A self-stabilizing bladder or ballonet is provided within an envelope of a balloon. The bladder includes a spheroid body comprising an equator, a top pole, a bottom pole, and an axis crossing through the top pole and the bottom pole. The distance between two poles may be less than the equatorial distance. The bladder is sized and shaped for insertion into an envelope of a balloon and is inflatable to provide altitude control for the balloon.


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    Title :

    Ballonet for a balloon


    Contributors:
    ROACH KEVIN (author)

    Publication date :

    2016-05-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64B LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT , Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft



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    ROACH KEVIN | European Patent Office | 2017

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    ROACH KEVIN | European Patent Office | 2016

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    Ballonet for a Balloon

    ROACH KEVIN | European Patent Office | 2016

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    Ballonet for a balloon

    ROACH KEVIN | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access

    Ballonet for a balloon

    ROACH KEVIN | European Patent Office | 2016

    Free access