aerostat
noun
aero·stat
ˈer-ō-ˌstat 
: a lighter-than-air aircraft (such as a balloon or blimp) compare aerodyne
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Jiang and his team have for years stressed that balloons offer cheap surveillance platforms able to follow motor vehicles and people, similar to the U.S. use of aerostats in Afghanistan during the war there.
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Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
China’s use of aerostats — which include free-floating balloons like the one found hovering over the United States, steerable balloons or airships, and tethered balloons — to observe its own people offers clues to the scope and ambition of a program shrouded in secrecy.
—Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
Flying continuously inside the Earth’s atmosphere requires lift though: either the buoyancy of a lighter-than-air craft such as a balloon, airship or aerostat provided by hot air or low-density gas, or lift from airflow generated by a heavier than air craft.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
An aerostat is a giant surveillance balloon.
—Annie Jacobsen, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021
The balloon itself, to Belarusian officials, looked like a drifting aerostat or sounding balloon from Poland, and were too hasty in shooting down the aircraft.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
The signal from an aerostat -- used as a low altitude platform station (LAPS) -- is sufficient for tasks like internet browsing and email, says World Mobile.
—Tom Page, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022
Then a tether rope was cut and the aerostat soared up at a 60 degree angle to the applause and cheers of the throng.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
The imaging system, dubbed the MX-15, attached to the underbelly of the aerostat was roughly the size of a beach ball.
—Annie Jacobsen, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021
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Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
China’s use of aerostats — which include free-floating balloons like the one found hovering over the United States, steerable balloons or airships, and tethered balloons — to observe its own people offers clues to the scope and ambition of a program shrouded in secrecy.
—Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
Flying continuously inside the Earth’s atmosphere requires lift though: either the buoyancy of a lighter-than-air craft such as a balloon, airship or aerostat provided by hot air or low-density gas, or lift from airflow generated by a heavier than air craft.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
An aerostat is a giant surveillance balloon.
—Annie Jacobsen, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021
The balloon itself, to Belarusian officials, looked like a drifting aerostat or sounding balloon from Poland, and were too hasty in shooting down the aircraft.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
The signal from an aerostat -- used as a low altitude platform station (LAPS) -- is sufficient for tasks like internet browsing and email, says World Mobile.
—Tom Page, CNN, 12 Jan. 2022
Then a tether rope was cut and the aerostat soared up at a 60 degree angle to the applause and cheers of the throng.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
The imaging system, dubbed the MX-15, attached to the underbelly of the aerostat was roughly the size of a beach ball.
—Annie Jacobsen, Wired, 20 Jan. 2021
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“Aerostat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aerostat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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