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Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2017
Applicants:

Total SA, Courbevoie, FR;

Flying Whales, Suresnes, FR;

Inventor:

François Hervé Kuhlmann, Montrouge, FR;

Assignees:

TOTAL SA, Courbevoie, FR;

FLYING WHALES, Suresnes, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/34 (2006.01); B64B 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/34 (2013.01); B64B 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B64B 2201/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The method for transporting a payload to a target location, comprises the following steps of providing a hybrid airship comprises a buoyancy enclosure, a gondola carried by the buoyancy enclosure and a payload carrier, and at least one propeller; flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to a target location, flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprising generating a lift force with the at least one propeller. Flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprises tilting the longitudinal axis of the buoyancy enclosure to a positive pitch to generate an aerodynamic lift force when the hybrid airship carrying the payload moves longitudinally.


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