A system for controlling yaw associated with an airship may include one or more vertical control surfaces associated with the airship, a first power source and a second power source, each configured to provide a thrust associated with the airship, and a yaw control configured to receive an input indicative of a desired yaw angle. The system may further include a controller communicatively connected to the yaw control, the one or more vertical control surfaces, and the first and second power sources. The controller may be configured to receive an output signal from the yaw control corresponding to the desired yaw angle and to generate a control signal configured to modify a state associated with at least one of the one or more vertical control surfaces, the first power source, and the second power source, such that the airship substantially attains the desired yaw angle.

A system for controlling yaw associated with an airship may include one or more vertical control surfaces associated with the airship, a first power source and a second power source, each configured to provide a thrust associated with the airship, and a yaw control configured to receive an input indicative of a desired yaw angle. The system may further include a controller communicatively connected to the yaw control, the one or more vertical control surfaces, and the first and second power sources. The controller may be configured to receive an output signal from the yaw control corresponding to the desired yaw angle and to generate a control signal configured to modify a state associated with at least one of the one or more vertical control surfaces, the first power source, and the second power source, such that the airship substantially attains the desired yaw angle.

One embodiment of a propulsion system for omnidirectional maneuverability and efficient forward flight of an airship comprising only fixed, unidirectional engines (17, 19, 20). The thrust vectors of the fixed engines (19, 20) are oriented in a way that their speeds can be chosen such that all forces acting on the airship (i.e., engine thrusts, gravity, buoyancy, wind and potentially others) are together resulting in the desired motion. In one embodiment these are four ducted fans (17) at the bow and four ducted fans (19) at the stern of the aircraft. Their thrust vectors can be decomposed into three vectors of equal length that are each parallel to one of the three axis of a cartesian coordinate system like defined in FIG. 8. In one embodiment efficient forward flight is achieved by an additional engine (20) at the stern of the airship.

An earth to space transport method, system and apparatus. The earth to space transport system can include a main body; a plurality of storage tanks disposed in an inside of the main body, the storage tanks configured to store helium; one or more electric jet propulsion turbines coupled to the main body; a first inflatable cushion disposed at a top of the main body and a second inflatable cushion disposed at a bottom of the main body; a space capsule disposed above the first inflatable cushion; a power generator; and a rotor propeller. Such an earth to space transport system may be utilized to efficiently move humans, satellites and cargo from earth to space.

An earth to space transport method, system and apparatus. The earth to space transport system can include a main body; a plurality of storage tanks disposed in an inside of the main body, the storage tanks configured to store helium; one or more electric jet propulsion turbines coupled to the main body; a first inflatable cushion disposed at a top of the main body and a second inflatable cushion disposed at a bottom of the main body; a space capsule disposed above the first inflatable cushion; a power generator; and a rotor propeller. Such an earth to space transport system may be utilized to efficiently move humans, satellites and cargo from earth to space.

The invention is a jet propulsor using gas or liquid of the environment as an operating medium (OM). The propulsor comprises eight nozzles arranged centrally symmetrically and a channel system (CS). The CS comprises eight active channels (AC) with pressure units therein to control a flow head of the OM, four intermediate channels (IC) and a central channel (CC). Each of the AC is connected by one end to one of the nozzles. All AC are pairwise connected to each other by other ends, forming four connecting nodes of the AC (ACCN). Connected to each of the ACCN by one end is one of the IC pairwise interconnected by other ends and forming two connecting nodes of the IC (ICCN). The CC is connected to the ICCN. The technical result is the reduction of unproductive energy loss in the flows of the OM in the CS and increasing its efficacy.

An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.

An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.

An inverted rocket nozzle and pump system suspended and immersed within fluid to be ejected vertically, completely enclosed within an aptly shaped depressurized vessel facilitating vertical propulsion by neutralizing resultant downward thrust and weight of said nozzle and pump system, utilizing the reaction force of fluid jets impinging upon ceiling of said enclosing vessel to induce propulsion.

An inverted rocket nozzle and pump system suspended and immersed within fluid to be ejected vertically, completely enclosed within an aptly shaped depressurized vessel facilitating vertical propulsion by neutralizing resultant downward thrust and weight of said nozzle and pump system, utilizing the reaction force of fluid jets impinging upon ceiling of said enclosing vessel to induce propulsion.