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WO/2003/047967A1 |
A lighter-than-air aircraft (1) having a gas-filled hull (2) and a pair of spaced apart landing gear units (11, 12) on the underside of the hull arranged on opposite sides of a longitudinally extending central vertical plane of the hull....
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WO2002042149A9 |
A system and mechanism for the movement of large, outsized and heavy cargo includes a tow cable (30) connectable at a first end to a towing vehicle (35) , a buoyant lift vehicle (10) comprising an inflatable member (10), a tether cable (...
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WO/2003/031257A1 |
The invention relates generally to an air-jacket for life saving, and more particularly to, an air-jacket that is filled with gas so that user can float in the air. An air-jacket and a balloon are made as one body and west shaped balloon...
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WO/2003/027571A1 |
A lighter-than-air balloon (17) is illuminated from within by an internal light source (18). This light source (18) may be energized by a power source carried on-board the balloon when aloft, or from a ground based power source (32) teth...
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WO/2003/018400A1 |
The invention relates to a captive lighter-than-air craft system comprising a lighter-than-air craft (2) and a control console (1) which is located on the ground. Said control console (1) is worn by an operator. The inventive craft is er...
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WO/2003/010375A1 |
This invention relates to airships (10), with a volume in 15 to 60 million cubic feet of Helium. More particularly, it relates to improved structural envelope/gas bags (12) or outer covers for lighter-than-air and neutral buoyancy airshi...
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WO/2003/004352A1 |
An airship system, comprising an airship (110), a base station (120), and at least three measurement points, wherein, when the airship (110) receiving an instruction from the base station (120) transmits ultrasonic wave, the measurement ...
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WO/2002/092427A1 |
A fuselage (21) is provided with a plurality of bulkheads (23a-23d) for dividing the inside of the fuselage (21) into a plurality of space sections ($g(D)S1-$g(D)S5) in the direction of the body axis (22). Each space section ($g(D)S1-$g(...
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WO/2002/085704A2 |
The invention relates to air transport means and can be used for producing aircrafts, including aircraft with a vertical take off and landing, paragliders, delta planes, parachutes etc. The inventive aircraft makes it possible to create ...
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WO/2002/087112A2 |
Innovative new methods in connection with lighter-than-air free floating platforms, of facilitating legal transmitter operation, platform flight termination when appropriate, environmentally acceptable landing, and recovery of these devi...
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WO/2002/057682A2 |
The invention relates to a method for filling large volume gas containers, in particular LTA aeronautical devices with a process gas, whereby the gas container (1) is first filled with an auxiliary gas, having a density greater than or l...
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WO/2002/047975A2 |
An apparatus (8) and method for floating such apparatus in the air, such apparatus having at least one cell (10) containing air and a fluid. The fluid in one embodiment is heated by a microwave generator (30) to create steam which, in tu...
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WO/2002/045809A1 |
A neutral buoyancy product in the form of an inflatable article, such as a toy, amusement device (2) or similar, particularly a baloon, the device (2) including body portions (4,6) inflatable by a gas to produce lift in the device (2) an...
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WO/2002/028707A1 |
The invention concerns an aerostatic assembly comprising a plurality of pressurised balloons (102) having each a globally symmetrical rotational shape about a vertical axis, and comprising upper linking beams (112) coupled by upper coupl...
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WO/2002/020348A1 |
The invention concerns an anchoring device to be hooked to a securing element (11) comprising a pair of distal stops (23, 33), a pair of proximal stops (24, 34), an intermediate stop (32). The method consists in forming an end winding (2...
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WO/2002/002400A2 |
The invention relates to an aircraft which has a hull (1) that is fill with a lifting gas and a passenger holding compartment (5) which traverses said hull (1). The passenger holding compartment (5) is made up of a top holding compartmen...
