintain an almost constant stability at as fuel is consumed.
- said propulsion means comprise at least one first motor capable of producing a thrust along the longitudinal axis of said aircraft and placed at the center of gravity of said aircraft or in the vicinity thereof.
- said propulsion means also comprise means for laterally moving said aircraft.
- said directional means comprise at least two orientation motors and mounted relative to each other so as to produce thrusts in substantially opposite directions.
- the aircraft comprises remote control means, with or without wire.
- said balloons have a substantially cylindrical shape.
- Such a configuration of the balloons gives good aerodynamic qualities.
- they make it possible to propose a chassis length having a large useful surface.
- the aircraft comprises on-board means belonging to the following group:
- HF the telecommunications relay
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- other systems - listening and / or recording and / or retransmission of sounds coming from the ground (search for missing persons, %) or from the aerial areas surrounding the aircraft;
- thermal detection sensors IR camera, temperature sensor, etc.
- visual surveillance
- - Figures 1 and 2 are respectively top and front views of an aircraft according to the invention
- - Figures 3a, 3b and 3c are respectively front, top and side views of an aircraft according to the invention comprising two balloons;
- FIGS. 4a, 4b and 4c are respectively front, top and side views of an alternative embodiment of the invention according to which the aircraft comprises four balloons extending in a substantially horizontal plane;
- FIGS. 5a, 5b and 5c are respectively front, top and side views of a second alternative embodiment of the invention according to which the aircraft comprises four balloons arranged in pairs one above the other. 'other.
- an aircraft lighter than air comprises two balloons 1 of cylindrical shape and connected together by a chassis 2.
- the chassis 2 comprises a frame 21 having longitudinal members 22 connected by stiffening crosspieces 23, a central cylinder 24 intended to receive and / or support equipment being mounted on the frame 21 of the chassis 2.
- Elastic bands 11 connect the balloons 1, thus forming means for absorbing any pivoting movements of the balloons 1 relative to the chassis 2.
- Attitude control pitch and roll
- altitude control are provided by a set of four motors 31, 32, 33, 34 positioned substantially in the same horizontal plane and intended to produce forces roughly perpendicular to this plane, as illustrated by the arrows FI to
- the aircraft is equipped, according to the present embodiment, with a left control surface 41 and a right control surface 42.
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Abstract
Description
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Applications Claiming Priority (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR0208045A FR2841530A1 (fr) | 2002-06-27 | 2002-06-27 | Aeronef plus leger que l'air, comprenant plusieurs ballons relies par un chassis |
FR0208045 | 2002-06-27 | ||
FR0209469 | 2002-07-25 | ||
FR0209469A FR2841531B1 (fr) | 2002-06-27 | 2002-07-25 | Aeronef plus leger que l'air comprenant plusieurs ballons relies par un chassis |
PCT/FR2003/001983 WO2004002819A1 (fr) | 2002-06-27 | 2003-06-26 | Aeronef plus leger que l'air comprenant plusieurs ballons relies par un chassis, |
Publications (1)
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EP1515886A1 true EP1515886A1 (fr) | 2005-03-23 |
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Family Applications (1)
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EP03761650A Withdrawn EP1515886A1 (fr) | 2002-06-27 | 2003-06-26 | Aeronef plus leger que l'air comprenant plusieurs ballons relies par un chassis |
Country Status (6)
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US (1) | US20050230526A1 (fr) |
EP (1) | EP1515886A1 (fr) |
AU (1) | AU2003255693A1 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2841531B1 (fr) |
IL (1) | IL165606A0 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2004002819A1 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (4)
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US8622337B2 (en) * | 2010-03-30 | 2014-01-07 | King Abdulaziz City For Science And Technology | Airship for transportation |
PT105565A (pt) * | 2011-03-15 | 2012-09-17 | Omnidea Lda | Aeronave |
FR3035069A1 (fr) * | 2015-04-15 | 2016-10-21 | Gael Roger | Engin volant, notamment pour la prise de vues aeriennes en interieur |
US11155328B1 (en) * | 2018-09-04 | 2021-10-26 | Zongxuan Hong | Air vehicle with a controlled buoyancy lifting system and method thereof |
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- 2002-07-25 FR FR0209469A patent/FR2841531B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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2003
- 2003-06-26 WO PCT/FR2003/001983 patent/WO2004002819A1/fr not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2003-06-26 AU AU2003255693A patent/AU2003255693A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2003-06-26 EP EP03761650A patent/EP1515886A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2003-06-26 US US10/518,068 patent/US20050230526A1/en not_active Abandoned
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2004
- 2004-12-07 IL IL16560604A patent/IL165606A0/xx unknown
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US20050230526A1 (en) | 2005-10-20 |
FR2841531A1 (fr) | 2004-01-02 |
AU2003255693A1 (en) | 2004-01-19 |
IL165606A0 (en) | 2006-01-15 |
WO2004002819A1 (fr) | 2004-01-08 |
FR2841531B1 (fr) | 2005-01-28 |
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