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How would I go about building a 1 man helium airship?

I am currently doing a project on more "Eco friendly" pleasure flights. I do not have a budget as of course this is all on paper, but finance must be recorded. The idea is to realistically design and plan a blimp to carry 1 person for personal pleasure flights.

My concept so far is to build a stretched balloon roughly 70m3 to carry 70 kg (one medium weight person, a light weight frame and 2 motors) I think I am right in believing that 1cubic meter of helium lifts 1 kg? the balloon will be made from light weight solar panels to power the aircraft.

I have to think about this as if I were actually planning on building this, what aviation laws would I have to take into account? How much might the cost of this project escalate into? How stable would this be against winds? any other problems that you think may arise. Also how would I control the altitude without loosing gas? I would be very grateful for comments.

Thank You

I believe that if you can take-off with your feet on the ground, that this might qualify as an "ultralight" aircraft.

I think that one of the biggest problems to consider is the size of the engines. If you intend to move yourself against the wind, you will need a lot of power, because the wind will be shoving your big ole gas bag all over the place. the surface area of the balloon facing the wind would be about 20 meters squared (if it is a sphere shaped).

Good Luck

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