High-Altitude Wind Turbine Aircraft System and Method of Use

An airborne wind farm aircraft comprising:

• a high-altitude airship having a plurality of rotor wings mounted on an exterior of opposing sides of said high-altitude airship for maintaining lift of said high-altitude airship, and a plurality of windmills mounted on said exterior of opposing sides of said high-altitude airship for capturing wind energy;
• an onboard electricity generator for converting said wind energy into electricity;
• an onboard battery storage system for storing said electricity;
• wherein said high-altitude airship having an aluminum and carbon fiber frame;
• wherein said plurality of windmills having horizontal-axis turbines and vertical-axis turbines;
• and
• further wherein said high-altitude airship is an air balloon.

A method for capturing wind energy from a high-altitude aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a high-altitude airship having a plurality of rotor wings mounted on an exterior of opposing sides of said high-altitude airship for maintaining lift of said high-altitude airship, and a plurality of windmills mounted on said exterior of opposing sides of said high-altitude airship for capturing wind energy;
• elevating said high-altitude airship to a high altitude;
• converting said wind energy into electricity with an onboard electricity generator;
• and
• storing said electricity with an onboard battery storage system, wherein said plurality of windmills having horizontal-axis turbines and vertical-axis turbines, wherein said high-altitude airship is an air balloon, and further wherein said capturing wind energy is at an altitude of between 22,000 meters and 40,000 meters.