WO2010014753A4 - Rocket-powered entertainment vehicle - Google Patents

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WO2010014753A4
WO2010014753A4 PCT/US2009/052157 US2009052157W WO2010014753A4 WO 2010014753 A4 WO2010014753 A4 WO 2010014753A4 US 2009052157 W US2009052157 W US 2009052157W WO 2010014753 A4 WO2010014753 A4 WO 2010014753A4
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vehicle
rocket
entertainment platform
propulsion module
entertained
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Peter H. Diamandis
Michael R. D'angelo
Granger Whitelaw
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Rocket Racing, Inc.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/14—Space shuttles
    • 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
    • B64G1/22—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
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G3/00—Observing or tracking cosmonautic vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G5/00—Ground equipment for vehicles, e.g. starting towers, fuelling arrangements
    • 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
    • B64G1/403—Solid propellant rocket engines
    • 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
    • B64G1/403—Solid propellant rocket engines
    • B64G1/404—Hybrid rocket engines

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Abstract

A rocket-powered vehicle used for entertainment, namely races, exhibitions, competitions, and revenue-generating events.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 07 April 2010 (07.04.2010)What is claimed is;
1. A rocket powered vehicle comprising: an airfrarne; a propulsion module; a propellant storage tank; an avionics package; and an entertainment platform.
2. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said airfrarne is a winged airframe.
3. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a pressure fed propellant delivery system.
4. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a pump fed propellarrr delivery system.
5. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising at least one pressuraπt to enhance rocket propulsion.
6. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said entertainment platform comprises an onboard video network for transmitting streams of video to end users being entertained.
7. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said entertainment platform comprises an augmented reality system that melds the real world with a virtual world.
8. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said entertainment platform comprises audio collectors for transmitting sounds to end users being entertained.
9. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said entertainment platform comprises biometric measurements of a pilot transmitted to end users being entertained.
10. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said avionics package comprises virtual aids for monitoring at least one item selected from the group consisting of engine performance, flight dynamics, navigation, and competition.
1 1. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said rocket propulsion module comprises different Throttle positions.
12. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said rocket propulsion module is selected from the group consisting of a liquid rocket engine, a solid fuel rocket engine, a hybrid rocket engine, a turbojet, a turbofan, a turborarnjet, a ramjet, a scrarnjet, a propeller, and a turboprop.
13. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein said airframe comprises a housing for a pilot,
14. The vehicle of claim 1 comprising combinations of boost and glide during flight.
15. The vehicle of claim 1 comprising extended glide capability during flight.
16. The vehicle of claim 1 comprising at least two propulsion module applications selected from the group consisting of take-off, horizontal acceleration, vertical climb, high Q acceleration, low G acceleration, sustain, landing, and taxi.
17. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a plume seeding system.
18. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising a modulated thrust.
19. The vehicle of claim 1 further comprising an igniter for enhancement of thrust.
PCT/US2009/052157 2008-07-29 2009-07-29 Rocket-powered entertainment vehicle WO2010014753A2 (en)

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US8434508P 2008-07-29 2008-07-29
US61/084,345 2008-07-29
US9624408P 2008-09-11 2008-09-11
US61/096,244 2008-09-11

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WO2010014753A3 WO2010014753A3 (en) 2010-04-22
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