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Title: Observation/interpretation system
Abstract:
An integrated all-weather observation/interpretation system in which a lighter-than-air vehicle ascends to a stationary position above the surface with a suspended gondola which carries passengers so that they can observe the surrounding area and experience a directly related interpretation program. The gondola includes a suitable observation window as well as a slide or motion-picture projection device, with audio and olfactory accompaniment, to provide a juxtaposed interpretation. The vehicle is raised, lowered and rotated through strategically placed electrically powered rotors and/or ground-based electric winches and elevation lines and/or a pantograph operating from a turntable inside the vehicle's ground nest. Screens on the ground are also provided for slide or motion-picture projection to simulate the view under weather conditions when the vehicle cannot be elevated.
Other info: Inventors: Schauffler, Peter P. (Bethesda, MD, US) Application Number: 573749 Filing Date: 1975-05-01 Publication_date: 1976-01-20 Assignee: Primary Class(es): 244/118.5 434/30, 472/60 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs:
"Cabin Seating Details of L-1011 Shown," Aviation Week, Apr. 15, 1968, pp. 40-41. | |