Patent ID: 9302758
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: B64B,B64F,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A super-rigid hybrid airship, wherein said airship has a modular structure and comprises a central tube having a diameter of between 5% to 10% of the diameter of the airship, structural rings surrounding and concentric with the central tube and connected to the tube by bolts, an external cover made from thin metal sheets, interspersed with composite resins and fibers which is pressurized and pre-stressed by light gases and which is rigid, conductive, non-combustible and impermeable to gases, balloons filled with hydrogen and disposed in structural sections defined by neighboring structural rings, at least two interconnected cuffs inflated by atmospheric air serving as operational ballast and ensuring weight, pressure and volume balance of the airship, and heat exchangers comprising baffles for transposition of thermal fluid heated or cooled in order to control the temperature of the hydrogen contained in the balloons.