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US 8,596,571 B2Granted
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.
Claims6
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 longitudinally-oriented aerodynamic component disposed at a central portion of a top surface of the hull, the longitudinally-oriented aerodynamic component including a plurality of fairing structures including one or more slats, wherein the at least one longitudinally-oriented aerodynamic component is configured to direct airflow around the airship;
- and
- at least one transversely-oriented aerodynamic component disposed fore or aft of the longitudinally-oriented aerodynamic component, the at least one transversely-oriented aerodynamic component including a plurality of fairing structures including one or more slats configured to direct airflow.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.