WO1999024315A3 - Partially buoyant aerial vehicle - Google Patents

Partially buoyant aerial vehicle Download PDF

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WO1999024315A3
WO1999024315A3 PCT/US1998/023494 US9823494W WO9924315A3 WO 1999024315 A3 WO1999024315 A3 WO 1999024315A3 US 9823494 W US9823494 W US 9823494W WO 9924315 A3 WO9924315 A3 WO 9924315A3
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lifting body
aerial vehicle
support members
cargo
partially buoyant
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PCT/US1998/023494
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Edsel R Glasgow
Grant E Carichner
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Lockheed Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C1/00—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like
    • B64C1/34—Fuselages; Constructional features common to fuselages, wings, stabilising surfaces or the like comprising inflatable structural components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/02—Non-rigid airships
    • B64B1/04—Non-rigid airships the profile being maintained by ties or cords connecting opposite surfaces
    • 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

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Abstract

An ultra large, partially buoyant, aerial vehicle (10) capable of carrying up to one million pounds of cargo for a distance of up to 4000 nautical miles before landing or needing to refuel. The vehicle (10) comprises a lifting body (11) having a thick airfoil configuration further defining a lifting body shape, and includes structural support members held in tension by cable members (22), a skin (24) extending over the support members (21) to define an internal volume for storing cargo, flight stabilization apparatus at a center rear portion of the lifting body, propulsion apparatus (12) supported on various locations of the lifting body, and flexible compartments containing lighter than air gas to provide lift assisting capability, the compartments being carried within the lifting body.
PCT/US1998/023494 1997-11-06 1998-11-04 Partially buoyant aerial vehicle WO1999024315A2 (en)

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AU15189/99A AU1518999A (en) 1997-11-06 1998-11-04 Partially buoyant aerial vehicle

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US96568597A 1997-11-06 1997-11-06
US08/965,685 1997-11-06

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WO1999024315A3 true WO1999024315A3 (en) 1999-08-05

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DE20115193U1 (en) * 2001-09-14 2002-01-17 Künkler, Hermann, Dr., 85521 Ottobrunn Aircraft with a cargo space provided in the lower fuselage area
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US1763835A (en) * 1924-01-24 1930-06-17 Aircraft Dev Corp Airship
US2146851A (en) * 1936-11-10 1939-02-14 Roland B Respess Airship
US3586266A (en) * 1968-09-24 1971-06-22 Paul Bucher Jet propelled aircraft with auxiliary lifting means
USRE28454E (en) * 1967-12-04 1975-06-17 Airship
US4149688A (en) * 1976-10-01 1979-04-17 Aereon Corporation Lifting body aircraft for V/STOL service
USRE30129E (en) * 1974-08-21 1979-10-30 Amphibious dirigible airships
US4269375A (en) * 1979-10-31 1981-05-26 Hickey John J Hybrid annular airship
US4366936A (en) * 1979-08-06 1983-01-04 Ferguson F D Aircraft having buoyant gas balloon
US5143322A (en) * 1989-04-03 1992-09-01 Mason Earl W Ground handling, altitude control and longitudinal stability of airships
US5813628A (en) * 1996-05-13 1998-09-29 Redwood Aircraft Corporation Lifting-fuselage/wing aircraft having low induced drag

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1763835A (en) * 1924-01-24 1930-06-17 Aircraft Dev Corp Airship
US2146851A (en) * 1936-11-10 1939-02-14 Roland B Respess Airship
USRE28454E (en) * 1967-12-04 1975-06-17 Airship
US3586266A (en) * 1968-09-24 1971-06-22 Paul Bucher Jet propelled aircraft with auxiliary lifting means
USRE30129E (en) * 1974-08-21 1979-10-30 Amphibious dirigible airships
US4149688A (en) * 1976-10-01 1979-04-17 Aereon Corporation Lifting body aircraft for V/STOL service
US4366936A (en) * 1979-08-06 1983-01-04 Ferguson F D Aircraft having buoyant gas balloon
US4269375A (en) * 1979-10-31 1981-05-26 Hickey John J Hybrid annular airship
US5143322A (en) * 1989-04-03 1992-09-01 Mason Earl W Ground handling, altitude control and longitudinal stability of airships
US5813628A (en) * 1996-05-13 1998-09-29 Redwood Aircraft Corporation Lifting-fuselage/wing aircraft having low induced drag

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