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You could probably make a more conventional aircraft with a high lift wing concept that could spend most of its time gliding above the clouds. And a small elect
by thereddaikon 4y ago
You could probably make a more conventional aircraft with a high lift wing concept that could spend most of its time gliding above the clouds. And a small electric motor to provide thrust when needed. But it would mostly ride currents and glide. Given how thick the atmosphere is on Venus, you could probably get very high lift figures.
- jvanderbot 4y agoThe most likely scenario based on all the reports I've read is a variable altitude balloon (similar to Google Loon). The second most likely is a hybrid airship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_airship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_airship