Gliding submersible transport system
First Claim
1. A submersible glider comprising:
- a hull having a bow and a stern; and
a first generally planar lifting surface disposed toward the stern, the first lifting surface having a pair of generally planar stabilizer surfaces extending generally perpendicular to a plane of the first lifting surface from ends of the first lifting surface.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a gliding submersible transport system. Exemplary submersible gliders have wings capable of providing sufficiently high lift-to-drag ratios such that the submersible gliders of may be used for transporting large volumes of military or commercial hardware, equipment, personnel, or the like. According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a submersible glider has a step-wise glider range. The glider includes a substantially cylindrical hull having a bow and a stern. A generally planar lifting surface is disposed toward the stern. The lifting surface has a pair of generally planar stabilizer surfaces that extend generally perpendicular to a plane of the lifting surface from ends of the lifting surface. A nose cone and at least one steering device are disposed toward the bow.
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63 Claims
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1. A submersible glider comprising:
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a hull having a bow and a stern; and
a first generally planar lifting surface disposed toward the stern, the first lifting surface having a pair of generally planar stabilizer surfaces extending generally perpendicular to a plane of the first lifting surface from ends of the first lifting surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 45)
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26. A submersible glider having a step-wise glider range, the glider comprising:
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a substantially cylindrical hull having a bow and a stern;
a first generally planar lifting surface disposed toward the stern, the first lifting surface having a pair of generally planar stabilizer surfaces extending generally perpendicular to a plane of the first lifting surface from ends of the first lifting surface;
a nose cone disposed at the bow; and
at least one steering device disposed toward the bow. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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46. A submersible glider comprising:
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a wave-piercing hull having a bow and a stern;
a generally planar surface substantially disposed toward the stern, the generally planar surface having a pair of generally planar stabilizer surfaces extending generally perpendicular to a plane of the generally planar surface from ends of the generally planar surface; and
a pair of lifting skis disposed on the pair of stabilizer surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A marine transport system comprising:
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a submersible glider having a step-wise glider range; and
a surfaced glider having a towing mechanism configured to reel in and reel out from the surfaced glider a towline that is connectable to the submersible glider. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63)
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