The patent application provides an improved lighter-than-air vehicle for long endurance flight and moderate-speed air transport. Another object of the present invention is to provide a fully buoyant airship which has greater handling capabilities and maneuverability than prior airships. A further object of the present invention is to provide a fully buoyant air vehicle which can be launched and landed safely without the need for extensive ground crews. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a rigid airship which can hover effectively above a landing area, vertically descend to a safe landing, and taxi to its mooring without the aid of a ground crew. A still further object of the present invention is to provide a fully buoyant rigid airship which can be efficiently and economically manufactured.


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    Title :

    Rigid Airship Statement of Government Interest


    Contributors:
    W. L. March (author)

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    32 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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