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US 2014/0231580 A1Published application
Airship Including Aerodynamic, Floatation, and Deployable Structures
AssigneeLTA Corporation
InventorJohn Goelet
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Abstract
An airship is provided. The airship includes a hull configured to contain a gas, at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the hull and including a propulsion device, and at least one aerodynamic component including a plurality of fairing structures including one or more slats, wherein the at least one aerodynamic component is associated with the hull and is configured to direct airflow around the airship.
Claims16
-2. (canceled)
An airship comprising:
- a hull configured to contain a gas;
- at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the hull and including a propulsion device;
- and
- wherein an outer surface of the hull comprises:
- a solar energy converting material.
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-10. (canceled)
An airship comprising:
- a hull configured to contain a gas;
- at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the hull and including a propulsion device;
- and
- at least one floatation structure configured to support the airship during a water landing.
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An airship comprising:
- a hull configured to contain a gas;
- at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the hull and including a propulsion device;
- and
- at least one deployable apparatus housed within the hull and deployable from the hull for operation unrelated to the flight control or landing of the airship.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.