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US 2004/0200927 A1Published application
Airship
AssigneeWindcrafter, Inc.
InventorsSteven Swearingen, Therin Laney
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AssigneeWindcrafter, Inc.
InventorsSteven Swearingen, Therin Laney
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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 varies along the selected direction of travel, the width increasing from a bow of the hull to a maximum width and decreasing from the maximum width to a tail section of the first section; and a second section coupled to the first section and having a width which varies along the selected direction of travel, the width increasing from a leading edge of the second section to a maximum width and decreasing from the maximum width to a stern of the hull.
1-19. (Canceled)
An airship comprising a hull adapted to contain a lifting medium therein, wherein the hull has a width that varies along a length of the hull, and a height, wherein a maximum width of the hull is equal to the height of the hull divided by a number between about 3.3 and about 6.7, wherein the hull further comprises a first section coupled to and located forward of a second section, wherein the first section comprises an arcuate shaped front section and an arcuate shaped tail section, and wherein the second section comprises an arcuate shaped front section and a tapered tail section.
(Canceled)
An airship comprising a hull adapted to contain a lifting medium therein, wherein the hull has a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a width that varies along an axis extending between the leading and trailing edges and is substantially constant along a height of the hull, wherein the hull further comprises a first section coupled to and located forward of a second section, wherein the first section comprises an arcuate shaped front section and an arcuate shaped tail section, and wherein the second section comprises an arcuate shaped front section and a tapered tail section.
(Canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.