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I've wondered about smaller LTA vehicles being used in tactical situations where rotor-blades would prove impractical. Could a sufficiently nimble LTA vehicle m

I've wondered about smaller LTA vehicles being used in tactical situations where rotor-blades would prove impractical. Could a sufficiently nimble LTA vehicle make skyscraper or mountain rescues by navigating laterally to the rescue point? I helicopter will almost always need to have a vertical approach and rescue path because of the large rotors, but an LTA would not be restricted in that way.

alnayyir 15y ago
It'd get blown around by the wind in the mountains too much to be practical. Most LTA aircraft usually pick a general direction and "head that way", their ability to remain in a single position is limited because it would require a large number of jet powered thrusters mounted at various locations in order for it to be able to fight the wind and hold still. I don't envy the programmer that has to code the heuristics to keep a zeppelin still in the presence of 60 mph winds.