GB2507489A

GB2507489A - Hybrid vehicle operating as a helicopter or as a fan propelled boat

Info

Publication number: GB2507489A
Application number: GB1219483.3A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Isaac Anatole Ifouele
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2012-10-30
Filing date: 2012-10-30
Publication date: 2014-05-07
Also published as: GB201219483D0

Abstract

The vehicle 6 comprises a boat with a flat hull that has wheels 10 that are removably mounted to the underside of the hull. The base of the hull is flat so that with the wheels removed the vehicle can traverse over flat ground such as ice. The boat is propelled by a fan 4 that is powered by an engine M3. Direction of the boat is controlled using an air rudder 5. A helicopter structure is mounted to the top of the boat. The helicopter has two main rotors 1,2 powered by engines M1 and M2.

Description

HELICO-AIRBOAT

This new idea relates to the design of a combination of a normal Helicopter connected with an Airboat. This realization or relationship between a regular Helicopter conforming to a sthndard, or typical Helicopter with an Airboat *:*. connection lead us to conclude to a mixed * name " HELICO-AIRBOAT" about this new idea or invention related to the helicopter and an Airboat.

HELICO-AIRBOAT: A-HELICO: Stand for Helicopter B-AIRBOAT: Stand for Airboat C-Making it a new name called

HELICO-AIRBOAT

A I HELICOPTER: Helicopter in general is a type of aircraft * that is obtaining lift and propulsion from overhead blades or rotors from a motor revolving horizontally, or rotary part of a machine in the distribution of an internal-combustion of an engine, the burning or consumption by fire, a set of radiating *:.*. aerofoil structured with curved surfaces *:*. and round a hub on an helicopter providing :lift when rotated, then the helicopter is able or capable of moving vertically and also horizontally when needed.

The helicopter can help a lot for transport or can carry persons, can carry gQods and baggage also troops for civil administration or for military purpose from one place to f another$frce and make easier the fact of dealing with things in daily life.

B! AIRBOAT: An Airboat is in fact a boat propelled by a giant fan. The Airboat is fundamentally and essentially the work of a big fan set in a boat and making the boat move from one *: place to another place, also from one :. : direction to another direction in the purpose to make transport easy. Since an airboat r does not rely on an outboard motor and a ± rudder for propulsion and the control of it, that means the base of an airboat can be made completely flat or even standing on wheels. This allows the airboat to travel over places where normal boats cannot travel or go, such as rocky water, shallow places, ice places and even grass places.

Airboat is powered by a giant fan propelled or an apparatus with some rotating blades giving a flow or current of air enclosed in a protective metal cage at the rear or the back of the craft similar like a giant fan or in appearance to a big fan.. The propeller blades produce the necessary force or flow of air capable and able to move the airboat *.....

forward over water, ice and over terrain.

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: airboats today, there are some airboats that * ..

run on automation and the use of automatic equipment to save mental and manual based on physical or mental work, the automatic control of it through successive stages and some with wheels. Others use a different kind of aircraft engine modified to use 4 auto-gasoline according to the kind of aircraft engine they choose to run their airboats.

Here in our new idea helico-airboat we choose to use the airboat with wheels, and the wheels have a system that is designed to be pulled down or to be quickly removed at a needed time of use, and to be quickly put back when needed. It is like the system of wheels for FORMULE 1 racing car. This is to allow the helico-airboat to travel easily :"! on ice places when needed because the :r base of the helico-airboat is flat when the S. wheels are removed. The Helico-Airboat use wheels or circular frame, a disc arranged to revolve on an axis for rotation in the purpose to facilitate the motion of the airboat vehicle for various mechanical purposes. Here we do classify the Helico-Airboat between the kinds of airboats that can use a powerful electrib motor foiE ventilation and a flat base with wheels to be quickly pull down on ice places, then the helico-airboat is able to move in the air, on water, on ice and on the ground or grass, from one place to another place or directions the helico-airboat is traveling. * * * * **

*:* The mechanism or adaptation of this new *:*. idea Helico-Airboat * ****.. * *

