Electrically propelled airship having a rigid structure and power-generating nacelle with which said airship is provided
AssigneeFlying Whales
InventorsPierrot Guillou, Clémence Taillardat
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AssigneeFlying Whales
InventorsPierrot Guillou, Clémence Taillardat
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An airship comprises a main body having a rigid structure surrounding a plurality of containers for a lighter-than-air gas, a plurality of propeller units mechanically connected to the rigid structure and each comprising one or more electric motors for driving a thrust propeller, and one or more power-generating units for powering the electric motors. The airship also comprises two nacelles symmetrically arranged on either side of the main body and each configured to receive one or more of the power-generating units, each ducted nacelle comprising a mechanical structure connected to the rigid structure of the main body by a joint, a “fail safe” interface, and at least one rod or stay cable between a first point of attachment on the rigid structure of the main body and a second point of attachment on the mechanical structure of the nacelle.
An airship, comprising:
A nacelle for an airship comprising a main body having a rigid structure surrounding a plurality of containers of a lighter-than-air gas and electric propellers, the nacelle comprising at least one power-generating unit for powering the electric propellers, the nacelle being faired and comprising a mechanical structure configured to connect the nacelle to a rigid structure of a main body of an airship by:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.