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Old June 8th 08, 11:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.balloon,rec.aviation.piloting,rec.aviation.military,sci.space.history,alt.astronomy
Keith Willshaw[_3_]
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Default Venus Airships / by Brad Guth


"More_Flaps" wrote in message
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On Jun 9, 4:50 am, BradGuth wrote:
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What is it about the rigid composite airship idea of such applied
technology that's over your DARPA head?


I'd like you to explain how you make a rigid shell light enought.
Remember increased atmosphere density also implies increased pressure.


Whilst hating to appear to support anything the Guthbot posts
I feel it necessary to point out that this is a red herring. As
long as you equalise pressures inside and outside the envelope
there is no reason for the shell to be any heavier than for a
terrestial airship.

The boiling sulphuric acid rain storms are another matter however.

Keith