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.
-- pashute, Sep 23 2014

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-- pashute, Sep 23 2014


Brilliant! This would reduce the number of hydrogen cluster balloon-related deaths to almost zero!
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 23 2014


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-- pashute, Sep 23 2014


Hydrogen diffuses quickly even through metals. How are the balloons topped up to give sustained lift ?
-- 8th of 7, Sep 23 2014


//Brilliant! This would reduce the number of hydrogen cluster balloon-related deaths to almost zero!//

How about lifting little tanks of hydrogen with clusters of helium balloons?
-- doctorremulac3, Sep 23 2014


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...
-- scad mientist, Sep 24 2014


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.
-- doctorremulac3, Sep 24 2014


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.
-- pashute, Oct 01 2014


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.

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.

Balloooooooooooon. Sorry, I just wanted to do that.
-- baconbrain, Oct 01 2014


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