GB2417472B - Improvements in or relating to airships - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to airships

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Publication number
GB2417472B
GB2417472B GB0419232A GB0419232A GB2417472B GB 2417472 B GB2417472 B GB 2417472B GB 0419232 A GB0419232 A GB 0419232A GB 0419232 A GB0419232 A GB 0419232A GB 2417472 B GB2417472 B GB 2417472B
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airships
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GB0419232A
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GB2417472A (en
GB0419232D0 (en
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Christopher George Hey
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Priority to PCT/GB2005/003356 priority patent/WO2006024842A2/en
Publication of GB2417472A publication Critical patent/GB2417472A/en
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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
    • B64B1/60—Gas-bags surrounded by separate containers of inert gas
    • 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
    • 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
    • B64B1/08—Framework construction
    • 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
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/70—Ballasting arrangements

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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GB0419232A 2004-08-28 2004-08-28 Improvements in or relating to airships Expired - Fee Related GB2417472B (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0419232A GB2417472B (en) 2004-08-28 2004-08-28 Improvements in or relating to airships
PCT/GB2005/003356 WO2006024842A2 (en) 2004-08-28 2005-08-30 Improvements in or relating to airships

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0419232A GB2417472B (en) 2004-08-28 2004-08-28 Improvements in or relating to airships

Publications (3)

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GB0419232D0 GB0419232D0 (en) 2004-09-29
GB2417472A GB2417472A (en) 2006-03-01
GB2417472B true GB2417472B (en) 2009-10-14

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WO (1) WO2006024842A2 (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191416996A (en) * 1900-01-01
GB228201A (en) * 1924-01-24 1926-07-26 Ralph Hazlett Upson Improvements in or relating to airships
GB284638A (en) * 1927-02-01 1928-07-05 Attilio Robiola Improvements in or relating to air ships
GB365101A (en) * 1929-07-05 1932-01-12 Jesse E Lesh Improvements in flying craft
DE2719893A1 (en) * 1977-05-04 1978-11-09 Erich Groeger Monocoque type rigid dirigible - has series of rings of gas-tight cells in place of framework and held by envelope pressure or bonding
US5285986A (en) * 1991-04-18 1994-02-15 Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Gmbh Rigid airship with a carrier frame of ribs and beams enclosed by skin sections forming an envelope
US5538203A (en) * 1994-06-20 1996-07-23 Lockheed Corporation Ballonet system for a lighter-than-air vehicle
WO2000034120A1 (en) * 1998-12-11 2000-06-15 Southwest Research Institute Autonomous stratospheric airship
GB2356184A (en) * 1999-11-09 2001-05-16 Thomas John Goodey Lighter-than-air craft using steam to provide buoyancy
WO2004087499A2 (en) * 2003-04-04 2004-10-14 Charles Raymond Luffman Airship

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US20020130220A1 (en) * 2001-03-13 2002-09-19 Bob Sparks Airships having simplied construction and improved maneuverability
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Patent Citations (10)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB191416996A (en) * 1900-01-01
GB228201A (en) * 1924-01-24 1926-07-26 Ralph Hazlett Upson Improvements in or relating to airships
GB284638A (en) * 1927-02-01 1928-07-05 Attilio Robiola Improvements in or relating to air ships
GB365101A (en) * 1929-07-05 1932-01-12 Jesse E Lesh Improvements in flying craft
DE2719893A1 (en) * 1977-05-04 1978-11-09 Erich Groeger Monocoque type rigid dirigible - has series of rings of gas-tight cells in place of framework and held by envelope pressure or bonding
US5285986A (en) * 1991-04-18 1994-02-15 Luftschiffbau Zeppelin Gmbh Rigid airship with a carrier frame of ribs and beams enclosed by skin sections forming an envelope
US5538203A (en) * 1994-06-20 1996-07-23 Lockheed Corporation Ballonet system for a lighter-than-air vehicle
WO2000034120A1 (en) * 1998-12-11 2000-06-15 Southwest Research Institute Autonomous stratospheric airship
GB2356184A (en) * 1999-11-09 2001-05-16 Thomas John Goodey Lighter-than-air craft using steam to provide buoyancy
WO2004087499A2 (en) * 2003-04-04 2004-10-14 Charles Raymond Luffman Airship

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2023107534A1 (en) * 2021-12-07 2023-06-15 Prum David James Airship with self-ballasting airframe

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WO2006024842A2 (en) 2006-03-09
WO2006024842A3 (en) 2008-07-24
GB0419232D0 (en) 2004-09-29

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Effective date: 20100114