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Tethered Aerostat - Dubai
Dubai
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United Arab Emirates (AE)
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kjfitz
@ 2008-07-18 16:42:09
great find!
Actually it is a Tethered Aerostat. Like a blimp but unmanned and tethered to the ground. You can see the base of the tether just to the west of the balloon.
We have a whole category of these:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/category/buildings/military-aerostat/
kjfitz
@ 2008-07-18 17:11:03
Does anyone else think that runway near the tether to the west looks a bit small. Like maybe a UAV runway?
adrbr
@ 2008-07-18 18:13:25
Yes. it is really a Tethered Aerostat.
jbottero
@ 2008-07-19 12:23:37
It could accommodate props.
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Actually it is a Tethered Aerostat. Like a blimp but unmanned and tethered to the ground. You can see the base of the tether just to the west of the balloon.
We have a whole category of these:
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/category/buildings/military-aerostat/