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A [[super pressure balloon|super-pressure balloon]] suspended below a [[zero-pressure balloon]] to permit the zero-pressure balloon to survive night-time cooling without the expenditure of ballast and daytime warming without release of lifting gas.<br/> The [[lift]] decreases during ascent and decreases during descent, providing [[stability]] to the zero- pressure balloon. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 7 November 2023
A super-pressure balloon suspended below a zero-pressure balloon to permit the zero-pressure balloon to survive night-time cooling without the expenditure of ballast and daytime warming without release of lifting gas.
The lift decreases during ascent and decreases during descent, providing stability to the zero- pressure balloon.