Patent ID: 8622337
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: B64B

Abstract:
1. An airship comprising: at least one balloon unit including one or more balloon chambers; one or more propellers configured to propel the balloon unit, powered by one or more motors; a cabin configured on a portion of the airship; and a platform operatively connected to the cabin which is structured to extend from the airship during flight and which facilitates ingress and egress to the cabin during flight of the airship, wherein: the platform is rotatable at an angle with respect to the cabin by a swivel mechanism structured to rotate the platform; and the platform is extendable to different lengths in a horizontal plane from one end of the cabin, with respect to a floor of the cabin and further comprising: a cockpit, having an upper cockpit and a lower cockpit, wherein a pilot seat is movable upward and downward between the upper cockpit and the lower cockpit, and a dash-board/control panel is rotatable/swivelable between the two positions.