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US1685458A
US1685458A US251129A US25112928A US1685458A US 1685458 A US1685458 A US 1685458A US 251129 A US251129 A US 251129A US 25112928 A US25112928 A US 25112928A US 1685458 A US1685458 A US 1685458A
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Leonard P Lidback
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft

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  • My invention relatesto improvements in 1 into a plurality of gas receiving compartairships, and it consi-sts iii the combinations, ments 3, and also add rigidity to the conconstructions, and arrangements hereinafter tainer. described and claimed.
  • Y In Figure 2 I show three sets of wings in- 55 5
  • An object of my invention is to provide dicated generally at 4, and - Figure l shows an airship that combines the lighterthanthat these wings are disposed on both sides air craft principle with the heavier-tliaii-air of the container 1.
  • Each set of wings consists craft principle.
  • the device employs a gas of three wings 5 that project laterally from containing bag having a. great lifting power, the container 1.
  • the distance from the tip 60 and a plurality of air plane wings that aid of one wing to the tip of thewing on the in lifting the airship, and in keeping it on opposite side is approximately two hundred an even keel when the ship is flying through and fifty feet. There is a space of twenty the air. feet between each wing and a wing disposed
  • a further object of my invention is to proabove or below. It will also be noted from 65 vide a device of the type described, in which Figure l that the lowermost wing is conthe bulk-heads separating the gas bag into tinuous from end to end, and cuts across compartments are dished-type. The wings the entire airship.
  • This lower wing 5 has are disposed in sets and I have shown three pontoons 6 disposed at its extremities. These wings in each set, and have further shown pontoons rest upon the water and help sta- 70 three sets on each side of the gas bag.
  • Each ponpassenger cabin is swung beneath the gas bag. toon is large enough to carry a sponson tank ther objects and advantages will appear '7 that can hold approximately six thousand in the following specification, and the novel gallons of gasoline.
  • features of my invention will be particularly Gasoline may be pumpe-d from the tanks 7 75 pointed out in what I hereinafter claim. to gravity tanks 8 by a mechanism not shown.
  • y invention is illustrated in the accomhese gravity tanks 8 are disposed in the panying drawing forming a part of this apupper wings 5 and are designed to carry six plication, in which: hundred and seven hundred and fifty gallons Figure lis a front elevation of the device; of gasoline.
  • the upper tank 8 carries six so and hundred, while'the lower tank 8 carries seven Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device. hundred and fifty.
  • These tanks fee-d motors
  • I provide 9 and 9', which develop a horsepower of a gas bag 1 of conventional sha e.
  • This twelve hundred and fifty and seven hundred bag is preferably covered with erylliuin and fifty, respectively.
  • It should be noted f skin, and is made gas tight. I do not emthat the width of the wings is fifty feet, thus ploy a plurality of gas bags within the cigarproviding ample space for carrying the tanks shaped container, as is the usual practice, Sand 8.
  • I provide a covering which in it- The airship is guided in its movement by self is gas tight.
  • the present airship as the elevators 10 and rudders 11.
  • Ihave shown 90 4c shown in the drawing is designed for carsix engines 9 and 9 on each side of the conryinga great load.
  • These engines actuate propellers 12, container 1 is one hundred and thirty feet which in turn give the necessary force to at is maximum.
  • the length of the container carry the airship through the air.

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CA292485A CA292485A (fr) 1928-02-01 Dirigeable
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FR657269D FR657269A (fr) 1928-02-01 1928-07-11 Aéronef

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2421699A (en) * 1944-05-12 1947-06-03 Lockheed Aircraft Corp Auxiliary fuel tank
US20130068879A1 (en) * 2011-09-15 2013-03-21 Hokan Colting Wing-in-ground effect vessel
US20140231580A1 (en) * 2011-03-31 2014-08-21 Lta Corporation Airship Including Aerodynamic, Floatation, and Deployable Structures

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2421699A (en) * 1944-05-12 1947-06-03 Lockheed Aircraft Corp Auxiliary fuel tank
US20140231580A1 (en) * 2011-03-31 2014-08-21 Lta Corporation Airship Including Aerodynamic, Floatation, and Deployable Structures
US9745042B2 (en) 2011-03-31 2017-08-29 Lta Corporation Airship including aerodynamic, floatation, and deployable structures
US20130068879A1 (en) * 2011-09-15 2013-03-21 Hokan Colting Wing-in-ground effect vessel

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