Gravity powered aircraft flies with no fuel

[hesham]

Hi,

http://www.gizmag.com/go/3060/

 

[Gannet]

Based on the undimensioned pictures and drawings, I do not believe there is enough volume in the pontoons to lift 1000 tons to an altitude of 100,000 feet. Why does he (Hunt) think airship are so big it is because of the volume required for aerostatic lift.

If he was to build it based on this concept drawing, it would have to be enormous and have to land in the ocean, because no airport is big enough and what if they put him in a holding pattern?

I think he is trying to lift money out of uninformed people pockets.

 

[Lauge]

Also, in the Gizmag article it is stated:
"Even better than Helium , according to Hunt, is the idea to use a vacuum-lift system in the hybrid aircraft."

Ehm....yes, it would be better, PROVIDED YOU COULD ACTUALLY BUILD A VACUUM CELL THAT DOESN'T WEIGH A FRAKKIN' TON AND A HALF!

If anyone can enlighten us (well, me, actually) as to why vacuum lift would be even remotely possible, please step forward now.

Regards & all,

Thomas L. Nielsen
Luxembourg

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Seems implausible to me. Here's the relevant patents, extracted from AIAA 2005-7346 Flight Powered by an Atmospheric Power Cycle by Robert D. Hunt

("Chairman of Hunt Aviation Corporation, Pass Christian, MS 39571 USA, Chief Scientist for Encore Clean Energy (Stock Symbol ECLN – OB), Los Angeles, CA 90210 USA and OTEC Intellectual Property Consultant to the Abell Foundation, Baltimore, MD 21202 USA")

U.S. Patent Application Number 60/572,933 titled, “Phase Change Airship, using low Pressure Steam as a Lifting Gas” dated May 20, 2004.
U.S. Patent Application Number 60/439,514 titled, “Methods and Apparatus to Generate useful Power, Refrigeration, and Heating from Harnessing the Potential Energies of Position Via the Continuous Placement or Formation of Bodies of Mass to Create Mass Differentials, Caused by the Gravitational Pull of the Earth, that Are Immediately Converted to Kinetic Energies of Motion in a Cycle” dated January 13, 2003.
U.S. Patent Application Number 60/467,525 titled, “Airship Powered by Gravity Acceleration for Transport and for the Generation of Useful Power” dated May 5, 2003.
U.S. Patent Application Number 60/484,903 titled, “Gravity Powered Aircraft via the Use of Vacuum-Lift Contained within a Cellular Matrix Airfoil” dated July 7, 2003.
U.S. Patent Application Number 60/491,108 titled, “Energy Generation via the Forces of Buoyancy and Gravity Acceleration” dated July 29, 2003.
U.S. Patent Application Number 60/491,852 titled, “Flight Can be Sustained Using the Forces of Gravity – Buoyancy and Gravity Acceleration” dated August 1, 2003.
U.S. Patent Application Number 60/532,550 titled, “Gravity Powered, Fuel-Less Glider Useful in the Air, on the Surface of the Water, or as an Underwater Sea Glider” dated December 26, 2003.
U.S. Patent Application Number 60/532,535 titled, “Gravity Powered Flight and Gravity Powered Energy Generation via a Phase Change Process” dated December 26, 2003.
International Patent Application PCT/US2004/001164 titled, “Potential Energy of Position Power Generation System and Method” dated January 13, 2004.
International Patent Application PCT/US2004/007369 titled, ”Hybrid Wind and Solar Powered Turbine; Hydro-Turbine; Air Compressor; Hydraulic Pump; Air or Hydro-Propeller, Having Pivotable Shutters on a Rotating disk” dated March 6, 2004, that claim priority to U.S. Patent 60/452,119 and U.S. Patent 60/500,362.
International Patent Application Number PCT/US/2004/015307 titled, “Air Glider or Sea Glider Alternately being Lighter than Air or Water to being Heavier than Air or Water, Having a Gas Turbine or Hydro-Turbine to Harness the Kinetic Energy of Motion Through the Air or Water and Method” dated May 5, 2004.
U. S. Patent Application Number to be received, titled, “Accelerated Magnetic Pellet Generator that Provides Self-Compression” dated April 1, 2005.

 

[Lauge]

Here's the relevant patents, extracted from AIAA 2005-7346 Flight Powered by an Atmospheric Power Cycle by Robert D. Hunt

Sadly, as we have seen all too often, the fact that something has been granted a patent is no guarantee that it actually does what it says on the box

Regards & all,

Thomas L. Nielsen
Luxembourg

 

[Tophe]

Even if it does not actually work, this is a very nice fuel-replacement dream, and a very beautiful twin-fuselage shape... ;D Thanks a lot, engineers and reporters...