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 Title: |
US4014483:
Lighter-than-air craft
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
MacNeill, Roderick M.; Southborough, MA 01772
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1977-03-29
/ 1975-09-15
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| Application Number: |
US1975000613221
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B64B 1/02;
B64C 39/00;
Core:
B64B 1/00;
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IPC-7:
B64B 1/04;
B64C 39/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
B64B1/02; B64C39/00B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
244/005;
244/023.C;
244/137.2;
Original:
244/005;
244/023.C;
244/137.P;
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| Field of Search: |
244/005,12 C,23 C,29,90 R,137 P
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| Priority Number: |
| 1975-09-15 |
US1975000613221 |
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| Abstract: |
A lighter-than-air craft having a discus shape. A passenger compartment is located at the top center of the craft and a payload pod at the bottom center beneath the passenger compartment. The pod connects to the passenger compartment by a passageway which extends up through the center of the craft. Moreover, the pod is detachable from the craft, and can be raised or lowered to the ground, thus eliminating the need to land the craft in picking up or discharging passengers and cargo. The discus shape, together with a plurality of automatically controllable ailerons distributed about the circumference of the craft, improve the stability and control of the craft in flight.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Cesari and McKenna ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Kunin, Stephen G.; Kelmachter, Barry L.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. A lighter-than-air craft comprising:
- A. a discus-shaped hull including upper and lower hull portions;
- B. means for containing internally of said hull a volume of a lighter-than-air gas to provide lift to said craft;
- C. propulsion means mounted to said hull for moving said craft in flight;
- D. means for controlling said propulsion means; and
- E. stabilizing means comprising a plurality of ailerons distributed about the periphery of said upper hull portion and a plurality of ailerons distributed about the periphery of said lower hull portion, said ailerons being selectively movable relative to said hull portions to provide variable control surfaces for changing the orientation of said craft in flight.
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| Forward References: |
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