High-altitude platform

A high platform (english high altitude platform ( station), HAP (S)) is a generic term for quasi-stationary, unmanned flying objects at high altitude.

The height of platform can be used for monitoring (traffic, event, weather permitting) or with an equivalent amount even be used for mobile communications without the known satellite delay.

Currently (2004), all projects under development or in experimental stage. As vehicle systems, aircraft or airships are to be used.

  • ARC - Airborne Relay Communications / USA based: blimp ( Derived from captive balloons )
  • HLW - High altidude Airship, Lockheed Martin (USA), base: Solar Airship
  • HALE - High altidude Long Endurance (then DASA ) based on an inflatable airship (see also MALE ( Medium Altitude ) )
  • SkyDragon ( Germany ) - TAO Group, Base: Link airship flight of the first prototype in 2002
  • SPA - Stratospheric Platform Airship (NLA / Japan) base: keel airship project of the Japanese Science Authority and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
  • Skystation - (USA), base: blimp
  • StratSat - ( United Kingdom) - Advanced Technology Group ( ATG), base: blimp
  • HALO - High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft
  • Proteus manned high-altitude aircraft / USA
  • CHHAPP - Composite Hull High Altitude Powered Platform ( USA): family of military and scientific altitude airships. HiSentinel, Southwest Research Institute / USA, in cooperation with U.S. military ( CHHAPP project), base: unmanned blimp, 44.5 m long, reached on 8 November 2005 a cruising altitude of 22 555 m (74 000 ft ). Fires limp and gets its shape only with the expanding gas.
  • Unmanned Air Vehicle
  • Experimental aircraft
  • Aircraft project
  • Airship
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