[ExI] StratoSolar

[Keith Henson]

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> On 10/11/2010 5:10 PM, Keith Henson wrote:
>>
>> The concentrated sunlight gets to the ground via a hollow light pipe
>> lined with highly reflective prismatic plastic.
>
> Interesting idea, although it does seem pretty brittle/fragile/breakable
> under simple assault.

It's 30 meters in diameter and made of the same kind of plastic on the
outside as the roof at the Denver Airport.  The current design has 93
square inches of steel wire in it.  A fighter jet would ruin it (and
the jet) but it is not fragile.

Keith

> Maybe call the light pipes "lipes" for short?
>
> Damien Broderick
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