Patent ID: 7264202
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: B64B,B64C

Abstract:
1. An airship which comprises: a fuselage having a fore-end and an aft-end, and defining a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; at least one control unit mounted on said fuselage for generating thrust directed in a thrust vector plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis to control pitch and yaw motions of said airship; and a plurality of propulsion/control units mounted on said fuselage substantially equidistant from the longitudinal axis and in a same midships plane, wherein the midships plane of said propulsion/control units is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and each propulsion/control unit is substantially equidistant from each other said propulsion/control unit, with each said propulsion/control unit generating thrust directed in a respective thrust vector plane substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis to provide propulsion and roll control motions for said airship.