US1265639A

US1265639A - Plane for airships.

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Publication number: US1265639A
Application number: US16097917A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas M Finley
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-04-10
Filing date: 1917-04-10
Publication date: 1918-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 1935-05-07

Description

T. M FINLEY.

PLANE FOR AIRSHIPS,

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1911.

Patented May 7,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

T. M- FINLEY.

PLANE FOR AIRSHIPS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1911.

Patented May 7,1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2 THOMAS M. FINLEY, OF WESTIELAINS, MISSOURI.

PLANE FOB .AIBSHIPS.

incense.

Specification or Letters Patent.

Patented May 7, 1918.

Application and April m, 1917. Serial in. 160,979.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Rev. THOMAS M. FIN- LEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westplains, in the county of Howell and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes for Airships; and Ido -hereby declare the tollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description-of the-invention, such as Wlll enable others. skilled in the art to which it- I appertains to make and use the same.

' The invention relates to improvements in planes for airships, and is a division of an application executed of even date herewith. The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of airships andto provide side supporting planes adapted to novel combination of parts-hereinafter fully described, illustrated-in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims here-.

to appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope oi the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit-or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

- In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an aerocruiser provided with side planes constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

F ig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of one of the side planes.

Fig. 4 is a lan view of the same.-

Fig. 5 is a ongitudinal sectional view of the central member of the side lanes.

Like numerals of reference esi nate corresponding parts in the several hgures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawin s in which is illustrated the preferred embo iment of-the invention, the hollow body 1, which is constructed as shown and described in the aforesaid application, is equipped at opposite sides with side supporting planes 1? which are acted on by the air divided by the upper portion of the body 1 and travelalong the sides of the upper portion of the same. In this manner the air displaced by the body" and directed along the same to the side supporting planes assists in sustaining the body instead of simply retarding ,or-

resisting the forward movement of the same through the air.

The side supporting planes 17 are composed of central horizontal members 80 and inner and outer inclined side members 81 extending downwardly and outwardly and downwardly and inwardly in diverging relation to provide side longitudinal troughs,

which are located at opposite sides. of the bpdy and positioned to receive the, air divided by the upper tapered section 10 of the said body. The central members of the side planes are (provided with upwardly extends ing incline terminal portion 82, adapted to deflect the air divided by said section 10 of the body for causing the same to rush beneath. the side planes and through the troughs formed by the horizontal central members andthe inner and outer inclined members of the saidplanes. These lanes,

which are adapted to assist in supporting the body when the same is traveling through the air, also serve to maintain the bed in.

firm equilibrium asthey are located a ve the center ofg'ravity of the body and serve to steady the same 'and prevent rolling, whipping or pitching; The side'planesare supported by vertical andinclined bars83 and 84 and by suitable bracesor stays 86, but any other suitable supporting frame work may of course be employed for this purpose.

The central and side planes are provided with pivoted transversely .disposed

blades

87 and 88 operating in openings 89 and 90 in the central and side membersof the side planes and adapted to be opened and closed. These central and side planes, which are designed to be arranged in sets, are preferably curved inopposite directions at opposite sides of the pivots or. intles and their front portions, which exten upwardly when they are arranged in the position shown in Fig. 5, are adapted to catch the air and force the same downwardly beneath the side planes. The pivots or pintles are provided with arms 91, which extend downwardly and to which are connected. suitable operating rods 92. member are designed to be approximately twice the area of the blades of the side members but the relative size of the blades may The blades of the central,

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of course be varied and the said blades may be operated to extend their front port-ions above or below the central side members and some of the sets may be extended below and others aboveto produce an upward passage of the air through some of the openings and a downward passage of the air through other of the openings so that the air at the sides of the body will serve to lock the same in relatively rigid stability and thereby counteract any tendency of the body to roll or pitch. lVhen the pivoted blades of the central and side members of the side planes are closed they close the openings or the said side planes. The inclined side members will be braced and supported at intervals by any suitablemeans.

The air, which is divided by the sharp top portion of the body and sent around the sides of the same reaches the side planes with its density increased afiording the side planes increased power. The side planes arrest the air in its natural rush toward the thin air at the crest or top of the body and force the air downwardly packing the same and causing such air to pack downwardly to the lower edges of the sides of the body so that such air will replace the packed air beneath the body and produce a rush of air around the side edges of the body, and this action is intensified by the air rushing inward toward the fast moving body when the same is in motion. The friction resisting the forward movement of the bodies of airships is thus largely eliminated and the pressure of the air is utilized in sustaining and facilitating the propulsion of the machine. Also by the tendency of the side planes to condense or pack the air beneath them they ride at all times on heavy streams of air. The blades when open, draw the air from above and not only lighten the air at the crest-oi the body but they also serve to arrest the heavy streams or air that rush around the ends of the body and flow toward the space of the thin or light air at the top or the machine, forcing such streams backward and downward and causing the air in such packed condition to flow around the side edges of the body. These streams oi heavily packed or condensed air flowing in great quantity around the lower edges of the airship ill hold the airship firmly in proper position and afiord the body increased steadiness in flight and render the airship stable and safe.

