Load exchange procedure

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The load exchange process is a process that enables airships to hover and drop loads. The process was developed by CargoLifter AG and was intended in particular for use with the Airship Cargolifter CL160 .

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• The airship, which hovers about 100 m above the ground, first lowers its "loading frame" from the loading bay, while at the same time anchor ropes are unwound from the loading frame.
• The anchor ropes are then attached to the ground at anchor points. The ropes are tensioned by the airship and the winches applying a pulling force at the same time. The anchor winches then pull the loading frame onto the ground.
• Next, water ballast or a solid with the weight of the load to be transported is picked up.
• The cargo can then be unloaded on the ground.
• If no new load is picked up, the loading frame with the ballast is pulled up and locked in the airship.

In the next stage of the process, the anchor winches were to be integrated into the airship in order to reduce the logistical effort.

The load sharing method has been successful in the last balloon CargoLifter CL75 AirCrane with a 55-ton minesweeper tested.