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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Reginald H. Hillsdon, Northamptonshire, GB;
Assignee:
Advanced Technologies Group Limited, Bedfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/02 ; B64B 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/02 ; B64B 1/22 ;
Abstract
An airship ( ) comprising gas envelope means for providing in use a hull ( ) with a generally longitudinally extending longitudinal axis ( ) and solar cell array means ( ) arranged in use to be mounted on the outside of the hull ( ). The solar array means ( ) are arranged in use to extend around only a part of the circumference of the hull ( ) and are turned about the longitudinal hull axis ( ) to control the amount of incident solar radiation collected by the solar cell array means ( ).