OUTER MEMBRANE FOR AERIAL VEHICLES

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may include an envelope having a plurality of tendons and formed from a first plurality of gores. The aerial vehicle may also include one or more ballonets arranged within the envelope. An outer membrane may be arranged around...

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Main Authors Akula, Venkata, Roach, Kevin, Frey, Paul
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.06.2022
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Aspects of the disclosure relate to an aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may include an envelope having a plurality of tendons and formed from a first plurality of gores. The aerial vehicle may also include one or more ballonets arranged within the envelope. An outer membrane may be arranged around at least part of the envelope and formed from a second plurality of gores. The outer membrane may include at least one panel attached at one side to the outer membrane between a pair of the second plurality of gores and attached at an opposite side to the envelope. The outer membrane may be arranged to improve aerodynamics of the envelope when the aerial vehicle is in flight.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017121038