The inclined terminal portions 82, which consist of extensions of the central horizontal members of the side planes, are curved longitudinally and extend upwardly and forwardly converging along the tapered top sections of the body 1 of the airship to the front edge 16 of the said tapered top section 10. This will effectually prevent the air divided b the tapered section 10 of the body from passing upwardly over the side planes. The length and arrangement of the terminal portions may be varied but it is preferable to construct them as shown and extend them to the ends of the body. A pair of longitudinal troughs is illustrated in the drawings, but the number and arrangement of the troughs or longitudinal planes may be varied.

What is claimed is:

1. An airship of the class described in cluding a body having a tapered end portion, and side troughs arranged exteriorly of the body at opposite sides thereof and havin terminal ortions conver in alon D b the tapered end portion of the body.

2. An airship of the class described including a body having a tapered end portion, and side troughs arranged exteriorly of the body at opposite sides thereof and having terminal portions inclined upwardly from the troughs and converging along the tapered end portion of the body.

3. r'ln airship of the class described including a body having tapered end portions, and side troughs located at opposite sides of the body and provided with inclined terminal portions extending upwardly from the troughs and converging to the ends of the body at the tapered portions thereof.

l. An airship of the class described including a body having a tapered end portion, and horizontally disposed longitudinal side troughs located at opposite sides of the body and composed of horizontal top portions and inner and outer inclined side portions, said troughs being provided with in clined terminal portions forming extensions of the said horizontal top portions of the troughs and extending upwardly therefrom and converging along the tapered portion of the body.

5. An airship of the class described including a body, and longitudinal side troughs located at opposite sides of the body and having inclined terminal portions extendingupwardly along the body arranged to direct the air divided by the body to the said troughs.

6. An airship of the class described including a body, and longitudinal side troughs located at opposite sides of the body and having inclined terminal portions extending upwardly longitudinally of the body to the end or the same at the top thereof for directing the air divided by the body to the side troughs.

7. An airship of the class described including a body provided with a longitudinal plane forming a trough having top and side walls and located above the bottom of the a rship, said longitudinal plane being provided with openings, and blades movably mounted in the openings and adjustable to direct the air through the same.

8. An airship of the class described including a body provided with a longitudinal plane forming a trough having top and side walls and located above the bottom of the airship, said longitudinal plane being provided with openings, and pivoted blades mounted in the openings and adjustable to direct the air upwardly or downwardly through the said openings.

9. An airship of the class described including a body provided with a longitudinal plane forming a trough having top and side walls and located above the bottom of the airship, said longitudinal plane being provided with openings, and pivoted blades mounted in the openings and adjustable to direct the air upwardly or downwardly through the said openings and being of a size to close the openings and form parts of the said plane. Y

10. An airship of the class described including a body provided with a longitudinal plane forming aitrough having top and side walls and located above the bottom of the airship, said longitudinal plane being provided with openings, and blades pivotally mounted in the openings and having front and rear portions reversely curved, said blades being adjustable to direct the air upwardly and downwardly through the said openings.

11. An airship of the class described including a longitudinal plane composed of a horizontal top member and inclined side members diverging downwardly, said'members being provided with openings, and blades 'pivotally mounted in the openings and adjustable to direct the air thro the same and also to close the openings.

12. An airship of the class described including a body, side planes located at opposite sides of and extending longitudinally of the body and composed of oppositely inclined side members and a top connecting member, said members being provided with' openings, pivoted blades mounted in the openings and adjustable to direct the air through the same and adapted also to close the openings, and means for operating the blades.

13. An airship of the class described including a body having side planesextending longitudinally of the body and composed of oppositely inclined side members and a top connecting member, said members forming troughs and the top connecting member being' provided at the front and rear ends of the body with inclined extensions extending to the ends of the body.

14. An airship of the class described including a body having side planes extending longitudinally of the body and composed of oppositely inclined side members and a top connecting member, said members formin'g' THOMAS M. FIN LEY.

Witnesses:

M. D. LEWIS, BENNETT S. Jones.