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US 4,272,042 AGranted
Airship and associated apparatus and method for anchoring same
AssigneeHov-Air-Ship, Inc.
InventorSaul I. Slater
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AssigneeHov-Air-Ship, Inc.
InventorSaul I. Slater
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An airship and a magnetically operated anchoring assembly adapted to provide rotation of the airship with respect to the ground, includes a gondola mounted to an envelope structure adapted to house lighter-than-air gas as well as any enclosures which may be used for containing the gas and a magnet device mounted to and operable from the gondola for attraction to a magnetically attractive anchoring structure secured to the ground. As preferably embodied, the magnet device is adapted to permit rotation of the gondola about the anchor point and the gondola is mounted to the envelope so as to be positionable at various desirable points under the longitudinal axis of the airship. Alternatively, the magnet may be mounted to a generally front-facing portion of the airship and the anchoring structure includes a mast with a magnetically attracting cylinder rotatably mounted to the mast at a height sufficient to enable mating with the magnet device on the airship.
An improved airship having a generally elongate envelope structure adapted to house lighter-than-air gas and any enclosure means which may be used for containing the gas, with a gondola and propulsion means on the airship, wherein the improvement comprises anchoring means which include magnet means mounted to said airship and fixed thereto against translational and pivotal movement, said magnet means adapted to permit rotation of the airship about a vertical axis extending through said magnet means and being capable of activation from a point remote therefrom for attraction to a suitable magnetically attractive anchoring member secured to the ground, such that said airship can be landed and anchored on the ground by personnel on the airship, said magnet means enabling the airship to rotate completely about the vertical axis of said magnet means when said airship is anchored to the ground.
An improved airship having a generally elongate envelope structure adapted to house lighter-than-air gas and any enclosure means which may be used for containing the gas, with a gondola and propulsion means on the airship, wherein the improvement comprises anchoring means which include:
A method of landing and anchoring an airship, which comprises the steps of:
An improved airship having a generally elongate envelope structure adapted to house lighter-than-air gas and any enclosure means which may be used for containing the gas, a gondola and propulsion means on the airship, wherein the improvement comprises anchoring means which include magnet means mounted to the airship and fixed thereto against translational and pivotal movement, said magnet means adapted to provide magnetic attraction to a magnetically attractive anchoring structure secured to the ground, said anchoring means adapted to enable virtually continuous rotation of the airship about a vertical axis extending through said magnet means when anchored to the anchoring structure so that the airship can swing around the vertical axis under the influence of prevailing winds.
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