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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2011
Applicant:
Stephen Heppe, Hood River, OR (US);
Inventor:
Stephen Heppe, Hood River, OR (US);
Assignee:
Stratospheric Airships, LLC, Hood River, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An illustrative airship system for long endurance stratospheric operations includes an upper airship and a first end of a tether attached to the upper airship. A lower airship is attached to a second end of the tether and a payload airship is reversibly mated to the lower airship. The airship system is free flying and configured to maintain long duration station keeping. Illustrative methods for long endurance stratospheric operations are also provided.