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WO/2007/001369A2
An aircraft including a ducted fan and an engine for driving the ducted fan includes a plurality of vanes movably mounted to the aircraft at a substantially rectangular exhaust end of the aircraft. Each of the plurality of vanes is subst...  
WO/2006/137880A2
Various embodiments of the invention relate generally to systems for providing active vertical control of an airship. More particularly, at least one embodiment of the invention relates to a system for actively controlling the aerostatic...  
WO/2006/119056A2
The present invention comprises a lighter than air space vehicle which is optimized for supersonic speeds and altitudes from 30,000 feet to space.  
WO/2006/108311A1
A lighter-than-air aircraft is propelled by means of a bending-rotating tail whip. Two actuating areas (10, 11) located on opposite sides in the rear area of a lifting gas body (1) are shortened by activated actuators. The vertical plane...  
WO/2006/104888A1
A tether system for use in a balloon ride having a balloon envelope and a gondola includes a tether connected to the balloon envelope to prevent free flight. The system has a hanger for offsetting the gondola from the tether so as to avo...  
WO/2006/095082A1
The invention concerns an assembly comprising a flying balloon (100) and a tower (200). The balloon is captive and mobile in the tower. The captive balloon can ascend and descend along the tower with a limited wind intake or counterbalan...  
WO/2006/085919A2
The invention relates to a mechanism to control the pitch and/or roll and/or center of gravity of a vehicle. The first embodiment is a track-based mass transfer system in which pathways are positioned along or radially terminate at a cen...  
WO/2006/078617A1
A hybrid aerial vehicle is optimized, for example, and not by way of limitation, to operate above 100,000 feet in altitude and provide persistent and maneuverable flight while carrying a wide array of communications and sensing payloads....  
WO/2006/061617A1
The invention provides a trussed structure comprising a frame (13) and at least one strut (12), wherein the frame is of composite material and includes sockets (4, 4′, 5, 5′, 6, 6′, 7, 7′) which are integral with the frame. The i...  
WO/2006/024842A2
An airship (1) having a rigid plastics hull (2) generally of ovoid shape and filled with a lifting gas such as helium so that the airship of pressurized monocoque construction. The airship has four expandable ballast air bags/containers ...  
WO/2006/013392A2
A Lighter-than-Air Airship with self-sealing capability, comprising a semi-rigid hull, reinforced by capsule shaped tubes, supported within the structure by lightweight frames, and blocked from moving by a separating frame. Space in fron...  
WO/2005/120946A2
An apparatus for sealing and illuminating a balloon includes a housing for sealing insertion into a neck of a balloon. A flow path within the housing conducts an inflation gas from an inlet to an outlet of the housing, and a flow control...  
WO/2005/099848A2
A device for coupling decorative balloons on an optional spot consists of a rod (1), conceived as a seat (3) for an expanding element (4), then of an expanding element (4) conceived as a body with a seat (5) being complementary to the se...  
WO/2005/090154A1
The subject of the invention is method and envelope structure for handling gas diffusion of airships and other balloons to significantly decrease, respectively fully eliminate envelope diffusion of gases through envelopes of airships and...  
WO/2005/081680A2
A differential expansion system for a lighter than air craft (30) with a superpressure envelope (36) and a zeropressure envelope (38). The expansion system allowing for the control of altitude of the craft, through the use of a pump (32)...  
WO/2005/075288A1
An airship equipped with a function for projecting a video image from a video image projecting means, e.g. a projector, onto a video image display means disposed in the airship body, wherein the optical path of the video image being proj...  
WO/2005/073081A1
The invention relates to semirigide heat-ballasting airships. The inventive semi-rigid controllable aerostatic aircraft is provided with a changeable shape hull and consists of an external shell embodied in the form of elongated envelops...  
WO/2005/039956A2
A vehicle includes a chassis and a plurality of wheel assemblies articulated with the chassis, each of the plurality of wheel assemblies comprising a rotatable wheel spaced away from the chassis, and further comprising an articulated sus...  
WO/2005/032936A2
Innovative new methods in connection with lighter-than-air (LTA) free floating platforms, of facilitating legal transmitter operation, platform flight termination when appropriate, environmentally acceptable landing, and recovery of thes...  
WO/2005/033229A1
The present invention relates to an intermediate primer coat, which enhances the adhesion of polymer coatings on to elastomeric rubber articles such as rubber gloves, condoms, catheters, finger cots and balloons. The key feature of the p...  
WO/2005/023642A2
A portable unmanned air vehicle and launcher system is provided that includes a foldable unmanned air vehicle having a pressure tube; a launch gas reservoir for holding launch gas; a launch tube operatively connected to the launch gas re...  
WO/2005/023615A2
A levitating platform, which is capable of stable flight, is disclosed. Levitating platform (100) comprises a platform structure (110), which includes a bottom extended surface (116) and a lip (114). An air movement device (120) is mount...  
WO/2005/021898A1
Disclosed is a suspended load-bearing structure that is formed by pneumatic structural load-bearing elements (1) comprising an elongate hollow body (2), compression bars (3), and traction elements (4). The hollow body (2) is impinged upo...  
WO/2005/019024A1
An airship capable of carrying an imaging system simply to event grounds or the like without damaging the same in a flight carrying such imaging system and capable of making flight preparation and withdrawal operation simply and in a sho...  
WO/2005/019025A1
A high speed airship (10) with multiple inflatable chambers (11) arranged in a multiplicity of tubular clusters to enhance structural strength and to create a centrally located passenger or cargo tunnel (18) to increase passenger safety....  
