System and method for varying airship aerostatic buoyancy

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8899514
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14032806

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An airship is disclosed. The airship may include a plurality of frame members defining a support structure for a hull of the airship. The airship may further include a plurality of bladders disposed within the hull, and retaining a volume of a lighter-than-air gas. The airship may also include a plurality of valves operatively coupled to at least one of the bladders. The airship may additionally include a computer configured to operate the valves to vary aerostatic buoyancy of the airship to achieve a desired lift force.

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LTA CORPORATIONNEW YORK NY

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Goelet, John Washington, US 25 199

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