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I bet the answer is yes, if Lighter than air (blimp) designs are allowed.

• at-fates-hands 12y ago
  Agreed. For non metric people, your proposition is calling for something to be able to transport a package around 2lbs approximately 9,000 miles. Flying below radar has its own challenges, as described here: http://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2952/can-you-actually-fly-under-the-radar http://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2952/can-you-act... Your real issue would be finding an efficient enough engine to fly that far with a few refueling points along the way, thus making the trip longer than what you're probably envisioning. This is why I'm assuming jeffasinger has proposed a blimp or some form of a blimp to get this accomplished. Yes, it can be done, but with several caveats.
  • toomuchtodo 12y ago
    If you don't care about your cross section, solar would fit the bill: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Pathfinder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Pathfinder
    • FeeTinesAMady 12y ago
      That is an impressive aircraft, but far too large and expensive for these purposes.