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VariaLift Airships
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INFLATED ENVELOPE
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THE GRAF ZEPPELIN
THE MODERN ZEPPELIN NT
(1) WATER BALAST REQUIRED (2) MOORING MAST REQUIRED (3) NEUTRAL BUOYANCY AT ALL TIMES (4) LIFT GAS HYDROGEN ** (5) LARGE GROUND CREW **
(1) WATER BALAST REQUIRED (2) MOORING MAST REQUIRED (3) NEUTRAL BUOYANCY AT ALL TIMES (4) LIFT GAS HELIUM ** (5) SEVERAL GROUND CREW REQUIRED (6) CONSTANT ENVELOP PRESSURE REQUIRED ** (7) ENGINES ROTATE 90 deg TO LAND **
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VARIALIFT A NEW HORIZON VARIABLE LIFT WITH CONTROLLED
BOUYANCY AIR TRANSPORT
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Aircraft Design Centre
Cranfield University
An independent centre for research, design and consultancy applied to the development and application of aircraft, aerospace technologies and life cycle, operational and environmental issues. A comprehensive capability for the cost effective design and evaluation of technology including demonstrators for risk reduction.
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HISTORY SHOWS THAT TO CARRY HEAVY LOADS OVER LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND DISTANCE
A STRONG ROBUST VEHICLE IS REQUIRED
AS DEMONSTRATED:
SHIPS AT SEA RAIL TRAVEL AEROPLANES
ALL THE VEHICLES USED HAVE ENDED UP BEING MANUFACTURED FROM VARIOUS METALS
NOW WITH VARIABLE BOUYANCY ITS THE AIRSHIP
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ALUMINIUM IS IDEAL FOR CONTAINING HELIUM MINIMUM LOSS OF HELIUM
LONG WORKING LIFE
REPAIR AWAY FROM BASE
WELD WITH MIG OR TIG
RECYCLE AFTER A LONG LIFE SPAN
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RECEIVER TANKS
MAIN LIFT TANK AND STRUCTURE
DIAPHRAGM
LINE DRAWING SHOWING A BASIC LAYOUT OF A VARIABLE LIFT UNIT
VARIALIFT AIRSHIPS WILL HAVE MULTIPLE VARIALIFT UNITS DOWN THEIR LENGTH
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VARIALIFT AIRSHIPS PLC
THE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR Construction now completed
PROTECTED BY
USA PATENT No 7568656 EUROPEAN PATENT No 1591356 HONG KONG PATENT No HK 1083614
VariaLift Airships
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THIS VARIALIFT SECTION CONTAINS 3 VARIABLE LIFT UNITS
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3D Modelling by Ross McAleenan Email:[email protected]
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The Workhorse in Heavy lift
Cargo Airships
All Aluminium Low cost Green
Varialift Airships PLC A name forged from variable
buoyancy and heavy lift 1 LABURNUM STREET, WOLLASTON, STOURBRIDGE, WEST MIDLANDS, DY84NX ,
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VariaLift Airships