US1121762A - Airship. - Google Patents

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Fl RIOTTE.

AIRSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5,1913.

1,121,762, Patented Dec. a2; 1914.

ERIDA RIOTTE. OF SCELETTSTADT. GERMANY.

AIRSHIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Dee. 2, 191%,

Application filed July 5. 1913. Serial No. 777.5%.

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be it hllUVv'Il that l. Flam Rio'rru, a sub ieel ot' the German llmpire. residing at P ullltllSliltlt. (lei-many. have invented certain new and useful lmprovenients in Airships. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an airship which c unprises in combination a lying machine and a as bal oon. the gas balloon being use-ll to balan e approximately the weight oi the airship a mi being arranged between lat val balloons capable. of being giradualljv' iilled to facilitate the ascent and retention oi the airship in emiilibrium. The gondola or car for the passen ers has an outer covering: in the form or gas tubes which are emparvwl on the one hand as, reservoirs for comm-e 'd as for use in filling the lateral balloons (hiring the a. unit to insure an ascent as vertical as possible. and also for simseaiiently filling them while traveling, and on the other hand to form a cushion or butler which in the event of a sudden land ing will minimize any shock and render the landing safe and smooth. it resilient skid is provided below the car and adapted to co-aet with the as tubes thereon in order to i in the initial ascent from the ground and also to insure a sale landing. The airship therefore. permits of ascent and landin without necessitating the assistance of a skilled pilot.

in addition to the foregoing. the undersides of the lateral balloons have a particular 'li'irmation which renders them capable of acting as aeroplanes or supporting surfaces when the airship is caused to travel tor-ward under the action of a suitable propeller so that safe 'llight with balloons of romparat'ii'el small volume is rendered pos sible. The complete airship conseipientlv forms a particular combination l) ()\lllCi1T Q an apparatus possessing a high maneuvering capacity. 7 Owing to the gas tubes covering the car a descent on water is rendered possible.

The aceempanvinp; drawing illustrates by wajv of exami'ile an airship according to the invention. Figures 1 and "3 being" respeo tiveljv' a elevation and a front ele'v'atiol'i. is a diagrammatic plan on a smaller scale showing the outlines of the three bal loons and indicating the relative positions of the louver rudders.

The airship illustrated consists of a cen USS tral gas balloon a. of known form. To this are laterally connected two special balloons Z) I). which. however, are organically connected to the balloon a, and stiffened by transverse supports (7, and ties (Z in such a manner. that their under surfaces 02, form two lateral wing-like supporting surfaces for the balloon a, which surfaces are downwardl} inclined toward the rear. The under surfaces form in etlect aeroplanes. A current of'air produced by an air propeller g. therefore. strikes on both sides upon these supporting surfaces 0. d and causes the whole airship to ascend. It is essential that the current of air should be efi'ectively distributed to the right and to the left by the cylindrical balloon a, upon the supportin; surfaces, and consetmentl) a single air propeller sul'iices for the entire flying apparatus: two air propellers can be. employed if desired. by an}' suitable means and can also be arranged somewhat higher. The drive, in the constructional example illustrated, is offected by chain transmission 7', from the motor which is mounted in the front of the gondola or boat-like car. The car is closed in on all sides and is capable of floatinf This is also assisted by the air-tubes h, of which any suitable number are provided around and under the ca and which are ad vanlaeeouslv in communication with one another and. on the one hand, are fitted with valves i. through, which they may be filled with hydrogen and the like and, on the other hand. are. connected to the balloons b,

by hand operated closure members or valves and tubular conduits Z. pressed or pumped into the tubes 72., forms a cushion undrrneatl'i and around the car which insures a resilient landing of the car on the ground and a better iloating capability. A starting shid o. is arranged below and when st ained is free to bear againstthe re ilient gas cushion so that it facilitates starting and permits of landing without shock.

