公开(公告)号：US07040572B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-09

申请号：US10497255

申请日：2002-12-05

Applicant: Jeffrey R Munk

Inventor： Jeffrey R Munk

IPC: B64C25/00

CPC classification number: B64B1/005 ,  B60V3/08 ,  B64B1/02 ,  B64B2201/00

Abstract: 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. Each landing gear unit (11, 12) comprises bag skirt means (5–7, 5′–7′), means for supplying air to and removing air from the bag skirt means and actuating means operable to move the bag skirt means between an operative configuration for containing one or more air cushions and an inoperative configuration.

Abstract translation: 具有气体充填的船体（2）的轻型飞机（1）和在船体下侧上的一对间隔开的起落架单元（11,12），其布置在纵向延伸的中心垂直平面的相对侧上 的船体。 每个起落架单元（11,12）包括袋裙装置（5-7,5'7'），用于向袋裙装置供应空气和从袋裙装置移除空气的装置和可操作以使袋裙装置在一个 用于容纳一个或多个气垫和不工作配置的操作配置。