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Method for transporting a payload to a target location, and related hybrid airship

US11753135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

TOTAL SA · FR
Flying Whales · FR

Inventor

François Hervé Kuhlmann · Montrouge, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 13, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64B2201/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The method for transporting a payload to a target location, comprises the following steps of providing a hybrid airship comprises a buoyancy enclosure, a gondola carried by the buoyancy enclosure and a payload carrier, and at least one propeller; flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to a target location, flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprising generating a lift force with the at least one propeller. Flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprises tilting the longitudinal axis of the buoyancy enclosure to a positive pitch to generate an aerodynamic lift force when the hybrid airship carrying the payload moves longitudinally.

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