Patent ID: 8011615
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: B64B,G01W,H04B

Abstract:
1. An airship snorkel device comprising: (a) a first flexible conduit having a first end connected to a water ballonet and a second end connected to a first water pump to provide a detachable anchor means to control altitude of a lighter-than-air aircraft and anchor said lighter-than-air aircraft in place on a surface of water; (b) a spool for extending and retracting said first flexible conduit; (c) a first water pump for pumping a liquid in said first flexible conduit to control the level of liquid in said first flexible conduit and control the altitude of said lighter-than-aircraft, (d) a second water pump disposed intermediate said water ballonet and said first end of said first flexible conduit; (e) a second flexible conduit having a first end and a second end disposed inside said first flexible conduit; and (f) a remote controlled device disposed on said first flexible conduit or on a lighter-than-air aircraft having said first flexible conduit and said first water pump to operate said first water pump and said spool for extending and retracting said flexible conduit to anchor said lighter-than-air aircraft in place on a surface of water.