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[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Roadam

Well I haven't heard of that idea before. But it sure looks interesting. As far as I looked into jet streams the speeds are between 100 and 400 kmh so a big sphere could travel with quite a speed. But the acceleration would probably be extremely slow for that giant mass.

I agree slow, but again I assert slow is more than fine for most transport and by all accounts more efficient in use of fuel(s).

Originally Posted by Roadim

And Turtle, that effect is actually Magnus effect. So it would be possible to use that to steer in the wind. Not to mention it would be better to have more than 2 spheres as balloons and whole residential complex as a weight.

Thanks for the name & yes I know it is possible which is why I proposed it. Not sure about twin FBS's, but this is where maybe we all ought to start producing some simple drawings or such a matter.

Originally Posted by Roadem

As I see it, this particular project would be massive, actually one could compare it to Freedom ship. Vessel that big would move very slow and would only be able to quickly evade something with changing the attitude.

And I would rather fit a fusion reactor onto it. Just in case

Nonetheless, this way we would get a slow and expensive means of transport.

Again...there is nothing wrong with slow!!!! And no reactor , as there is everything wrong with that in regard to Pyrotex's original FBS design proposal wherin solar energy supplies all the energy.

Expensive to build initially yes, but no less so than building a hydroelectric damn for example. And getting back to the OP here, the current means of air-travel are unsustainable and helping to pollute the atmosphere in a number of ways. Considering that a lot of jet air-travel is for vacations and face-to-face business meetings that can be conducted via the internet, it's a demoralizing scenario if not criminal.