The supporting surfaces 0 (Z, have rearward louver extensions or rudders m. and. n. which can be operated and adjusted from the drivers seat by cables or other tension members so that duplicate steering is possible and this also as these laps are provided in two separate relatively disposed at an obtuse angle (For. 3i. bteering for ascent or descent 18, obtained v hen all the The. air propeller can be driven The gas eoinflaps are adjusted at an angle, and lateral steering when only one set of flaps, either m or n, is adjusted. In this manner means are provided for effectively meeting lateral Wind disturbances. The breadth and length of the flaps may be varied; short outer flaps would sufiice. For exhausting the gas the balloons may be in the usual manner provided at the top with hand operated exhaust valves.

. When first filling the lateral balloons the usual gas, for example, from steel bottles, is

employed, the bottles being connected to the 1. An air ship comprising in combination a" central gas balloon, a lateral gas balloon parallel with and located on each side of the central gas balloon, the bottoms of the lateral two gas balloons being horizontal and in the same plane, the horizontal bottoms of the lateral balloons extending from the front end of the central balloon then curve upwardly and thence are inclined downwardly and terminate at'the rear substantially in alinement 'ith the bottom of the central balloon, rudders at the rear ends of the lateral balloons ia propeller, a car, and means on the car for operating the rudders and the propeller.

2. An airship comprising in combination, a central gas balloon, lateral gas balloons ar ranged alongside of and connected .to the.

central gas balloon, having under surfaces forming aeroplanes, said aeroplanes being in a horizontal plane with the central bal loon, a car for passengers, gas tubes placed around the sides and bottom of said car the tubes being arranged transversely ofthe car, means for gonducting gas from said gas tubes to the aforesaid balloons, and means for propelling said airship.

3.,An airship comprising in combination, a'centr'al gas balloon, "lateral gas balloons arranged alongside of and connected to the central gas balloon having undersurfaoes forming aeroplanes said aeroplanes being in a horizontal plane With the central balloon, a car for passengers, gas tubeson said car for supplyin the aforesaid balloons with gas during -ight, a resilient skid on the underside of said our for facilitating initial ascent and landing, and means for propelling.

said airship, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

l. An airship comprising in combination, a central gas balloon, lateral gas balloons having undersurfaces torn-ling aeroplanes, transverse supports and ties for connecting said balloons, louver rudders at the rear of the lateral balloons, a passenger car, means operable on the car for operating said louver rudders, means on the car for supplying said balloons with gas during flight, and means for pro elling said airship substantially as and or the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

5. An airship comprising three, gas balloons two of said balloons being arranged symmetrically one on each side of the third, and having undersurfaces forming aeroplanes, a boat-shaped passenger car, gas tubes outside said car and on the sides and bottom thereof, a conduit between said tubes and the aforesaid lateral balloons, a hand valve on said conduit, louver rudders at the rear of the lateral balloons for steering the airship both laterally and vertically, and a propeller for throwin a current of air on to the under surfaces of the lateral balloons and for propulsion purposes, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbetore set forth.

6. An airshi comprising in combination a central gas balloon, lateral gas balloons having under surfaces forming aeroplanes, a

car, gas tubes surrounding the sides and bottom of said our and adapted to act as regulators and gas feeders for the filling of the balloons, said gas tubes also acting as cushions for facilitating landing Without shookcand as buoyant bodies for supporting the car on W-ater.

v 7. An airship comprising a central elongated gas balloon, aeroplanes on each side of said central gas balloon, the aeroplanes extending from the front end of the balloon and curving upwardly and then inclining downwardly and terminating at the rear lower portion of said balloon, rudders at the rear end of said aeroplanes, lateral gas balloons mounted on top of the aeroplanes alongside the central gas balloon, a car suspended from the aeroplanes, means carried by the car to supply the balloons with gas, 7.

means in the car for operating the rudders, and a propeller for propelling the airship.

In testimony Whereo I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. c

' I FREDA RIGTTE.

\Vitnssos 1 JACOB-WILLIAM SCHMIDT, CHARLns A HALLEY, J r.

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