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WO/2001/094172A1 |
A hybrid air vehicle (1) having a gas-filled contoured flattened hull (2) including a pair of longitudinally extending side lobes (3,4) defining, on the underside of the hull, a longitudinally extending central recess (9), a payload modu...
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WO/2001/085540A1 |
The invention concerns a variable portability flying device powered by helium. Said device comprises a balloon (1) consisting of an outer flexible shroud (3) supported by a rigid structure. The rigid structure comprises several hollow to...
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WO/2001/072588A1 |
The invention relates to a guidable airship (1), comprising a pneumatically supported, semi-rigid or rigid nozzle-shaped hollow body which encompasses a wind channel (2) with an aerodynamic profile and which forms the cover surface of a ...
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WO/2001/068447A2 |
An environmental data collection system and method is provided having an internet link for providing an additional level of security for a remotely controlled data collection platform (30) having a security alarm for protecting the platf...
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WO/2001/052453A1 |
An optical communication system using a high altitude tethered balloon (10) that operates above most clouds and atmospheric turbulence. An optical communication system includes a balloon (10) with an optical communication payload (30), a...
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WO/2001/042082A1 |
The invention relates to a dirigeable balloon which is provided with an inner enclosure (V2) that has a flexible wall (4) and is contained in a rigid outer enclosure (15) which forms an aerodynamic shape. The inner enclosure (V2) contain...
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WO/2001/026963A1 |
There are two ways to control the operation of vent valve (5) closing aperture (3) at the top of envelope (2) of hot air balloon (1). First control means normally extends valve panel (5) via a plurality of control lines (6) extending rad...
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WO/2001/010636A1 |
A laminate is disclosed for high strength, low weight gas enclosure applications such as aerostats or airships. The laminate is formed of at least one woven fabric layer with an aggregate strength greater than 10 grams per denier. The ya...
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WO/2001/009509A2 |
An anti gravity system with a hallow metal sphere (7) placed inside a very strong hallow outer metal sphere (1) with a clearance in between the two and the outer sphere having a sump at bottom, the clearance (8) between the spheres fille...
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WO/2001/007317A1 |
Improvements to the patent of invention N0. 9801380 related to a support for light emitters applicable as aerostat, comprising incorporating inside the body (2) an element which contains helium or a float provided with a central opening ...
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WO/2001/005653A1 |
The invention relates to a method that makes it possible to economically fill large volume gas containers (1), for instance airships, having a gas volumetric capacity of, for instance 400,000 m?3¿, with a process gas and to empty said g...
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WO/2000/078607A1 |
The invention concerns an airborne craft and a method for placing said airborne craft on station. The invention is characterised in that said airborne craft (1) comprises only propelling means (2) enabling said airborne craft (1) to move...
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WO/2000/073142A2 |
The invention relates to a lighter-than-air airship comprising a lifting gas body having at least two ballonets (159, 160) integrated into said lifting gas body (158) and at least one loading bay (102) projecting at least partially into ...
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WO/2000/073144A1 |
The invention relates to a set-down station (1) for a lighter-than-air flying device (100), comprising a revolving surface (0); and to a method for landing a lighter-than-air flying device on a landing area (0). The invention provides fo...
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WO/2000/073194A1 |
The invention relates to a cross beam (10) for lifting a loaded item (1) comprising a lifting cable suspension (11) which is arranged on the cross beam (10), which can be displaced in the direction of said cross beam, and which is provid...
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WO/2000/073196A1 |
The invention relates to a load securing unit for guiding a loaded item (6, 21) inside a bridge crane (2) without the loaded item swinging or colliding with other objects. The inventive unit comprises a hoisting mechanism (7) which is ar...
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WO/2000/073141A2 |
The invention relates to a lighter-than-air flying craft comprising a multitude of ballast tanks (122, 123) and a load hoisting device (125) which can be lowered and which is provided for setting a load (L) fastened in a loading bay (102...
