To: Red Badger
Could be an airship/dirigable rather than a ballon. The difference is an airship has a rigid outshell. Think Hindenburg.
11 posted on
02/15/2023 6:05:09 AM PST by
DugwayDuke
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To: DugwayDuke
It’s like they wanted it to operate at a lower altitude than a balloon. My guess is they track these things when they leave China.
14 posted on
02/15/2023 6:10:58 AM PST by
AppyPappy
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To: DugwayDuke; Red Badger; SunkenCiv; Liz; Lazamataz; MHGinTN; Kaslin; BenLurkin
My thought as well. Dirigible with a plastic sheet shell over a plastic (Kevlar, carbon fiber ?) frame. Drone-like motors and propellers for height control to get into favorable winds at different altitudes, and limited propulsion against the wind when needed.
30 posted on
02/15/2023 10:03:22 AM PST by
Robert A Cook PE
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To: DugwayDuke
An inflatable kiddy pool hurled into the stratosphere in a rare weather event.
31 posted on
02/15/2023 10:06:28 AM PST by
BenLurkin
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