AIRSHIP TOY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airship toy with power suitable for various kinds of play by making a power part attached to the airship toy light in weight and making it rigid compatibly. SOLUTION: The airship toy 1 comprises: a balloon part 10 in which gas is enclosed; a gondola part 12 attached to the lower part of the balloon part; a hollow tubular member 14 attached through the gondola part 12; an elastic member 16 arranged inside the tubular member 14; and a propeller 18 rotatably attached to the tubular member and rotated by the restoration force of the elastic member 16. The tubular member is prepared by using a straw with bellows 28, the propeller is formed of styrol, the gondola part is formed by providing a hollow box part in which a weight for adjusting weight balance can be mounted and a support part from a sheet-like material such as paper, and the elastic member is formed of loop-like rubber. The balloon part is formed of a barrier film for improving sealing performance. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI