Hydrogen containment airplane float technology
AssigneeWipaire, Inc.
InventorsCharles R. Wiplinger, Bradley T. Kutz
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Abstract
The invention provides a float for a float plane, where the float includes a supply of hydrogen. Preferably, the float comprises a hull, and the hydrogen tank is contained entirely inside the hull. In some embodiments, the invention provides a pair of floats for a float plane, where at least one float of the pair is equipped with a hydrogen tank. Furthermore, certain embodiments provide a float plane comprising a fuselage, a wing depending from the fuselage, as well as first and second floats mounted to the fuselage, where at least one of the first and second floats is equipped with a hydrogen tank.
Claims24
A float plane comprising a fuselage, a wing depending from the fuselage, first and second floats mounted to the fuselage, and at least one of the first and second floats being equipped with a hydrogen tank.
A pair of floats for a float plane, at least one float of the pair being equipped with a hydrogen tank.
A float plane comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a wing depending from the fuselage;
- a first float mounted to the fuselage, the first float including multiple watertight compartments, and the first float being equipped with a first hydrogen tank;
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- a second float mounted to the fuselage, the second float including multiple watertight compartments, and the second float being equipped with a second hydrogen tank;
- such that in addition to the multiple watertight compartments of the first float, the first hydrogen tank serves as an additional watertight compartment of the first float, and in addition to the multiple watertight compartments of the second float, the second hydrogen tank serves as an additional watertight compartment of the second float, thereby configuring the float plane to exhibit positive upright buoyancy with the first and second floats floating on a body of water even if any two non-adjacent ones of the watertight compartments of either the first float or the second float become flooded with water.
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