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Ballast-Free Airships

Ballast-Free Airships. Invented by Ukrainian-born engineer Igor Pasternak. Ballast-free technology would not have been possible without computer modeling to help scientists test different experimental solutions. Uses for Ballast-Free Airships: -Cargo Transport -Military Surveillance

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Ballast-Free Airships

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  1. Ballast-Free Airships Invented by Ukrainian-born engineer Igor Pasternak Ballast-free technology would not have been possible without computer modeling to help scientists test different experimental solutions Uses for Ballast-Free Airships: -Cargo Transport -Military Surveillance -Weather Observation -Mobile Telecommunications Platforms -Border Patrol -Emergency Relief -Luxury Tourism

  2. Why Ballast-Free Technology is Such A Big Deal: >Despite sterilization protocols, ballast water can carry organisms that are harmful to dumping sites’ ecosystems >Would reduce fuel and cargo transport costs by ~ $2.55 per metric ton >Cheaper to build than large transport planes: 1/3 the cost of a 747 and needing about 1/3 the fuel >These airships could potentially carry significant payloads across large distances without ever having to stop for refueling

  3. Sources • http://www.prism-magazine.org/summer09/briefings.cfm • http://ns.umich.edu/new/releases/6427 • http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/plan-airships-might-finally-take • http://www.gidenstam.org/FlightGear/Airships/images/fgfs-SSZero-251.jpg • http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/files/styles/article_image_large/public/images/2012/06/airship3.jpg?itok=4J4yI0M4 • http://www.popsci.com/sites/popsci.com/files/styles/article_image_large/public/images/2012/06/airship4.jpg?itok=Ot7xIjG_

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