Although the airship is able to land and take off using solely the
power output of its engines combined with the benefits of counter
acting ailerons it has to be faced that the weather will not always
remain calm and kind to large, lightweight airship especially at low
velocity. Furthermore, it cannot be contemplated that an operational
craft would fly halfway round the world only to be forced to abandon
its mission because of extreme weather conditions that rule at the
time of arrival at the deployment zone making any craft’s stability
hard to control when attempting landing. Additionally, such
prolonged landing requires extensive amount of thrust, consumes
considerable amounts of fuel and make an extended stay of weeks, or
even months at the landing zone impossible to contemplate.
Each section is therefore fitted with a (patent pending) explosive
coiled bolt anchoring system that drives spiral anchors deep into
the surrounding terrain and tethers the airship by its belt links.
These belts and spiral anchors are, by operational necessity,
disposable, and are left behind by the craft when rapid take off is
required. Each section will be provided with multiple sets to allow
several secured landings during an operation; replacement anchors
will be required when servicing can commence after completing a
mission. It is certainly feasible that the airship can perform many
landings without using this system but having recognised the
advantages we have included it in the design as it ensures
stability, in silence, for as long as required and most assuredly
successfully combats any unforeseen weather conditions.
This
safety feature allows for total stability when unloading
even in seriously bad weather conditions, or for the
airship to remain as a shelter until the adverse
conditions have passed. It also allows, in extreme
circumstances such as having been hit by multiple
missiles and entering a bad weather front, for the
airship to put down and safely await the end of bad
conditions until it is safe to continue the journey. The
crew of the airship can use this time to effect
necessary repairs by removing the damaged segment/s and
continuing despite the bad weather to complete its
mission.