WO/2005/007506A2
An air glider or sea glider (104) having long narrow, high aspect ration wings (302) in order to produce a high glide ratio and having a gas turbine or a hydro-turbine (112) coupled to the air glider or sea glider respectively to generat...  
WO/2005/002960A1
The inventive aerostat consists of an inflatable envelope (11) which is made of an elastic material and whose internal impervious volume is divided into a front section (14), a rear section (15) and a plurality of intermediate sections (...  
WO/2004/098990A1
An airship (100) for conveyance through a fluid medium in a selected direction of travel. The airship includes a hull adapted to contain a lifting medium therein, wherein the hull (108) includes a first section having a width which varie...  
WO/2004/100289A2
A neutral buoyant airship, such as a blimp, contains a lifting body which allows the airship to remain neutrally buoyant in air and fuel cell located in the airship. A method of generating power in the neutrally buoyant airship, comprisi...  
WO/2004/087499A2
An airship (10) comprising an envelope and a ballonet (32) positioned within the envelope (30). Drive means is provided for supplying lateral thrust for the airship, to improve lateral control of the airship. The drive means has a dual f...  
WO/2004/083034A1
The inventive lifting body for an airship is constructed of a skin (2) that forms an ellipsoid-like hollow body. A node element (3) is placed in the vicinity of the nose (11) and rear (12) respectively, and compression members (4) extend...  
WO/2004/074091A2
An aircraft comprising an envelope (6) that is inflatable with a lifting gas that is lighter than air that, at least when inflated has curved upper and lower surfaces. The aircraft has a payload carrying means (5), and an aerodynamic lif...  
WO/2004/033291A2
An article of manufacture and method of manufacturing the article that is lighter-than-air. The article of manufacture includes a shell (102) material forming containment chamber (100) having a sealed cavity. The article also includes a ...  
WO/2004/016503A1
A highly maneuverable aircraft with aerostatic lift consists, in particular, of a non-rigid airship(10) which can be piloted or radio-controlled; the airship (10) is sustained by helium and consists of two spindle-shaped elements side by...  
WO/2004/012992A2
An airship for lifting and transporting loads, particularly heavy loads. The lifting ability of the airship is given by lighter than air gas contained in bags (3) located between two parallel horizontal platforms (1, 2) constructed in li...  
WO/2004/010214A1
The invention relates to an image projection device that is able to float and to fly and that comprises at least one float, projector (2) and projection surface (3). The shape and volume of the float (1) are chosen such that the lift gen...  
WO/2004/002819A1
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 ...  
WO/2004/000642A1
An airship (20) has a generally spherical shape and has an internal envelope (24) for containing a lifting gas such as Helium or Hydrogen. The airship has a propulsion and control system (36, 38) that permits it to be flown to a desired ...  
WO/2003/097451A1
The invention relates to a method for recovering ballast from the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines (1), in particular power output gas turbines, on board airships, whereby carbon dioxide is absorbed and water vapour is eliminat...  
WO/2003/097450A1
The invention relates to flying vehicles, that are more light than an air. The apparatus comprises: elements of a framework, bags, which are filled by gas, means for capture of cargo as well as means for release of ballast. The elements ...  
WO2002012060A9
A non-rigid or semi-airship has a flexible hull (20) with a plurality of lobes (I, II) formed therein. The lobes (I, II) decrease the radius of curvature of the hull (20), thereby reducing the circumferential or hoops stress on the hull ...  
WO/2003/095052A1
The present invention comprises an inflatable balloon (12) of sufficient volume and buoyancy to allow a human pilot (30) to float above the ground and to glide over the ground within an enclosed area. The balloon (12) incorporates severa...  
WO/2003/080431A1
An adjustable weight ballast (w) for lighter-than-air balloon with a predetermined lift is disclosed, having at least two individual weights (14). There is a first means (16) on each individual weight for selectively attaching two or mor...  
WO2003058586B1
Erfindungsgemäss vorgeschlagen wird eine Vorrichtung zur Wiedergabe von Lichtstrahlung an einer Hülle eines Luftfahrzeuges, mit mindestens einer Lichtquelle zur Erzeugung von Lichtstrahlung mindestens einer Projektionseinrichtung zur W...  
WO/2003/074356A2
The invention relates to a rope-guided hoisting body, particularly for shifting loads, which is tied down via at least three ropes that are anchored on the ground and the free length of which is modified by assigned, remote-controlled gr...  
WO/2003/072350A1
A gas barrier layer and a light resisting layer to be able to be used in an atmosphere of -80°C to 80°C are formed on a base fabric composed of a plurality of sheet-form yarn groups each having yarns arranged in one direction, respecti...  
WO/2003/064253A1
The invention relates to an aircraft that comprises a floating unit (12) that can be filled with a medium (21), a drive unit (14) and at least one passenger compartment (16). Said passenger compartment (16) is disposed below the floating...  
WO/2003/055745A1
Systems known in prior art for loading and off-loading cargo airships at the place of anchorage are provided with a landing platform which is movable around the anchor mast on a rail system. The airship is anchored on said platform upon ...  
WO/2003/055746A1
Disclosed is a system for anchoring and securing airships. Systems known in prior art for anchoring and securing airships while entering and exiting from a hangar and during anchorage, comprising an anchor mast and a mobile anchoring veh...  
WO/2003/049998A1
An apparatus for inflating and deploying and aerostat (12) having a nose section and a tail section includes a cylindrical container (24) for housing the deflated portion of the aerostat. The cylindrical container (24) is formed with an ...  

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