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WO/2000/070369A1 |
The invention relates to a device for improving the quality of wind measurement provided by weather balloons that have an inflatable housing and are equipped with a GPS-type probe, during the ascent phase. Said device is characterized in...
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WO/2000/066427A1 |
The invention relates to aeroplane wings (1), especially wings having a cross-section and an angle of incidence that are suitable for quick flights. Wing components (20, 21) are allocated to the aeroplane wings (1) and influence the asce...
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WO/2000/066425A2 |
An airship/spacecraft, which, in a preferred embodiment, uses its lifting gas (64) as fuel for thrusters, which may be of the turbo-type or rocket type, or both, to achieve transition to space flight. The airship aspect has gas retaining...
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WO/2000/066424A1 |
The invention comprises a balloon system for lifting loads. A balloon (100) is attached to the apex (205) of a series of guy wires (201, 202, 203). The guy wires are attached to moveable or stationary anchor points, such as the ground or...
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WO/2000/063074A1 |
A mooring facility for a tethered gas balloon (3) comprises a bowl structure (2) capable of receiving the lower portion of an inflated lighter-than-air gas balloon (3) for mooring the balloon (3). The surface of the bowl structure (2) is...
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WO/2000/058152A1 |
The present invention pertains to the field of air transports and relates to controlled aerostatic aircraft for universal use. This invention essentially relates to a combined, semi-rigid and controlled lighter-than-air aircraft that com...
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WO/2000/048902A1 |
The aircraft comprises a relatively bulky body (1) containing lighter gas than the air, and carrying surfaces (3, 5) set to cause, in the forward movement, the lift needed to raise the aircraft.
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WO/2000/047467A1 |
A method of launching inflatable airship apparatus (3) for subsequent ascent to high altitude for operation as an airship having a hull (4) formed from an inflated flexible gas containment envelope (5), payload means (15), drive means (6...
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WO/2000/047468A1 |
Airship bow thruster apparatus (7) comprising means (9) for generating a large mass flow of air or exhaust gases and movable deflection means (17-20) at the bow of an airship positionable in the flow path of the air or exhaust gases. The...
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WO/2000/047469A1 |
Control apparatus (4) for an airship comprising first and second rotor means (5,6) rotatable in opposite directions about a common axis (7), each rotor means including at least one blade means (5a; 6a) at an acute angle to the axis (7) o...
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WO/2000/047466A1 |
An airship (1) comprising gas envelope means for providing in use a hull (2) with a generally longitudinally extending longitudinal axis (20) and solar cell array means (3) arranged in use to be mounted on the outside of the hull (2). Th...
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WO2000034122B1 |
The invention relates to a method for transporting a payload into outer space. A device designed therefore consists of at least two modules. The first module depicts a helium-filled balloon (1). The second module is an aerodynamically sh...
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WO/2000/036953A1 |
The invention relates to a system of pressure chambers which communicate with each other. The aim of the invention is to produce a system of pressure chambers which is form-giving for another system of pressure chambers or a flexible sle...
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WO/2000/034120A1 |
An autonomous stratospheric airship (10) comprising a hull (20) which contains an equipment bay (30), forward and aft ballonets (40 and 50), forward and aft air management sub-systems (60 and 70), a propulsion system (80), and a control ...
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WO/2000/032469A1 |
The invention relates to a flying apparatus for the purpose of lifting and carrying extremely large loads by air. The necessary lifting power is produced by the rotary wings situated in the centre of mass. The lifting force of the gas ce...
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WO/2000/012382A1 |
A jet aircraft has an elongated fuselage (12) with an intermediate section (16) of maximum lateral cross section, a generally conical aft fuselage section (18) of relatively smaller cross section and a single vertical stabilizer (20) ext...
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WO/2000/002957A1 |
The invention relates to a floating foam material that is lighter than air. Airships can be erected like buildings, using such material. Unlike the Zeppelin principle involving gas cells, airships with a useful load of over 50,000 tons c...
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