Tethered Balloon Transport System: A Proposal.

Abstract

This report documents the impact of containerization on amphibious warfare, reviews the state of current lighter-than-air technology, traces the development of the commercial Balloon Transport System, summarizes the military development efforts at discharging containers using a balloon transport system, and makes specific recommendations for the implementation and further development of a Navy Balloon Transport Facility (NBTF) which is designed to remove containers from non-self-sustaining containerships, transport them to the shore and deposit them in staging/handling areas inside the amphibious area of operations. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA057341

Entities

People

  • William Frederick Graeter Ii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airships
  • Balloons
  • Blimps
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Freight Transportation
  • International Organizations
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Applications
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation

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