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Model aircraft airbags
I'm surprised it hasn't been posted already. Seriously, look at all of this external airbag prior art! | |
When learning to fly a radio-controlled aircraft, you will
likely crash quite a bit, which can damage
your model. They're generally easy to repair, but what if
you didn't need to?
I suggest adding a simple airbag to be activated
immediately before crashing. It would be just a simple
lightweight
plastic bag packed into a compartment at a
strategic location on the airframe, connected
to, say, a 12-gram CO2 cartridge, with a solenoid valve
in between. Many model aircraft are easily
capable of carrying such a mass. When a crash is
imminent, it inflates, cushioning both the aircraft and
whatever it collides with.
On an airplane with a pusher propeller, the setup is easy:
just put it in the nose. With a tractor
configuration, it would be more difficult and would have
to be up to the designer/builder of the plane.
Maybe the motor could retract, or the airbag could be
reinforced against propeller damage, or it could
expand around the propeller. Helicopters and
multicopters are more difficult stillperhaps detach the
rotor(s) immediately prior to airbag deployment? And the
airbag would need to cover all sides of a
helicopter/multicopter, because they're far more likely
than airplanes to crash in random orientations
and directions.
Deployment could be manual via a button or switch on
the transmitter, and/or triggered by proximity
sensors on the model, to detect uncontrolled (i.e. not a
deliberate landing) approach to obstacles or
terrain.
Could also act as a flotation device in case of a crash
into water, if your aircraft isn't buoyant enough
on its own, triggered by water contact.
External airbags for car, against rear-end collisions
Bumper Airbags Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for fighting vehicle, against HEAT warheads
airbag active armor Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for car, against wild animals
Deer puncher Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human body, that of an extreme sporter
Personal airbag vest Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human body, that of an elderly person
Air Bag Suit Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for car, against side collisions
Exterior airbags Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human body, that of [Alterother]
Motorcycle airbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human head, activated by technological precognition
Peril Sensitive Airbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for human body, drunk
AirBagz(tm) for Clothing Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for bus wing mirrors
Soft wing mirrors Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human body, waist-mounted
Airbag Fanny Pack Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for collapsed bridge, providing both cushioning and flotation
Bridge Airbags Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for mobile phone, Amazon version
https://www.google....tents/US20110194230 Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for mobile phone, Honda version
https://www.youtube...watch?v=t_l_8r7NgJ4 Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for car, providing flotation
Car flotation airbag system Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for laptop screen, against fists
Computer Airbags Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for human body, riding a motorcycle
Bikers Glove Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human crotch, against dog paws
Dogproof trousers with airbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for staircase, to protect fallers
Stairbags Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for Mars lander, providing landing cushioning
https://en.wikipedi...descent_and_landing Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for Mars rovers, providing landing cushioning
https://en.wikipedi...ation_Rover#Airbags Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for child car seat
Exploding Infant Seat Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for human body, that of a car passenger
https://web.archive.../idea/Body_20airbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for car, providing flotation
Submerged Protection Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for car, to protect wild animals
Bunny Bag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for mobile phone of automobile driver, to accomplish something I can't understand
Car phone airbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag (and other devices) for avalanche victim
safer thrill sports Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for boat, providing flotation
SailboatAirbags Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human body, driving a car without airbags
Whoopee-Suit Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for computer monitor, against coffee
Coffee fountain airbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for broken-up airplane pieces (see [yikes!!!]'s anno)
Commercial airliner parachute system Prior art (closest yet!) [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for small car, to launch it into the air to avoid crashing (see [doctorremulac3]'s second anno)
Crash Survivable Design For Micro Cars Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag-equipped driverless cars, to cushion other vehicles' collisions (see [Vernon]'s anno)
Driverless Car Buffer Vehicles Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag-equipped remotely driven cars, to cushion main vehicle's collisions
EV BumperSafetyCar Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for intact (but not model) airplane
External Airbags Prior art (even closer!) [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for ballistic bird's-eye-view camera, to cushion landing, triggered by acoustic rangefinder
Eyes in the sky for the regular guy Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for mobile phone, to provide cushioning and act as a footbag
Hacky Sack Cell Phone Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for laptop computer
Laptop Airbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for human body, falling from aircraft
Layman's Parachute Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for human body, that of an elderly person
https://wayback.arc...idea/PersonalAirbag Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for mobile phone and human body distracted from surroundings thereby
Safety Cellphone Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for human head, part of the hat that caused the collision in the first place
Side_20Scanning_20(...d_20Detection_20Hat Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbags for car
Standardized bumper cars Prior art [notexactly, Feb 10 2016]
External airbag for car, to save pedestrians
Switl external airbag Posterior art (my own) [notexactly, Mar 20 2020]
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