摘要:
A container for a flight craft such as a gas balloon is provided. Part of the walls of the container is constituted of three separated plates. The first plate has one or more holes that causes gas to flow in and out of two spaces so that the pressure difference between a first space and a second space separated by the first plate is resolved but does not cause gas convection between those two spaces. As the flight craft ascends, a relationship T1
摘要:
An air vehicle comprises a vehicle body and a propulsion assembly. The vehicle body has the shape of a wing airfoil so that the vehicle body generates lift when air flows over the vehicle body. The vehicle body has a body longitudinal axis, and includes a first hull and a second hull that are secured together side-by-side, the hulls having longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel to the body longitudinal axis. Each hull defines a separate fluid chamber that is filled with a fluid that is at least partially buoyant. The propulsion assembly is secured to the vehicle body. The propulsion assembly generates thrust and includes a port front engine, a port rear engine, a starboard front engine, and a starboard rear engine, wherein at least two of the engines have independently controlled thrust vectors.
摘要:
A WIG (wing in ground effect) vessel includes a hull with wings attached. The WIG vessel includes means for propulsion as well as altitude and directional control. The lift of the wings in ground effect is augmented by partial aerostatic lift, achieved through interior gas holding envelopes containing a lighter-than-air gas. The wings have a high mean chord length, for example fourteen meters or more, allowing the vessel to fly in ground effect above water at an altitude where waves are of minimal concern. The vessel has a low wing loading, below 1.5 kg/m2, and the wings are of uniform thickness and have an aspect ratio of less than 1. The conical fore end of the hull forces air below the surface of the wings for ground effect. Weight transfer is used to alter the pitch of the vessel.
摘要翻译:WIG(地面效应翼)船包括一个附有翼的船体。 WIG船包括推进装置以及高度和方向控制。 地面效应的机翼升力通过部分空气静力提升增加,通过内部气体保持包含轻于空气气体的信封实现。 翼的平均弦长很高,例如十四米或以上,允许船只在波浪最不重要的高度处在水面以上地面飞行。 该船具有低于1.5kg / m 2的低翼载荷,并且翼部具有均匀的厚度并且具有小于1的纵横比。船体的锥形前端迫使在翼的表面下面的空气用于地面效应。 重量转移用于改变船只的桨距。
摘要:
The invention concerns the field of aeronautics. More precisely, the invention concerns a lighter-than-air aircraft. The invention is characterized in that the aircraft comprises two balloons (1) mutually linked by linking means forming a chassis (2).
摘要:
An airship is provided including a frame and first and second hulls pivotally connected to said frame. An airship second is provided including a frame, a gondola disposed within said frame, first and second hulls pivotally connected to said frame, and a propulsion system connected to said frame. Methods are provided for landing on water and refueling.
摘要:
A method for the exact setting down or taking up of cargo from aircraft is disclosed. When setting down persons or cargo from aircraft which has not landed, the problem arises of an exact setting down not being possible, or only with great difficulty, in particular under adverse weather conditions. The invention provides a method whereby exact and even “spot-on” setting down or taking up of a load is made possible, even if the ambient conditions do not allow the aircraft to be kept steady. With the spatial framework of ropes biased by the aircraft, the position of the load in space is clearly fixed. The load can thus be exactly lowered down to the ground or taken up from the ground, without it being necessary for the aircraft to be still. Here, the aircraft itself is located at an appropriately selected distance above the load. The invention can also be applied to transportation by airships to construction sites, to catastrophe regions, etc.
摘要:
A container for a flight craft such as a gas balloon is provided. Part of the walls of the container is constituted of three separated plates. The first plate has one or more holes that causes gas to flow in and out of two spaces so that the pressure difference between a first space and a second space separated by the first plate is resolved but does not cause gas convection between those two spaces. As the flight craft ascends, a relationship T1
摘要:
An airship includes a gasbag, a cockpit and a first shaft body, where the gasbag is filled with a gas for lifting the airship; the gasbag and the cockpit are sequentially arranged along an axial direction of the first shaft body and fixed to the first shaft body, and there is a spacing between the gasbag and the cockpit; at least one of the gasbag and the cockpit is rotatably connected to the first shaft body; after the gasbag is filled with the gas for lifting the airship, any section of the gasbag in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the first shaft body is circular or annular; and the axial direction of the first shaft body is the same as a direction of gravity.
摘要:
A cargo airship is disclosed. The cargo airship may include a hull configured to contain a gas and at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the airship and including a propulsion device. The cargo airship may further include a payload bay comprising an external cargo area located outside of the hull. The cargo airship may also include a cargo handling system including at least one hoisting mechanism configured to lift cargo into the external cargo area while the airship is hovering.
摘要:
Airships for weather manipulation are disclosed. An airship may include a hull and a frame supporting the hull. The airship may also include a container configured to capture and transport a cloud. The airship may also include a sunlight reflecting system configured to block the sunlight over a destination area on ground. The airship may also include a nozzle configured to distribute a material to the cloud. The airship may also include a sensing system including at least one sensor configured to measure a parameter reflecting a condition of the cloud. The airship may further include at least one weather interference device configured to generate a wave or light and direct the wave or light toward the cloud. In some examples, two or more airships may be used to tow a parachute-style container deployable for capturing and transporting the cloud.