World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[rocky301]

Proto type/strat tidbits..

"The Prototype will be 84 feet long, 68 feet wide and 50 feet tall including fins. It is about one third the size of commercial vehicle, to be constructed in 2005."

"a suspended 900 square foot section of the top of the Stratellite's superstructure. This 900 square foot sub-assembly weighs only 35 pounds."

"This 30 ft.-long support, part of a sub-assembly, weighs a total of 4.6 pounds. Weight is very important with every factor of the airship."
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/?epi-content=MULTIMEDIA_GALLERY_PUBLIC_VIEW&eid=47....
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"The full scale Stratellite will maintain a station keeping area of approximately 1 square mile while at 65,000 feet for a period of up to 500 days. If the winds aloft at that altitude remain a constant 3 mph day and night, the Stratellite will travel an equivalent of approximately 36,000 miles in that little 1 square mile area in order to maintain its' programmed GPS station keeping duties. Because of its' sheer size, even low density winds will have a profound effect on the aircraft."
http://ragingbull.lycos.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=GTEL&read=235061

"It is perfectly safe to be near because it is filled with non-flammable helium and contains no hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline."