An airship includes a capsule and an external structure attached to the capsule and extending vertically above an upper portion of the capsule. A plurality of gas balloons are secured to the external structure and hold a lighter-than-air lifting gas. The volume of lifting gas in the plurality of balloons is at least a sufficient volume to lift the airship into the stratosphere. The airship may also include a first boom and second boom that extend horizontally outward from a lower portion of the capsule. The booms each include a weight or cargo container at a far end to assist in balancing and stabilizing the airship. The number and/or the sizes of the gas balloons may be adjusted and configured to obtain the volume of lifting gas needed to lift the airship to a desired altitude above the Earth.


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A STRATOSPHERIC AIRCRAFT


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-11-14


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / B64B LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT , Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft



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