A photo from open sources PHOTO: aeroscraft.com American the military conducted the first tests of a new type of balloon capable of change your load capacity. Aeros held its first flight tests of the AeroScraft hybrid aircraft combining the advantages of an airplane and an airship. Creature a new vehicle that could revolutionize logistics funded by the US Department of Defense. Test passed in Tustin, California. During tests reduced The prototype of the airship did not leave the hangar during the Second World War. The purpose of the tests was to test the system for changing the lifting force at loading and unloading. Igor announced the successful completion of the tests Parsnip, head and founder of Aeros. In the cockpit was Munir Jojo Verge, company engineer and manager tests. According to him, the concern of the creators of the airship It causes the device’s ability to withstand strong winds. Apparatus will be able to take on board several times more cargo than this make modern transport aircraft, while consuming three times less fuel. Vertical take-off and landing ability will allow the use of small sites as aerodromes, and flight range will be thousands of kilometers. This hybrid the aircraft is considered due to the shape of the hull and wings, creating additional lift when driving. “Golden century “of classic airships began the 20th and first half of the 30s years last century. With a large payload and economy they had two serious drawbacks – flammable gas, hydrogen, capable of destroy the device in a few seconds, and the need for complex ballast manipulations during loading and unloading. If modern engineers managed the first flaw a long time ago, replacing hydrogen with an inert gas with helium, then solve the second problem It turned out to be much more complicated. Tremendous lift an airship without a load can get out of control and fly into stratosphere. Therefore, when loading or unloading, the team is forced to perform complex manipulations with ballast, in the quality of which commonly used water. Each kilogram removed from the board must be replaced by a liter of water, loading is accompanied by discharge water from ballast tanks. These procedures require the use of special ground equipment, and also harm the environment: used water needs to be drained somewhere. Designers “Aeroskraft” were able to solve the problem by storing helium in compressed form in special compartments. After taking the cargo on board, the airship can easily increase its lift by feeding helium into the bulk and displacing them with air. At the same time, the body of the device has a rigid design, gas pumping is controlled by a computer, and innovative lift system minimizes composition service team and the amount of ground equipment. It will allow use the device to deliver goods to non-equipped landing sites. Aeros was founded in 1987 on Ukraine Igor Pasternak. After the collapse of the USSR, an entrepreneur moved the company to the USA. Now Aeros which is the largest manufacturer of airships in the world, leading the competition for creation of a transport hybrid aircraft for The pentagon. The company’s website reports that full-size Aeroscraft will be able to lift up to 500 tons of cargo.
Eduard VORONTSOV
Water Aircraft USA