This machine HelicoAirboat is the combination or the instance of combining a normal helicopter standing, fixed on top of an airboat, or set on top of an airboat and the helicopter working separately from the different engines or motors to make them function. The helicopter use the proper engine or motpr for a normal powerful army helicopter, and here helicoairboat use two motors fOr the helicopter: motor (Ml) is set in the frbnt near the pilot seat and motor (M2) at the back the helicopter and this helicopter for helicoAirboat have no outside door but only windows, passengers *:*. use the door ( 20) of the airboat for * passengers and there is a way with stairs *:*. (11) to go to the second floor where the e...

helicopter is set with pilot and co-pilot compartment and also passengers seats.

The Airboat for helicorrairboat have two doors; one door for the airboat operators compartment and one door for passengers set in the first floor with passengers some seats like there are also passengers seats

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in the helicopter's passengers seats too.

The reason the helicopter have no outside door is to avoid passengers to fall down by mistakes from the second floor where the helicopter is set. If passengers choose their seats in the helicopter floor they have to use the stairs (11) to go to their passengers seats where the helicopter is located. The opeiators of the airboat use the door (21) ".:to get in the airboat operators compartment * like the figure C I 4 shows. * * *.

:..:; The Airb oat use an electric powerful motor *y (M3) with a big fan at the back of the airboat together with rudders situated behind the propeller cage of the airboat.

When the motor (M3) for the giant fan of the airboat is switch on the giant fan propeller blades rotate and giving a current of air enclosed in a protective metal cage, and the propeller blades produce the necessary force to move the airboat by sending back the air in the direction the caged giant fan face, the reaction make the airboat or the whole helico-airboat move forward in the opposite direction the giant fan is facing. Large rudders are situated behind the propeller cage hinged vertically providing means to steer the airboat and *:.z producing forces to turn left or right * * * * controlled by a stick or a steering. The air moves the rudder s panel and steer the *.. force in different direction or to turn from S...

÷ one side to another side.

*1-Steering for the AirboaV The steering or the way to guide the airboat and by wheels or in flat base operate like described in the mechanism or the adaptation of the Helico Airboat: Large rudders are set behind the giant fan propeller cage and steer the airboat by producing forces to turn from side to side or in fact yaw forces.

When the airboat's operator shift the rudders or the flat pieces of metal behind the giant fan hinged vertically in the purpose to stern or enforcing the discipline °. : of the airboat for steering control or a * stick of control. The air moves over the * * rudder's panels and steers the force in :"! different direction, left or right making the *.:r airboat body to turn as a reaction. In fact " it's like Newton third law of motion or the act of moving or changing position.

ACTION AND REACTION: It is like Isaac NEWTON'S third law of motion does function. The airboat principle of moving in fact can find this explanation: if one object exerts a force on a second object or mass, that lead to the second object to respond by exerting an equal and opposite force on the first object or mass. In general *:*. airboats work the same way like this theory of Isaac NEWTON third law. This is how the :;.:::. airboat works, the giant fan propel the boat r by collecting a very large number of air molecules in front the fan and tosses them out in the back of the airboat and that make he airboat move in the opposite direction the fan is facing, the same principle or fundamental truth do apply for rockets ways of working, and that is rocket's function keys.

But Airboat being powered by a massive fan, and that means an airboat cannot stop automatically like a car does on a short distance or a dime like the car's brakes do operate.

Universally after checking the basic principle that makes airboat function it is * : fair to believe that airboat have no brakes or are made without brakes. The Qnly way *:** to slow down the airboat is through the *.:r reduction of the flow of air in the engine. In fact airboat is basically a boat propelled by a giant fart and this giant fan collects the air and zillions of air molecules or an indefinite large number of air molecules in front of it and throw them up or tosses them out the back of the airboat the same way rockets do work (it's important to notice that rockets carry their own air because there is not air in space).

*2-THE CONNECTION I the helicopter and the airboat * . . : The state of connecting one helicopter and .: an airboat makes this new idea deserve to : be called an helico-airboat and the best : way to explain this new idea based on one helicopter and an airboat is like viewing a picture of a normal helicopter standing on a small boat of similar size, but in brief not having exactly the same size because the size of the airboat is a little bigger than the size of the helicopter on top the airboat.

