# US 2013/0256459 A1 · Airship

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- Number: US 2013/0256459 A1
- Document ID: US20130256459A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/767,844
- Filed: 2013-02-14
- Published: 2013-10-03
- Earliest claimed: 2012-02-14
- Inventors: Phillip Richard Barber
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130256459A1

## CPC

- B64B 1/26: housed in ducts
- B64B 1/10: Tail unit construction (B64B1/12 takes precedence)
- B64B 1/12: Movable control surfaces
- B64B 1/20: provided with wings or stabilising surfaces {(tail unit construction B64B1/10; movable control surfaces B64B1/12)}
- B64B 1/58: Arrangements or construction of gas-bags; Filling arrangements
- B64G 1/26: using jets
- B64G 1/4005: {Air-breathing propulsion}
- B64B 2201/00: Hybrid airships, i.e. airships where lift is generated aerodynamically and statically
- B64B: LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
- B64G: COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR

## Abstract

An improved airship having a plurality of resilient gas bags & gas containers, a straight fuselage tubular hull, with an inner air passageway & propulsion means located therein, connecting air inlet, & outlet funnels fore, & aft, with air deflector cones axially positioned therein; further, propulsion, reverse, & directional rocket-thrusters, additionally to typical airship components; furthermore, said airship having improved speed, maneuverability, efficiency, & adverse weather capability, reduced forward air resistance, & rearward drag in the air; and propulsive, attitudinal, & directional control in space.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An improved airship comprising:
a linear straight tubular shaped fuselage, said fuselage having an inner air passageway axially extending therethrough tapering inwardly from the furthest circumferential peripheral exterior edges of said fuselage fore, toward the interior mid region of said airship like a funnel, forming an air inlet opening in said fuselage fore, connecting to said inner air passageway extending downstream continuing to airship aft tapering outwardly like a funnel to the furthest circumferential peripheral exterior edges of said fuselage aft forming an air outlet opening in aft of said fuselage, said straight tubular shaped fuselage having horizontal and vertical winged control surfaces, and having a means for reducing air displacement, forward air resistance, rearward drag and improved fuel economy speed, maneuverability, high wind gust, and adverse weather capability;
a means for directing airflow into and out of said airship to the circumferential peripheral regions of said air inlet and outlet openings, out of and into said inner air passageway extending through said fuselage, said means for directing airflow comprising a plurality of air deflector cones axially affixed centrally positioned substantially inside and extending from said air inlet and outlet openings in fore and aft in said fuselage;
a means for controlling direction, pitch, roll & yaw, and further means for directing air flow into and out of said airship, said means for controlling direction, pitch, roll & yaw, and directing air flow into and out of said airship, comprising a plurality of bifurcated active and non active hingably rotatably connected winged control surfaces located at the front and rear of said air inlet and outlet inner air way openings, said winged control surfaces being positioned horizontally and vertically across said inner air way openings, said active control surfaces being rotatably hingably attached to said non active control surfaces, and a plurality of actuators attached between said air intake funnel and air outlet funnel and deflector cone sections of said fuselage to said control surfaces to operably rotatably actuate said hinged active control surfaces respective to said non active control surfaces, thereby actuably controlling direction of air flow into said air inlet opening and out of said air outlet opening;
a means for containing a plurality of lighter than air gas cells, said means comprising a plurality of containers, said containers comprising said fuselage, fore and aft air deflector cones;
a means of providing lift and atmospheric buoyancy said means provided by a plurality of resilient lighter than air gas bag cells, said gas cells being filled preferably with helium or hydrogen gas;
a further means for providing lift comprises said fore and aft horizontal wing control surfaces, by rotatably positioning said active wing control surface relative to incoming and out flowing air so as to effect high and low air pressure areas respectively above and below said fore and aft horizontal wing control surfaces;
a means for propelling said airship located within said inner air passageway;
a means for thermal protection shielding from jet engine exhaust said means shielding interior of said inner air passageway around and aft of: engine, said aft air deflector cone, said aft inner air way outlet funnel, and said winged control surfaces;
a means for containing operational equipment & payload bays, said means comprising space located preferably inside lower portion of said fuselage;
a means for reduced radar reflection said means comprising said tubular shaped fuselage said tubular fuselage radial surface reflectively defusing radar waves away from radar receivers;
a means for propulsive control in space, air atmosphere, and transition to and from thereof, said means comprising a main rocket thrust nozzle axially centrally positioned in aft of said aft air deflector cone;
a means for controlling direction, pitch, roll & yaw in space, air atmosphere, and transition to and from thereof, said means comprising a plurality of rocket thrust nozzles positioned fore, aft, top, bottom, left, and right of said fuselage exterior;
a means for further reduced radar cross section said means provided by polyagonal tubular fuselage embodiments flat surfaces reflectively defusing radar waves away from the radar receiver;

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said tubular fuselage has a straight linear tubular hull having a substantially smooth exterior surface of said tubular fuselage, and said fuselage having a fore air inlet opening connecting to said inner air passageway, said air inlet opening tapering inwardly from furthest circumferential peripheral exterior edge of said tubular fuselage fore, defining said air inlet opening, and aft air outlet opening connected to said inner air passageway, said aft air outlet opening tapering outwardly from said inner air passageway to furthest circumferential peripheral exterior edge of said tubular fuselage aft defining said air outlet opening and said inner air passageway, defining said tubular fuselage.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said tubular fuselage has air deflector cones said deflector cones positioned fore and aft, centrally affixed within said fuselage inner air passageway inlet and outlet openings.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said tubular fuselage comprises a straight tubular hull having a substantially smooth exterior surface of said tubular fuselage.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for propelling said airship comprises preferably a high by pass jet engine, located within said inner air passageway mid region within said tubular fuselage.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for thermal protection shielding of jet engine exhaust heat comprising preferably phenolic impregnated carbon ablator material, ablative heat shields, passive or active cooling means.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for more economical air transportation at higher speeds comprises: a plurality of resilient lighter than air gas bag cells, said gas bag cells providing primary method of lift thereby using fuel for propulsion more than lift, a tubular fuselage, internal winged control surfaces, air deflector cones, an inner air passageway, and internal propulsion means thereby providing a more streamlined airship with less forward air resistance, less rearward drag, and no drag from control surface apertures outside the airship fuselage, thereby transporting cargo by air more economically than other means at comparable speeds.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for reducing forward air resistance said means comprises: a tubular fuselage, internal winged control surfaces, air deflector cones, an inner air passageway, internal propulsion means.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for reducing rearward drag comprises: a tubular fuselage, internal winged control surfaces, air deflector cones, an inner air passageway, and internal propulsion means.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for reducing external fuselage aerodynamic friction comprises: a tubular fuselage, internal winged control surfaces, air deflector cones, an inner air passageway, and internal propulsion means.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for attaining higher speeds comprises: a tubular fuselage, internal winged control surfaces, air deflector cones, inner air passageway, and internal propulsion means.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for propelling said airship comprises preferably a jet engine turbo prop having a plurality of propellers connect fore and aft to jet engine located within said inner air passageway mid region within said tubular fuselage.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

An improved airship as in claim 1 wherein said means for propelling said airship comprises preferably a jet engine turbo shaft driven propellers having a plurality of propellers connect fore and aft to jet engine located within said inner air passageway mid region within said tubular fuselage.