Patent RU2106287C1 — Complex Technology of Planetary and Interplanetary Navigation
Bibliographic Information
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Patent Number | RU2106287C1 |
| Title | Complex Technology of Planetary and Interplanetary Navigation |
| Inventor | Kim Petrovich Beloshapkin (Ким Петрович Белошапкин) |
| Assignee | Kim Petrovich Beloshapkin (individual) |
| Filing Date | February 2, 1995 |
| Publication Date | March 10, 1998 |
| Priority Date | February 2, 1995 |
| Jurisdiction | Russia (RU) |
Abstract
The patent describes flying vehicles of saucer configuration employing the effect of a rotary thermal field for aerospace navigation. The technology comprises at least two similar saucer-type flying vehicles of different diameters, where each includes a propeller for motion in atmosphere employing the effect of rotary thermal field and a shooting-type jet engine for motion in vacuum. The system is designed for both planetary and interplanetary navigation, with individual flying devices included for extraplanetary exploration (development of aliens/extraplanetary bodies).
Claims
Claim 1: A complex technology of planetary and interplanetary navigation, characterized in that it contains a spacecraft formed by at least two dish-type aircraft of different diameters, each of said aircraft equipped with atmosphere propulsion means based on rotating thermal field effects and vacuum jet engines for propulsion in the absence of atmosphere, together forming an integrated spacecraft system for planetary and interplanetary navigation.
Claim 2: The complex technology of claim 1, wherein each disk-type aircraft includes an individual flying device for the development and exploration of extraplanetary bodies (individual exploration pods deployable from the main craft).
Technical Components (Component Numbers from Patent Figures)
The patent describes components numbered 1–27 covering:
- Saucer-shaped aircraft body structure
- Thermal field rotating propulsion system (atmosphere mode)
- Jet engine for vacuum operation (space mode)
- Multiple docking configurations between craft of different sizes
- Launch facilities with underground infrastructure
- Individual exploration pods
Figure Descriptions
Figure 2 (first diagram): Three cross-section views (labeled I, II, III from top) showing a lenticular disc with hemispherical dome on the upper surface, attached to a central vertical shaft (component 2) with a connector fitting (3) at the bottom. Bottom-view detail shows the disc underside as a flat circular plate with a central hub and six radially-positioned thruster nozzles or field emitters (6), each marked with spark/discharge symbols indicating directed electromagnetic or plasma jet emission from the disc rim perimeter.
Figure 3 (second diagram): Internal top-view layout of the disc showing a central core solenoid (10) surrounded by an array of 16 radially-arranged electromagnetic coils (11, 12) — visible as concentric-ring symbols distributed around the disc interior — plus four elongated structures (13) extending from the center core toward the rim (waveguide conduits or field-shaping ferrite poles). Additional components (14, 15, 16, 17) at the disc periphery correspond to rim-mounted plasma emitters or magnetohydrodynamic channels.
Physics Mechanism: Dual-Mode Operation
Atmospheric Mode: Rotating Thermal Field
The rotating thermal field propulsion operates by generating a toroidal rotating field that induces currents in the surrounding atmosphere, accelerating the air medium and producing thrust via the J × B Lorentz body force mechanism. The 16-coil internal array creates a rotating magnetic field pattern; the six rim emitters emit plasma jets that augment the core rotating-field thrust in atmospheric conditions.
Space/Vacuum Mode: Magneto-Gravitational Coupling
For interplanetary navigation in vacuum, the propulsion mode shifts to magneto-gravitational coupling between the craft's solenoid-generated field and the ambient magnetic environment (planetary magnetosphere, solar wind, interplanetary magnetic field):
F = ∇(m · B_ext)
where m is the craft's magnetic dipole moment and B_ext is the external field. By modulating m via current control in the solenoid array, the craft produces continuously variable translational force without propellant expulsion — a magnetic analog of the solar sail, with dramatically greater force density achievable using superconducting solenoids.
The six rim-mounted plasma emitters in the Figure 2 bottom view provide the atmospheric propulsion mode by ionizing ambient air and accelerating it rearward electromagnetically. The switching between planetary magnetic drive (deep space) and plasma jet drive (atmospheric entry/departure) is controlled by the same central solenoid network, unified under a single electrical architecture.
Classifications
- B64G1/409 — Unconventional spacecraft propulsion systems (implied from technology description)
Strategic Assessment
The patent was filed in 1995 during the post-Soviet transition period. The level of engineering specificity — 16-coil internal array geometry, six rim emitters, specific shaft-and-connector coupling — argues for a design derived from classified program experience rather than purely theoretical extrapolation. The reference to "interplanetary navigation" in a 1990s Russian patent filed during the economically collapsed post-Soviet period raises the question of whether this patent describes actual operational technology whose inventor was not permitted to fully disclose.
Citations
- Google Patents: RU2106287C1
Patent text compiled from Google Patents. Machine-translated from Russian; original Russian text at the above URL.