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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Stephen Heppe, Hood River, OR (US);
Stephen Heppe, Hood River, OR (US);
STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIPS, LLC, Hood River, OR (US);
Abstract
In one example, a long endurance airship system includes a first combined airship with a payload airship and a first logistics airship. The first combined airship is configured for stationkeeping at a predetermined station during meteorological conditions with wind speeds below a predetermined threshold. The airship system also includes a second combined airship which is a reconfiguration of the first combined airship and includes the payload airship and a second logistics airship. The second combined airship is configured for stationkeeping at the predetermined station in all meteorological conditions, including meteorological conditions with wind speeds above the predetermined threshold.