Patent ID: 11958585
Assignee: LTAG SYSTEMS INC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for midair deployment of an aerostat, the system comprising:
an inflatable structure including a balloon and a valve, the balloon at least partially defining a volume, and the valve movable from an open position to a closed position;
a reaction vessel defining a chamber in fluid communication with the volume, the chamber at least partially fillable with a reactant;
a fuel package disposed adjacent the chamber, the fuel package including a container and water-reactive aluminum, the container fluidically isolating the water-reactive aluminum from the chamber; and
an actuator actuatable in midair, away from an aircraft launching the system, to release the water-reactive aluminum from the container into the chamber such that the water-reactive aluminum is reactive with the reactant in the chamber to generate a hydrogen-containing lifting gas directable into the volume via the valve in the open position.