Travel On Venus

Hi,

Is anyone familiar with electrokinetic drive? There have been rumours for
years about extremely large "Lighter than Air" being tested by the US
military. My thoughts are that such craft would be extremely efficient in
the atmosphere of Venus - and it might be possible to build MASSIVE floating
habitats.

Does Venus have a magnetosphere to speak of? What protection from solar
radiation would there be at say 45kms above the surface? My understanding is
that temperature is "livable" in that region. and the pressure is still
quite high - yet still well within present day technology (re submarines).
With an absence of water ... I cant see the atmosphere being terribly
"acidic" - but maybe I am wrong on this account too...:-)

Strikes me that science has looked at Venus wrong ... its not a planet with
a highly inhospitable surface - its a planet with an extremely deep gas sea.
Any surface activity required would be performed by remote operation and
lift/transport by ballooning. Does anyone know if there are readily
available mineral deposits that require low intensity mining on the surface?

If we can float submarines in the oceans - we can float vehicles on venus.

Interested in your thoughts.

cheers.

One could envision the "water wing" concept could be a highly efficient form
of transport in the atmosphere of Venus - with its low wind speeds.
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"rAinStorms" wrote in message
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Hi,

Is anyone familiar with electrokinetic drive? There have been rumours for
years about extremely large "Lighter than Air" being tested by the US
military. My thoughts are that such craft would be extremely efficient in
the atmosphere of Venus - and it might be possible to build MASSIVE
floating
habitats.

Does Venus have a magnetosphere to speak of? What protection from solar
radiation would there be at say 45kms above the surface? My understanding
is
that temperature is "livable" in that region. and the pressure is still
quite high - yet still well within present day technology (re submarines).
With an absence of water ... I cant see the atmosphere being terribly
"acidic" - but maybe I am wrong on this account too...:-)

Strikes me that science has looked at Venus wrong ... its not a planet
with
a highly inhospitable surface - its a planet with an extremely deep gas
sea.
Any surface activity required would be performed by remote operation and
lift/transport by ballooning. Does anyone know if there are readily
available mineral deposits that require low intensity mining on the
surface?

If we can float submarines in the oceans - we can float vehicles on venus.

Interested in your thoughts.

cheers.