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US 9,802,690 B2Granted
Cargo airship
OwnerJohn Goelet, Loginn Kapitan +1inventors
InventorsJohn Goelet, Loginn Kapitan, Ron Hochstetler
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Abstract
A cargo airship is disclosed. The cargo airship may include a hull configured to contain a gas and at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the airship and including a propulsion device. The cargo airship may further include a payload bay comprising an external cargo area located outside of the hull. The cargo airship may also include a cargo handling system including at least one hoisting mechanism configured to lift cargo into the external cargo area while the airship is hovering.
Claims13
An airship comprising:
- a hull configured to contain a gas;
- a keel extending longitudinally along the airship and having a bottom surface configured to be a connection point for the cargo;
- at least one propulsion assembly coupled to the airship and including a propulsion device,
- a payload bay comprising an external cargo area located outside of the hull and external to the keel, the keel forming at least a portion of the external cargo area;
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- a cargo handling system comprising at least one hoisting mechanism fixed to the airship and configured to lift cargo from below the bottom surface of the keel into the external cargo area while the airship is hovering, wherein
- the keel includes a locking mechanism for securing the cargo externally to the keel at the bottom surface of the keel.
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