High Altitude Aerostat, Zeppelin, Blimp, Airship with External Autonomous Balloon, Ballonets and System for Air Buoyancy Control

摘要

A high altitude aerostat with external autonomous ballonets is disclosed. The invention being comprised of rigid, semi rigid and nonrigid airships of varying sizes, filled with lift gas and being able to traverse the stratosphere and the lower mesosphere. Said airship being controlled remotely or on board and having rotating thrusters powered by solar panels affixed to the envelope sides. In the stratosphere, the rigid aerostat withstands turbulence during travel. In the lower mesosphere, onboard microcontrollers and processors have the ability to deploy and charge said external ballonets with lift gas. An onboard compressor vents said ballonets and stores gas inside onboard bottles. An additional remotely-controlled satellite aerostat can link up with said airship and provide additional compressor capabilities in lower pressure elevations. The aforementioned invention can be utilized as a long-term surveillance and reconnaissance platform or provide a means for human and cargo transportation and storage.