HELICOPTER-AEROSTAT COMPLEX Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: complex flying vehicles consisting of helicopter and aerostat. SUBSTANCE: complex includes helicopter 1 and aerostat 3 connected with rope 4. Helicopter 1 is provided with non-rotating tube arranged inside shaft 2 of main rotor 2; power rod transmitting force from rope 4 is located inside tube and is connected with rope by means of hinge; its lower end is connected with external store unit or with fuselage when there is no external store through attachment truss. Such construction doubles the cargo carried by external store without practically strengthening the fuselage of helicopter, makes it possible to use helicopter for mooring the aerostat and to balance helicopter without increase of expanses in flight; it also provides for emergency separation of aerostat from helicopter and reduces consumption of fuel as compared with single helicopter. EFFECT: facilitated manufacture and enhanced reliability and operational and economical efficiency. 6 cl, 6 dwg