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LOBED BALLOON [1 record]

Record 1 1979-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Astronautics
DEF

[a] type of stratospheric balloon (...) shaped like a pumpkin and made of a light leakproof plastic casing held up by a flexible structure consisting of textile straps connected together and to the poles of the balloon which are reinforced by polar caps.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Astronautique
DEF

(...) type de ballon stratosphérique, à la fois nouveau et original, [qui] a la forme d'un potiron. Il est constitué d'une enveloppe légère en matériau plastique étanche et d'une structure souple à base de sangles en matériaux textiles reliées entre elles aux pôles de ballon par des pièces polaires renforcées.

Spanish

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