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Leaking is a harder problem, I don't see any way around it other than using hot air or having some sort of autonomous in-flight refueling. As for the wind, I vo

Leaking is a harder problem, I don't see any way around it other than using hot air or having some sort of autonomous in-flight refueling. As for the wind, I vote that it shouldn't matter, as long as it doesn't get stuck in a downdraft that crashes it, or an updraft that brings it above its operational ceiling, then lat/long shouldn't matter too much as long as there's enough of them. This is supposed to be a backup in case TPB gets shut down, some sort of mass backup distribution. On average, the airborne servers should be available once in a while. But you're right, there's massive problems any persistent airborne presence.

ars 15y ago
> then lat/long shouldn't matter too much as long as there's enough of them So you are suggesting let them move randomly yes? Well if you assume a 10km range you would need 1.62 million of these to cover the earth, and since they would probably bunch up due to wind, you'd need even more of them. And why do you assume they won't be stuck in up or downdrafts? Earth's air pressure varies constantly, so a truly neutral position is impossible. But even if you managed it, the slightest breeze would move it easily - meaning they would constantly crash to the ground or go too high and pop.