This report documents the impact of containerization on amphibious warfare, reviews the state of current lighter-than-air technology, traces the development of the commercial Balloon Transport System, summarizes the military development efforts at discharging containers using a balloon transport system, and makes specific recommendations for the implementation and further development of a Navy Balloon Transport Facility (NBTF) which is designed to remove containers from non-self-sustaining containerships, transport them to the shore and deposit them in staging/handling areas inside the amphibious area of operations. (Author)
Tethered Balloon Transport System: A Proposal
1978
229 pages
Report
No indication
English
Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Aircraft , Theses , Balloons , Containerizing , Transportation , Logistics , Amphibious operations , Helicopters , Logistics support , Commercial aircraft , Feasibility studies , Performance tests , Tethered balloons , NBTF(Navy Balloon Transport Facility) , Navy Balloon Transport Facility , Offloading
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