This is to allow the airboat to possess it pwn space to fit the giant fan on the back of the airboat, then make the airboat worthy to helicopter without wheels or mean doors but the helicopter is fixed on the airboat or stand firm with the airboat, stable without moving.and secured by some welding to make them one body. The airboat in fact :.,: have wheels (10) designed to be removed *r" quickly or to be pull down when the helico airboat need it in case to travel on ice area.

or ice zone. This is to allow this helico

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:. airboat to travel easily on ice because when all wheels (10) are removed the helico airboat base will be totally flat and allowing this heliconairbase to travel without difficulty, no much problem or easy travel on ice area. Then the whole combination of the helicopter and the airboat can be able or capable of moving everywhere when needed: in the air using the helicopter compartment, on water using the airboat, on the ground using the helico-airboat with wheels (10), and on ice or grass by using the flat base of this helico-airboat, then the two (the helicopter and the airboat) make it helico-airboat capable of moving

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A specific embodiment of this new idea will now be described by way of example with * references to the accompanying drawing in which: Figure A/ 1: Show the profile view of the whole Helico-Airboat with wheels.

Figure Al 2: is the view from the top of the whole Helico-Airboat.

Figure Al 3: Show the side view of the CH whole Helico-Airboat without wheels. * ..

Helicopter alone drawings: Figure B! 1: Show the view from the top of the helicopter alone without the airboat and without wheels.

Figure B! 2: Show a profile or view of the.

section of the helicopter alpne without the airboat and without wheels.

Figure B! 3: Show the front view of the helicopter alone without wheels and without the airboat.

Airboat alone drawings: Figure Cl 1: Show the side view of the *:*. Airboat alone including the great fan with *Oe** the cage and rudders without the Helicopter *....: and without wheels. e.

Figure Cl 2: Show the profile view of the whole airboat alone and using wheels.

Figure Cl 3: Is the side view of the cage for * the great fan and rudders.

Figure C / 4: show the profile view of the airboat-boat alone with wheels and the mean two doors: one door for the airboat operators and another one for the passengers.

*:*.As shown in figure A /1 this new idea is a connection of a normal Army powerful helicopter and a normal airboat being united :ntogether as one body" Helico-Airboat." * It is like a small house having two floors: -One floor for the compartment of the helicopter set on the upper floor or the second floor.

-One floor for the compartment of the airboat set on the first floor.

The compartment of the Helicopter: The helicopter is powered by two motors in general; the motor (Ml) in the front of the helico-airboat situated near the pilot and co-pilot space or desk for pilots and another motor (M2) located at the back of the helicopter compartment. The two *....: motors being powerful enough to carry the *:*. airboat, passengers and luggage for :"E travelling or equipment for army purpose H without problem as part of his own body and duty.

The Compartment of the Airboat The airboat is located or set in the first floor and is powered by a giant fan (4) with a powerful electric motor (M3) at the back of the airboat and connected with a steering (7) with some electrical wire to serve like a stick of the airboat to control the rudders (5) set vertically on the back of the giant fan (4), and rudders (5) are for changing directions like a normal airboat does work.

A board is set near the steering (7) for the airboat operator's control for the airboat, * : and there is seats (8) for the airboat operators or the space for the airboat "E captain and the person helping the captain :r of the airboat, the two use the door (21) to ** * get.inside the airboat and operate in their seats, or to get out the airboat when they finish their work.

The passengers for the airboat use the only door (20) to get inside the airboat set in the first floor and there is. some passengers seats set near the window (9) the where seats for passengers in the airboat are, also an alley with stairs (11) lead to the second floor where the helicopter compartment is set to allow people or passengers who choose to use the compartment of the helicopter to travel in helicopter side to get there where there are some seats for passengers arranged in two lines and allowing an alley in the helicopter compartment leading to the plot and co :r pilot space and board for the control of the S. helicopter near the front motor (Ml) is set, also within the pilot space there is a stick connected with some electrical wire with the motor (3) doing the same function wIth the steering (7) in the purpose to control the rudders (5) for changing directions of the airboat or the whole helicoairboat.

