Ultra-lightweight

Autonomous Ballooning

A New Type Design

 

 

A safer, affordable balloon system

for students,

a high-performance system for competitors

 

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Our Prototype: The Neutrino:

An inexpensive, ultra-lightweight, high-performance autonomous 2-place hot-air ballooning system.

A nascent renovatio for sport ballooning.

  • An ultra-lightweight, high-performance system (Basic Aircraft Empty Weight < 4 pounds per 1000 cubic feet)

  • No truck or trailer required, the basket floor functions as a hitch-receiver platform for the assembled system

  • Mouth-Hoop, no skirt/scoop; ultra-lightweight inflation innovations empower autonomy convenience and safety

  • Lightweight inflation fan meets the FAA's definition of a 14CFR Part 103 "Powerplant" for vectored thrust

  • The 45"x30"x40" 65lbs Basket, with composite floor and skids are laminated with UHMW; four cylinder capacity

  • Non-conductive contiguous web of nylon sheathed Kevlar load members exceeds 30,000 pounds in strength

  • Reduced travel/shipping expenses - the complete system collapses into standard sized parcels for airline travel

  • Dual-Single Bonanno Burner with LPG pressure compensation, liquid pilots and power for a 120K system

  • Extensible Aircraft Certification options (Standard, SLSA, Kit-ELSA, and/or 'Powered' Part 103 operations)

  • 1/2 the cost, 1/2 the weight - 56K =215lbs empty: 600 pound payload @ 16lbs/1000 cubic feet loading