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6144899 Recoverable airborne instrument platform  
The recoverable airborne instrument platform accurately determines its present position and uses this data to execute a predetermined flight plan and ultimately guide its descent to a predetermined...
5967459 Balloon with controlled parachute  
The present invention relates to a floatable aircraft such as a parachute balloon. The parachute balloon is comprised an envelope which is able to be collapsed and stored during periods of nonuse....
5931413 Aircraft  
An aircraft of the present invention has an envelope used in such an air balloon and/or airship. The aircraft can be in flated continuously to the envelope with supplying an air into the envelope...
4497272 Mastless sails  
Mastless sails for a boat or ship which comprise sails having capability for utilizing static and dynamic lift in combination with drag, gravity, and line tension to provide stability and...
4050653 Balloon  
A balloon has an airfoil-shaped member connected to its top surface. The airfoil-shaped member has a top curved skin with a plurality of parallelly-spaced partitions which form therebetween a...
4025913 Electrical field sensing and transmitting apparatus  
A pair of conductive spherical shells are carried by a balloon or other means into an electrical field which induces equal and opposite charges on the shells. Rotation of the shells causes the...
3866858 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC MAPPING APPARATUS  
Apparatus used in aerial photographic mapping comprising: an inflatable balloon; a parachute containing the balloon to control the rate of fall of an elevated balloon when same is lowered; a camera...
3744744 PARABALLOON  
A paraballoon for use as a recovery aid in finding missile carried instruts. The paraballoon will act as a radar reflective parachute for controlled descent, but converts to a balloon upon impact...
3698667 SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING TORQUE BETWEEN A BALLOON AND GONDOLA  
A balloon is connected to a stabilized gondola by a parachute having shroud lines. The top of the parachute is connected to the balloon via an active bearing having a motor driven in response to...
3679155 BALLOON AND PARACHUTE COMBINATION  
A balloon and parachute combination wherein the parachute is positioned over and around the balloon with the space therebetween being progressively smaller from the sides of the balloon and...
3670993 COMPACT HIGH CAPACITY BURNER FOR HOT AIR BALLOONS  
A burner for a hot air balloon having a conically shaped preheat coil supported by and spaced from a substantially conical shaped flame deflector. A manifold, with a plurality of radially...
3661087 FLARE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM  
The deployment of a hot air suspended flare system is enhanced by a time ay venting and destruct system. As the balloon is deployed with the aid of a drogue chute, a lanyard attached to the chute...
3630472 PROTECTION DEVICE FOR OCCUPANT OF AIRCRAFT EJECTION SEAT  
In an aircraft having an ejection seat and having a recess in its cabin defined by an overhanging wall, a collapsed bladder is arranged in the recess to provide an unobtrusive cushion for normal...
3614031 BALLOON DESTRUCT DESCENT AND RECOVERY SYSTEM  
A structure for recovering the instrument package of a high-altitude balloon by providing means for destroying a portion of the balloon, inverting the balloon and allowing the escaping gas to...
3519225 INTERNAL CHEMICAL SYSTEM FOR DECELERATOR  
3508725 PILOT AIRBORNE RECOVERY DEVICE  
3473763 DECELERATOR CANOPY AND AEROSTAT ENVELOPE  
3458161 PILOT AERIAL SURVIVAL SYSTEM  
3390851 Balloon recovery apparatus  
3372893 Air to ground descent means  
3302906 Positive destruction device for balloon  
3154268 Balloon and parachute combination  
3072367 Azimuth-stabilized balloon gondola  
3018069 Balloon flight control  
2967677 Apparatus for launching balloons  
2941750 Balloon load launching device  
2793824 Release mechanism for dropping loads from balloons  
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