Paint-on Antennas for Mile-High Airships

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday July 17, 2006 @04:21PM from the body-paint-of-tomorrow dept.

Bravoc writes to tell us RTI International is reporting that a group of researchers are testing a "paint-on antenna" for high-altitude airships. From the article: "'The successful airship test flights demonstrate exciting possibilities for "paint-on" antenna technologies,' said David Myers, vice president of RTI's Engineering and Technology Unit. 'This new technology can be used to assist with hurricane disaster relief, provide enhanced security of ports and borders, perform science observation missions and improve military communications.'"

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That's one really tall airship! by techmuse · 2006-07-18 01:21 · Score: 3, Funny

Most airships are probably 100-400 feet high at most. A 1 mile high airship would be rather large... :-)

(Perhaps you meant "mile altitude airships"?)
Mile high? by crmartin · 2006-07-18 02:19 · Score: 5, Funny

Um, actually, a mile high would be a pretty low altitude airship.

Hell, here in Boulder, a mile high would be an underground airship.