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Abstract

An aerial vehicle is described which comprises:

a first compartment for holding a lighter than air gas;a second compartment for holding atmospheric air and having an inlet and an outlet;a solar panel for converting sunlight into electricity;a compressor for pumping atmospheric air through the inlet into the second compartment;control means for controlling the pitch and yaw of the vehicle; anda controller for controlling the buoyancy of the vehicle via the compressor and the outlet such that the vehicle is either lighter than the surrounding air and rising or heavier than the surrounding air and falling, and for controlling the control means such that the rising and falling motion includes a horizontal component.

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