AU560162B2

AU560162B2 – Superpressure balloon and using magnus effect for lift
– Google Patents

AU560162B2 – Superpressure balloon and using magnus effect for lift
– Google Patents
Superpressure balloon and using magnus effect for lift

Info

Publication number
AU560162B2

AU560162B2
AU89486/82A
AU8948682A
AU560162B2
AU 560162 B2
AU560162 B2
AU 560162B2
AU 89486/82 A
AU89486/82 A
AU 89486/82A
AU 8948682 A
AU8948682 A
AU 8948682A
AU 560162 B2
AU560162 B2
AU 560162B2
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
lift
magnus effect
superpressure balloon
superpressure
balloon
Prior art date
1981-11-04
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

Ceased

Application number
AU89486/82A
Other versions

AU8948682A
(en

Inventor
Frederick D. Ferguson
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Individual

Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1981-11-04
Filing date
1982-10-19
Publication date
1987-04-02

1982-10-19
Application filed by Individual
filed
Critical
Individual

1983-05-12
Publication of AU8948682A
publication
Critical
patent/AU8948682A/en

1987-04-02
Application granted
granted
Critical

1987-04-02
Publication of AU560162B2
publication
Critical
patent/AU560162B2/en

2002-10-19
Anticipated expiration
legal-status
Critical

Status
Ceased
legal-status
Critical
Current

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Classifications

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS

B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT

B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS

B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT

B64B2201/00—Hybrid airships, i.e. airships where lift is generated aerodynamically and statically

AU89486/82A
1981-11-04
1982-10-19
Superpressure balloon and using magnus effect for lift

Ceased

AU560162B2
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

US06/318,248

US4366936A
(en)

1979-08-06
1981-11-04
Aircraft having buoyant gas balloon

US318248

1981-11-04

Publications (2)

Publication Number
Publication Date

AU8948682A

AU8948682A
(en)

1983-05-12

AU560162B2
true

AU560162B2
(en)

1987-04-02

Family
ID=23237352
Family Applications (1)

Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

AU89486/82A
Ceased

AU560162B2
(en)

1981-11-04
1982-10-19
Superpressure balloon and using magnus effect for lift

Country Status (9)

Country
Link

US
(1)

US4366936A
(en)

EP
(1)

EP0078713B1
(en)

JP
(3)

JPS5885795A
(en)

AU
(1)

AU560162B2
(en)

BR
(1)

BR8206320A
(en)

CA
(1)

CA1207731A
(en)

DE
(1)

DE3279366D1
(en)

MX
(1)

MX154691A
(en)

ZA
(1)

ZA827451B
(en)

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(en)

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(en)

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(en)

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2015-05-19
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(en)

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(en)

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(en)

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(en)

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Payload cut-down mechanism

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(en)

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Umbrella valves to inflate bladder in balloon envelope

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(en)

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Hybrid lighter-than-air vehicle

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(en)

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F Ferguson
Aircraft having buoyant gas balloon

1981

1981-11-04
US
US06/318,248
patent/US4366936A/en
not_active
Expired – Fee Related

1982

1982-10-12
ZA
ZA827451A
patent/ZA827451B/en
unknown

1982-10-19
AU
AU89486/82A
patent/AU560162B2/en
not_active
Ceased

1982-10-29
BR
BR8206320A
patent/BR8206320A/en
unknown

1982-10-29
MX
MX195011A
patent/MX154691A/en
unknown

1982-11-02
JP
JP57191948A
patent/JPS5885795A/en
active
Pending

1982-11-03
EP
EP82305838A
patent/EP0078713B1/en
not_active
Expired

1982-11-03
CA
CA000414813A
patent/CA1207731A/en
not_active
Expired

1982-11-03
DE
DE8282305838T
patent/DE3279366D1/en
not_active
Expired

1989

1989-11-02
JP
JP1285152A
patent/JPH02162196A/en
active
Pending

1993

1993-05-12
JP
JP5132351A
patent/JPH06135391A/en
active
Pending

Also Published As

Publication number
Publication date

EP0078713B1
(en)

1989-01-18

JPH06135391A
(en)

1994-05-17

EP0078713A3
(en)

1984-05-02

CA1207731A
(en)

1986-07-15

US4366936A
(en)

1983-01-04

JPH02162196A
(en)

1990-06-21

AU8948682A
(en)

1983-05-12

JPS5885795A
(en)

1983-05-23

EP0078713A2
(en)

1983-05-11

MX154691A
(en)

1987-11-27

ZA827451B
(en)

1983-08-31

DE3279366D1
(en)

1989-02-23

BR8206320A
(en)

1983-09-20

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