That mean even the airboat and the helicopter are working independently, the compartment of the helicopter can control the airboat ways of changing directions by the use of the stick doing the same function like the steering (7). But the airboat compartment cannot control the helicopter of changing directions by the * :helicopter use of his own two motors (Ml **..

and M2). * *efl

-The helicopter and the airboat being in an instance of combination and both are forming one body (6) like a small house of two floors and in fact it's a helico-airboat.

HelicoAirboat The Body (6) is build with some metal and some aluminum some wood inside, some strong glass for aircraft or boat and some strong plastic like a normal body of an army helicopter or boat the way it is shown in figure A /1 followed by figure C /4 (showing the two mean doors for whole helico airboat way to get in).

. :mn the second floor the compartment of the helicopter there are chairs arranged in two ".: lines allowing a narrow way for passing or passage way, the two lines of chairs (15) "f are for passengers and the narrow way lead to the pilot and co-pilot space (14) near the motor (Ml) and with pilot board for control like the section of the profile view of the helicopter show in figure B /2.

The helicopter have no outside doors to get out from the helicopter for passengers security, a way to avoid people to fall from the helicopter, but do posses windows (13) set in both sides of the helicopter.

The helicopter is powered by two motors the first motor (Ml) set near the pilot seat and the second motor (M2) at the back of the helicopter with blades (17) to rotate like *.figure B / 1 show.

The helicopter can work by himself and no : depending on the airboat, but can control :thie direction of the helico-airboat with a e 1* *. stick for control of rudders (5) set on the pilot board in the helicopter. The airboat works by itself too, but have no control on helicopter.

Airboat control: The airboat a motor (M3) is giving power to switch on the giant fan (4) set on the back the airboat's cage (19) of the giant fan (4) connected with some electrical wires with the steering (7) in order to control the rudders panels (5) serving like a stick for changing directions like normal airboat do operate to guide their directions of the airboat. The same like the airboat and the *..:helicopter have light (12) and have

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*:S..a55eh115 seats the airboat also have *: passengers seats arranged in two lines and a small alley leading to the stairs to go to the helicopter compartment, and also the airboat posses windows (9) like the figure A /1 show.

On the back of the airboat near the giant fan (4) is set with rudders (5) in the back wheels (10) designed. to be pull down in a place for wheels (X 18) or quickly removed are set there and the same in front wheels oz' Designed to function the same way like those which are set near the seat (8) of the airboat's operator like figure C / 1 does show. The wheels (10) are designed to be pull down in the places or area on ice and when the wheels are remoyed the base of * the airboat or helico-airboat becpme flat :;.::;helping to travel on ice easily. The àirboat's operatorchangd the position or shift the * *:**! rudders (5), the. flat rñetallic piece hinged :r vertically to stern the airboat for steering. H or stick fQr control of the helico-airbbat and serving for guidance.

Claims

CLAIM: 1-A nel idea qf transport "helico-airboat" based on the combination of an helicopter and an airboat as one body providing easy way to travel whatever the surface of * rocky water, on ice and ground even grass or travel.by air by the use of helicopter + airboat. S. * . * * ** ** 2-The helico-airboat is the arrangement S. S and connection of an helicopter and an airboat, the helicdter set on top the airboat S...

4 and the two forming or build as one body as a new way of fransport.

3-A new way of transport "helico-airboat" as claimed in claim 2 wherien or in what the base of the helico-aii-boat use wheels designed to be pull down or easily removed and the base of helicon-airboat become flat making it easy to travel on ice when needed in case of ice surface or rocky water.

4-A new way of transport using the instance of combining the helicopter and *jt1e airbqat shaped as the only doors are *..j those of the airboat and the helicopter has *:*.no doors only windows. This is to avoid the S..... . * risk of accident from passengers falling *S ** down from the helicopter's doors in case the helicopter did have some doors.