US1822202A - Airship - Google Patents

Description

D. S. COLBY Sept. 8, 1931.

AIRSHIP Filed April 3, 1930 Patented Sept. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES DELOBES S. COLBY, OF WATERWAYS, ALBERTA, CANADA AIRSHI]? Application filed April 3, 1930. Serial No. 441,400.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in airships, and particularlyto the type of airships known as heavier than air. a

One object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which is extremely simple in construction, and which is easy to operate.

Another object is to provide a heavier than air machine wherein the ordinary laterally extending sustaining planes are obviated.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: 7 Figure 1 is a plan view of an airship made in accordance with the present invention; 29 Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same. Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal central sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 represents the body or car of the airship, as indicated at 11 and 12, Disposed at the rear of the body 10 is a somewhat similar boat-shaped body 13, but 39 of smaller size, and being spaced from the rear end of the body 10. The two bodies 10 and 13 are connected together by means of the longitudinally extending-bars or rods 14, the opposite ends of which are secured to the intermediate portions of the sides of the bodies 10 and 13. The rear ends of said rods are, however, pivotally connected to the body 13, as indicated at 15, so that said body may be tilted upwardly and downwardly. Extending between the rods 14, beneath the rear end of the body 10, and secured to the said rods, and to the bottom of said bottom is a beam 16. Carried by the rear end of the body 10, and extending rearwardly therefrom, is a stationary rudder member 17.

Extending between the rods 14, just rearwardly of the member 17, and'rotatably supported on said rods, is a rock shaft 18, having the oppositely extendingtradially projecting arms 19 and 20, the former extend- 'ter extends downwardly therefrom.

ing upwardly from the shaft, while the lat- Extending'downwardly from the center of the rock shaft 18 is an arm 21, and pivotally connected to the outer end of this arm, and to the forward end of the body 13, is a link 22, which causes the said body to rock on its pivot, when said shaft is rocked. Connected respectively to the outer ends of the radial arms 19 and 20, are the cables 23 and 24, which extend forwardly into the front boat 10, within easy reach of the operator therein.

Mounted on the sides of the front body 10, in suitable bearing brackets 15, and extending longitudinally of said body, are

the propeller shafts 16', each of which has secured to its forward end the propeller 17 Within the body 10 is a suitable motor, indicated by the numeral 18', which is properly geared to the propeller shafts 16', for driving the latter.

Mounted on the rear end of'the body 13' is the rudder 19, to which are connected the forwardly extending cables 20', which have their forward ends disposed within convenient reach of the operator, within the member 10. Carried by the gunwales 21, of the front body or boat 10, and extending longitudinally thereof, are the laterally extending flanges 22, which serve as sustaining surfaces for the boat. The rear boat 13 is similarly provided with the sustaining flanges 23. These flanges also serve to prevent capsizing of the boat bodies. Depending from the front boat 10, is the landing gear 24, which includes the pontoons 25, for alighting on water. Pontoons 26 are secured to the bottom of the boat body 13. 1

Operation of the cables 20 control the lateral movements of the aircraft, while operation of the cables 23 and 24 control the upward and downward movements thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. An airship including a boat-shaped body, sustaining flanges extending outwardly and longitudinally from the gunwales thereof, a boat-shaped stabilizer extending from the rear of the first body, and means i on the first body for driving the ship.

2. An airship including tandem arranged boat-bodies, connections between the bodies, the rear body being mounted for vertical tilting movement, sustaining surfaces on the sides of the boat-bodies, and means for tilting said rear body whereby to control the upward and downward movements of the ship.

8. An airship including tandem arranged hollow bodies, connections between the bodies, the rear body being mounted for vertical tilting movement, sustaining surfaces on the sides of the bodies, means for tilting said I rear body whereby to control the upward and downward movements ofthe ship, and

lateral steering means mounted on the. rear body and operated from the front body.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

DELORES 'S. COLBY.

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