An airship
with oscillating wings for manned flight
Analogues
Airships with flapping wings with a drive from human muscles were
developed and successfully flied as early as 150 years ago.
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French mechanic Jean Pierre
Blanshar has begun with realization of idea
flepping flight. In 1781 it has
constructed the device which wings were set in motion effort
of hands and legs.
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According to experiences of Degen
on resistance of friction of all system 9 kgs so draft of a
counterbalance was equal only 39 kgs, that is exactly half
of weight of the device were required. After long
experiences it managed to rise under such circumstances with
the device on height of 16 meters the help of 25 impacts by
wings within 30 seconds. If these data are not exaggerated,
the result turns out amazing. Even if to assume, that
Degen could
develop for short time capacity in ½ a horsepower, from its
experiences follows, that already one horsepower would be
enough for free rise of the person.
To have an opportunity to make more free flights,
Degen
has decided to replace the counterbalance тягою the small
cylinder filled by hydrogen. By means of such "facilitated"
device it also has made rise on air at presence of enormous
crowd on November, 12th, 1808.
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In 1897 the Kharkov doctor Danilevsky has made a
balloon with flapping wings |
Unfortunately, this fact has been forgotten and all the modern
attempts to develop such airships seem much less impressive than
Blanchar, Degene and Danilivsky’s achievements.
Now,
they are again trying to develop airships with flapping wings moved
by human muscles.
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With
the use of helium and advanced materials, this success could be
developed to a wide-scale commercial realization. Moreover,
oscillating wings can increase such airships efficiency due to the
use of a number of new effects of non-linear aerohydrodynamics (KNOW
HAW).
Lift is generated by buoyancy force (lift of a shell
with helium, about 50-70 kg), as well as by aerodynamic lift of
oscillating wings (about 30-50 kg). Without wings oscillation, an
airship with a pilot would not be able to take off (it would lack
aerostatic lift). When pilot is oscillating wings, additional lift
is generated and the airship takes off from the ground. In case a
pilot stops oscillating the wings, such an airship will parachute
down with no harm to the pilot.
We offer to develop a highly exciting attraction – an airship with
oscillating wings moved by the pilot’s muscles, on the basis of our
advanced technologies and KNOW-HOW.
Purpose
Recreational
attraction for summer houses, parks, etc.
Technical
characteristics
This
aircraft
comprises
a
shell
filled
with
helium,
frame
with
the
pilot’s
seat,
oscillating
wings
and
a
drive
from
the
pilot’s
legs.
