[go: up one dir, main page]

Carpinelli et al. - Google Patents

Two Stage Tether to Orbit Launch System

Carpinelli et al.

View PDF
Document ID
643121261107700084
Author
Carpinelli J
Windemuth A

External Links

Snippet

A two stage orbital launch system is proposed. The system can be constructed using commercially available tether materials. The lower tether is propelled by electric tow aircraft powered by grid electricity. The end of the lower tether is travelling at 3 km/s with a radius of …
Continue reading at www.researchgate.net (PDF) (other versions)

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plant in aircraft; Aircraft characterised thereby
    • B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant
    • B64D27/16—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant of jet type
    • B64D27/18—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plant of jet type within or attached to wing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64B—LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
    • B64B1/00—Lighter-than-air aircraft
    • B64B1/06—Rigid airships; Semi-rigid airships
    • B64B1/24—Arrangement of propulsion plant
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C39/00—Aircraft not otherwise provided for
    • B64C39/02—Aircraft not otherwise provided for characterised by special use
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLYING SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D41/00—Power installations for auxiliary purposes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64C—AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS
    • B64C23/00—Influencing air-flow over aircraft surfaces, not otherwise provided for

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US8109711B2 (en) Tethered autonomous air vehicle with wind turbines
EP2341242B1 (en) Atmospheric resources explorer for harnessing wind power
EP4061705A2 (en) Systems and methods for aircraft
US20110101692A1 (en) Airborne wind powered generator
US20150251561A1 (en) Air Vehicle and Levitation System for Air Vehicle
EP2712346B1 (en) Airborne platform
US20020125366A1 (en) Flying vehicle of inverse sustentation (FVIS)
EP3271575B1 (en) Traction air device, air device for a wind plant and wind plant for electric power production, ship provided with a traction air device
EP2834152B1 (en) An aerospace plane system
RU2127202C1 (en) Method of creating system of forces of aircraft of aeroplane configuration and ground-air amphibious vehicle for implementing this method
EP3774547B1 (en) Center of gravity propulsion space launch vehicles
EP3543521B1 (en) Wind harvesting systems and methods
EP3334928B1 (en) Aircraft for energy production without electrical power transmission between ground and aircraft
EP2508401A1 (en) Combined aircraft
Carpinelli et al. Two Stage Tether to Orbit Launch System
RU201900U1 (en) Electric airship
US12037144B1 (en) Space railway
US3428273A (en) Aircraft launching
RU2410284C1 (en) Method of flight and aircraft to this end
RU2158683C1 (en) Vehicle
WO2007073361A1 (en) Flying method of a tug aircraft towing a sliding or rolling heavier-than-air transport device and a transport device
RU2812164C1 (en) Unmanned aerial vehicle
Ahrens Basic differences of wind utilization concepts
Dekterev et al. Use of cycloidal rotors for airships
RU2432303C1 (en) Method of launching spaceships by reusable system and system for multiple launching of spaceships