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Old 25th Apr 2019, 06:23
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Andrewgr2
 
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Stratsat had electric motors and a back up diesel. The new idea seems to be propulsion by climbing and gliding by varying buoyancy. How capable of handling strong winds this would be I would question. I can see that diurnal temperature changes could provide the main power source for propulsion during long flights but I can’t see high speeds being achieved like this.
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