The Boeing Company

Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc.

Russell W Morris

Gerald D Miller

Wesley K Moore

Shailesh Atreya

Robert A Samuel

Gary J Selke

William John Bigbee-Hansen

Adrian Viisoreanu

Ronald W Davidson

Albert D Olsen

Hydrogen powered air vehicles that in some embodiments can fly with very long endurance (10 or more days) at altitudes over 60,000 ft carrying payloads of up to 2,000 pounds. Embodiments may include features such as large wingspan relative to fuselage and an all composite or partial composite structure for light weight and strength. The aircraft of the invention use one or more internal combustion engines adapted for hydrogen combustion, each engine driving propellers. The hydrogen fuel is stored on board in containers, located within the fuselage, as a cryogenic liquid, and is vaporized in a heat exchanger before delivery to the internal combustion engine.

Long endurance hydrogen powered vehicle

Ground carts to support skid equipped aircraft and to maneuver these craft safely on the ground during taxiing for take off, recovery, servicing, and transport to maintenance or storage. The ground carts provide the capability to minimize risks of damage to aircraft during towing by lifting the aircraft off the ground. Further, an embodiment of the ground cart of the invention includes the ability to rotate the aircraft on a cart platform up to 90&#xb0; from the direction of forward motion of the cart to facilitate movement in and around the airport apron/hanger and to counter cross winds during take off. In addition, carts may be controlled from the aircraft, for example to provide for steering control until the aircraft is launched, cart braking, platform rotation, and other maneuvers.

Ground handling cart for skid equipped aircraft

The CRT is pivotally mounted in an enclosure which includes an integral camera. Photographs of the image on the screen of the CRT can be made by depressing the CRT and exposing the photograph.

CRT Monitor with built-in camera

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Redmond, WA, United States of America

Russell W Morris