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This airship has two ropes that are tied to the earth.
I have two scenarios:
1: Each of the two ropes has an "anchor" at the end which can be raised (the airship goes down a bit) and thrown forward to next position anywhere on earth. or...
2. There is a special "road" made out of "anchoring
stations". You release the rope from the first anchoring station and loop it onto the next. This could be done with ropes and loops or with a remotely controlled clasping device on the rope or on the anchoring station.
IMHO the idea stands it's own value, but possible added value could be frictionless transportation (less road polution), much less area needed for roads and a lot of fun chasing one when it was pulled free in a storm.
Where I live, in Israel, where everything is close to some border or other, it could even cause a nice regional stirrup, or maybe the initiative to peace (you need at least two anchors to move somewhere and the 2nd one is bound to be in the other country.)
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That's an old dream of mine: a lighter than air suitcase assistant (or market bag carrier). |
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But I'll wait for another time. I already put 3 (or 4?) ideas up in the airship section tonight. |
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I don't understand how this is better than or significantly different from an airship with props. |
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1. Much less energy. 2.You are connected to ground all the time. Good for bad weather. 3. You can always ascend decend without problem. 4. No need for large motors onboard. 5. Evolution to "legs" which take you anywhere. 6. Propulsion may be done by ground station. (pulling you in correct direction). 7. Possible improvement: static baloons hanging in path. You send out your rope which winds around next one, and pull (or are pulled). 8. Can be used as "hang gliding" sport in back of car. |
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So I climb up the rope, and climb down another one to a different point on the map? Okay... |
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Rope traffic could be a problem. |
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The amount of energy required to move the balloon is fixed and irrelevant to the type of propulsion. Certain types of propulsion are simply more efficient than others. |
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To clarify, what you've invented is an anchor-powered balloon? |
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A problem, how do you 'throw' the anchors forward? Perhaps get them swinging like a pendulum. A better method for throwing the anchors forward is that they are gliders. The anchor from the rear is hauled up, then released and glides forward as it falls. The cables used would have to be ultra light weight.
This would offer some degree of control too as you don't want to put an anchor through the roof of someones house!
I think the anchor method solves alot of problems blimps have with parking and strong headwinds for example. However, you could make the blimp a giant gliding wing and use alterations in bouyancy to either glide up or down. Now that would be an extremely efficient form of propulsion! If you combined that with the anchor method for extreme weather conditions, and use of thermals and wind currents you'd have the ultimate blimp. |
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Phoenix, one implementation of the idea is an anchor powered balloon. But another would be an elevated "monorail" type of thing, but instead of tracks on a bridge holding the car from falling, you have wires between poles, holding the balloon from flying away. Both are the same basic idea: Ground-bound balloon transportation. HTH |
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