Development of Hybrid Flight System of Balloon and Drone 'Barone'

Abstract

I propose development of a hybrid flight system ‘Barone’, which is combined a balloon with a drone. Barone can be expected as a flight system that combines the advantages of both the stability of the balloon and the good operability of the drone. In addition, Barone can be applied not only as a new flight system, but also for short-term microgravity experiments, air launch to orbit, exploration of the planet with atmosphere. Particularly, Barone can be expected to play an important role in the life exploration on Mars.