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US 2023/0339629 A1Published application
Hybrid airship for package delivery
OwnerNathan Ian Cobbinventor
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Abstract
An unmanned hybrid airship for delivering packages, featuring: a forward payload bay counterbalanced by a moveable counterweight; and a gripping mechanism for engaging unconventional mooring structures such as balcony rails and window sills. Other embodiments are described.
Claims4
A hybrid airship, comprising:
- a hull;
- a payload compartment;
- a plurality of propulsion units;
- a counterweight;
- and
- a means of longitudinally translating said counterweight, wherein:
- said payload compartment is integrated at a longitudinal extremity of said hull,
- said propulsion units are coupled to said hull and configured to provide lift,
- said counterweight is coupled to said means of longitudinally translating said counterweight, and
- said means of longitudinally translating said counterweight is coupled to said hull,
- whereby any weight imbalance resulting from loading or unloading payload from said payload compartment can be re-balanced by a commensurate longitudinal translation of said counterweight.
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A package delivery aircraft, comprising:
- a hybrid airship having a payload compartment integrated at a longitudinal extremity of said hybrid airship, and a counterweight coupled to a means of longitudinally translating said counterweight, whereby any weight imbalance resulting from loading or unloading payload from said payload compartment can be re-balanced by a commensurate longitudinal translation of said counterweight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.