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aerostat
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thumb|A modern aerostat used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the [[Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS)]]
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Within Vinony's link graph, aerostat is referenced by 242 other articles, and connects out to airship, balloon and aerostatics.
It sits within the topics Aerostats, Aircraft categories and Balloons (aeronautics).
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- aircraft
- Operator
- United States Navy
- Image
- Aerosail.jpg
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- opposite of
- aerodyne
- topic's main category
- Category:Aerostats
- Commons category
- Aerostats
- less than
- surroundings
- military designation
- Z
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Types
- Balloons
- Airships
- Hybrid aerostats
- Lifting gases
- Hot air
- Hydrogen
- Coal gas
- Helium
- Low-pressure gases
- Buoyancy control
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|A modern aerostat used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the [[Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS)]]
An aerostat (, via French) or lighter-than-air aircraft is an aircraft that relies on buoyancy to maintain flight. Aerostats include unpowered balloons (free-flying or tethered) and powered airships.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “aerostat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.