NZ514076A - Airship/spacecraft with gas for propulsion stored in chamber(s) that can change shape - Google Patents

Airship/spacecraft with gas for propulsion stored in chamber(s) that can change shape

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Publication number
NZ514076A
NZ514076A NZ514076A NZ51407600A NZ514076A NZ 514076 A NZ514076 A NZ 514076A NZ 514076 A NZ514076 A NZ 514076A NZ 51407600 A NZ51407600 A NZ 51407600A NZ 514076 A NZ514076 A NZ 514076A
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New Zealand
Prior art keywords
airship
spacecraft
gas
gaseous fuel
turbine
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Application number
NZ514076A
Inventor
Anthony I Provitola
Original Assignee
Anthony I
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Priority claimed from US09/301,139 external-priority patent/US6119983A/en
Priority claimed from US09/321,796 external-priority patent/US6148609A/en
Application filed by Anthony I filed Critical Anthony I
Publication of NZ514076A publication Critical patent/NZ514076A/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
    • B64G1/401—Liquid propellant rocket engines
    • 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
    • B64B1/58—Arrangements or construction of gas-bags; Filling arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C39/00—Aircraft not otherwise provided for
    • B64C39/001—Flying saucers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
    • B64G1/402—Propellant tanks; Feeding propellants
    • B64G1/4021—Tank construction; Details thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B2201/00—Hybrid airships, i.e. airships where lift is generated aerodynamically and statically
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/002—Launch systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/002—Launch systems
    • B64G1/005—Air launch

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)

Abstract

An airship/spacecraft is disclosed, which, in a preferred embodiment, uses its lifting gas (64) as fuel for thrusters, which may be of the turbo-type or rocket type, or both, to achieve transition to space flight. The airship aspect has gas retaining structures (61) that can withstand internal and external pressure and can change in volume and shape. The gas retaining structures (61) may be compartmentalized with a folded diaphragm membrane (63) and also configured as pressure vessels. The spacecraft aspect provides control, power, services, and space for missions of the airship/spacecraft. The best mode includes a turbo-rocket thruster in which the turbine compressor is used to intake and compress a gaseous fuel for combustion with a stored oxidizer injected into the compressed gaseous fuel stream. The compressor stage (not shown) is driven by the turbine stage (not shown), which is driven by burning gaseous fuel passing across the turbine blades (not shown). The burned gases are then expanded through an exhaust nozzle and thereby ejected to produce reaction thrust.
NZ514076A 1999-04-28 2000-04-11 Airship/spacecraft with gas for propulsion stored in chamber(s) that can change shape NZ514076A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/301,139 US6119983A (en) 1999-04-28 1999-04-28 Airship/spacecraft
US09/321,796 US6148609A (en) 1999-05-27 1999-05-27 Turbo-rocket thruster
PCT/US2000/009617 WO2000066425A2 (en) 1999-04-28 2000-04-11 Airship/spacecraft

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NZ514076A true NZ514076A (en) 2003-02-28

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AU (1) AU6604500A (en)
CA (1) CA2370423A1 (en)
NZ (1) NZ514076A (en)
WO (1) WO2000066425A2 (en)

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WO2000066425A3 (en) 2001-09-07
CA2370423A1 (en) 2000-11-09
EP1175332A2 (en) 2002-01-30
AU6604500A (en) 2000-11-17
EP1175332A4 (en) 2003-10-22
WO2000066425A2 (en) 2000-11-09

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