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Wind stress? Don't be silly. When has wind stress ever been a problem for a suspension bridge?
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Does that mass include the containment and support structure for the balloon itself?
Surface area is 895844 m², Dycron weights 4 ounces per sailsmakers yard, or 0.171 kg per m². 153458 kg, so additional 38365 m³ required, supports should also be relatively light. Quite negligible compared to, for instance, cars weight.