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With this invented aircraft, you never have a large quantity of
hydrogen nearby, thus avoiding a possible explosion. As the
hydrogen is filled, it is immediately let up with a string,
leaving the way for the next one.
In effect, after filling this long string (or line) of balloons it
has
enough lift to get you going, although it is only a single
line of balloons, similar to, and replacing the cluster-balloons.
Several lines like this could be attached to a platform.
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Brilliant! This would reduce the number of hydrogen
cluster balloon-related deaths to almost zero! |
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Hydrogen diffuses quickly even through metals. How are the balloons
topped up to give sustained lift ? |
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//Brilliant! This would reduce the number of
hydrogen cluster balloon-related deaths to almost
zero!// |
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How about lifting little tanks of hydrogen with
clusters of helium balloons? |
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Based on just the title, my first thought was that
this string of balloons could be consumed by a
specially designed airplane that could fly along a
horizontal string of balloons, sucking them into its
jet engines so it doesn't have to carry any fuel. All
that rubber and string may be an issue for the
turbines... |
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I actually thought of that idea a few years ago for a
way to power a rocket. Didn't make enough sense to
try to keep all those balloons in a straight line. |
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as the ones on top diffuse, new ones are added from below.
It automatically detaches from the top, and can be pulled
down for a refill. |
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Then you'd build it in an endless loop, with the fresh balloons going
up one side, and the diffused ones coming down the other for a refill.
Which will add weight. |
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You do realize that this is going to be un-aerodynamic as heck, if you
are trying to push it sideways. And even for free-ballooning, the top
will often be in a different wind layer than the bottom. And if the
bottom one catches fire, the flames will go straight up. |
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Balloooooooooooon. Sorry, I just wanted to do that. |
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