US4023751A
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Flying ship
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-07-28
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Granted: 1977-05-17
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Expires: 1996-07-28
Abstract
Abstract A flying ship is disclosed which comprises a hollow, saucer-shaped body having a convex upper surface surmounted at its center portion by a dome-shaped transparent canopy covering a passenger compartment, and a bottom including a generally concave major bottom portion, and an annular outer bottom portion which is inclined upwardly at its outer edge and is joined to the concave major bottom portion by a smooth upwardly open curve. Plural jet engines are adjustably mounted beneath the ship in a circular pattern inward of the outer edge and beneath the annular outer bottom portion to provide lift for take-off and landing, and horizontal thrust, as well as lift, for flight. An annular fluid motor is provided in the ship above the jet engines which includes an annular tube in which, an endless train of pistons is slidably mounted. Fuel from an annular fuel tank is pumped through a distributor and plural injectors into the annular fluid motor tube at an angle whereby the kinetic impact of the injected fuel propels the train of pistons in one direction at sufficient speed to give gyroscopic stability to the ship. A fuel outlet port is provided in the annular fluid motor tube above each engine to supply fuel from the annular fluid motor to the jet engines. Each jet engine includes a combustion chamber formed inside of a ball and socket joint, a fuel inlet on one side of the ball and socket joint which provides communication between the fuel outlet from the annular fluid motor tube and the interior of the combustion chamber, and a jet discharge nozzle provided on the side of the ball and socket joint opposite the fuel inlet.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter A. Richard
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:51
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C29/00; B64C29/0008; B64C29/0041; B64C29/0075; B64C39/00; B64C39/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A flying ship comprising a hollow saucer-shaped body, plural jet engines for lifting and propelling said ship, an annular fluid motor tube concentrically mounted within said saucer-shaped body, an endless train of spaced pistons slidably mounted within said annular fluid motor tube, injection means for injecting high pressure jets of fuel into said fluid motor tube behind said pistons to cause sliding movement of said train of pistons in one direction within said tube, plural fuel outlet means from said fluid motor tube for conducting fuel from said fluid motor tube to said jet engines, jet mounting means for adjustably mounting each of said jet engines to said body beneath said annular fluid motor tube, each of said jet engines having fuel inlet means in communication with one of said plural fuel outlet means from said fluid motor tube, and control means for varying the direction of fluid thrust produced by said engines, said endless train of pistons when moved by said high pressure fuel jets providing gyroscopic action to stabilize said flying ship in flight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A flying ship comprising a hollow saucer-shaped body, plural jet engines for lifting and propelling said ship, an annular fluid motor tube concentrically mounted within said saucer-shaped body, an endless train of spaced pistons slidably mounted within said annular fluid motor tube, injection means for injecting high pressure jets of fuel into said fluid motor tube behind said pistons to cause sliding movement of said train of pistons in one direction within said tube, plural fuel outlet means from said fluid motor tube for conducting fuel from said fluid motor tube to said jet engines, jet mounting means for adjustably mounting each of said jet engines to said body beneath said annular fluid motor tube, each of said jet engines having fuel inlet means in communication with one of said plural fuel outlet means from said fluid motor tube, and control means for varying the direction of fluid thrust produced by said engines, said endless train of pistons when moved by said high pressure fuel jets providing gyroscopic action to stabilize said flying ship in flight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
76 words
The flying ship according to claim 1 wherein each of the pistons of said endless train has a permanent magnet core, electric generator coil means encircling said annular fluid motor tube for the generation of an electric current within said coil means in response to the passage of said train of pistons through said tube and encircling generator coil means, and load means in circuit with said electric generator coil means for utilizing said electric current.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The flying ship according to claim 2 together with a storage battery, and charging means in circuit with said generator coil means and said storage battery for charging said battery.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
189 words
The flying ship according to claim 1 wherein each of said jet engines comprises a ball and socket joint and a jet nozzle projecting from said ball and socket joint, said ball and socket joint including a hollow outer ball socket, and a hollow inner ball having sliding bearing contact within said outer ball socket, said outer ball socket having an open cylindrical stem projecting radially outwardly therefrom and having an opening in its side oppposite said cylindrical stem, said inner ball having openings on opposite sides to provide a fluid passage therethrough, said jet nozzle being connected with said inner ball about one of said openings of said inner ball and projecting outwardly therefrom through the opening in said outer ball socket which is opposite said stem, said inner ball and said outer ball sockets forming the combustion chamber of said jet engine, and said hollow stem providing the fuel inlet means in communication with the combustion chamber, and one way valve means provided in said cylindrical stem to permit fluid flow through the cylindrical stem into said combustion chamber while preventing fluid flow in the opposite direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
99 words
The flying ship according to claim 4 wherein said jet mounting means for each of said jet engines includes rigid support means mounted beneath one of the plural fuel outlet means from said annular fluid motor tube; a rotary bearing carried by said rigid support means, said rotary bearing including an outer race affixed to said rigid support means, and an inner race affixed concentrically to said cylindrical stem of said outer ball socket, said inner race being rotatably supported within said outer race whereby said outer ball socket may be rotated about the axis of said cylindrical stem.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
The flying ship according to claim 5 wherein said jet mounting means further includes a thrust brace extending downwardly from said body into contact with the outer surface of said outer ball socket, said thrust brace having an arcuate bearing portion partially encircling said outer ball socket, and antifriction bearing means interposed between said arcuate bearing portion and said outer ball socket to permit rotation of said outer ball socket relative to said thrust brace.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The flying ship according to claim 4 wherein said nozzle of each of said jet engines has a discharge end remote from said inner ball, and a wink valve mounted in said discharge end for opening and closing said nozzle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The flying ship according to claim 4 together with a separate air duct for each of said jet engines, each of said air ducts having an air intake louver mounted in the upper surface of said flying ship above one of said jet engines and an outlet communicating with the fuel inlet means of said jet engine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The flying ship according to claim 8 wherein said annular fluid motor tube passes through each of said air ducts forming a barrier which causes air flow flowing through the duct to divide and pass on opposite sides of said annular fluid motor tube.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
100 words
The flying ship according to claim 4 wherein said one-way valve means comprises a pair of axially spaced parallel disks mounted transversely within said cylindrical stem of said outer ball socket, at least one valve passage through each of said spaced disks, and a valve closure element for each of said valve passages, each valve element being mounted to close an associated valve passage when the pressure on the side of the disk closest to the combustion chamber exceeds the pressure on the opposite side of the disk, and to open an associated valve element when the pressure is reversed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The flying ship according to claim 10 wherein the space between said spaced disks provides an air fuel mixing chamber, and a fuel inlet duct projects through the outer most of said disks to inject fuel into said air fuel mixing chamber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The flying ship according to claim 10 wherein said valve elements are flap valves pivotally mounted on the side of an associated disk closest to said combustion chamber to swing toward and away from the disk on which it is mounted.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-05-16 | 1980-11-15 | 1981-05-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-05-16 | 1984-11-15 | 1985-05-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-05-16 | 1988-11-15 | 1989-05-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |