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An airship for facilitating transportation to and from one or more locations which are difficult to access or operate such as high above the ground level is disclosed. The airship can also be used in surface missions, The airship includes a cabin and a platform. The cabin is configured on a top port

An airship for facilitating transportation to and from one or more locations which are difficult to access or operate such as high above the ground level is disclosed. The airship can also be used in surface missions, The airship includes a cabin and a platform. The cabin is configured on a top portion of the airship. The platform is operatively connected to the cabin. The platform facilitates easy access to the cabin.

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1. An airship comprising: at least one balloon unit including one or more balloon chambers;one or more propellers configured to propel the balloon unit, powered by one or more motors;a cabin configured on a portion of the airship; anda platform operatively connected to the cabin which is structured

1. An airship comprising: at least one balloon unit including one or more balloon chambers;one or more propellers configured to propel the balloon unit, powered by one or more motors;a cabin configured on a portion of the airship; anda platform operatively connected to the cabin which is structured to extend from the airship during flight and which facilitates ingress and egress to the cabin during flight of the airship, wherein:the platform is rotatable at an angle with respect to the cabin by a swivel mechanism structured to rotate the platform; andthe platform is extendable to different lengths in a horizontal plane from one end of the cabin, with respect to a floor of the cabin and further comprising:a cockpit, having an upper cockpit and a lower cockpit, wherein a pilot seat is movable upward and downward between the upper cockpit and the lower cockpit, and a dash-board/control panel is rotatable/swivelable between the two positions. 2. The airship of claim 1, wherein the platform is a trifold platform. 3. The airship of claim 1, wherein the platform forms a door leading to the cabin. 4. The airship of claim 1, wherein the at least one balloon unit is two balloon units, and the cabin is provided between the two balloon units. 5. The airship of claim 4, wherein the cabin is on one or more levels, and the platform is two platforms, wherein a first platform leads to an upper level cabin and a second platform leads to a lower level cabin. 6. The airship of claim 4, wherein the cabin is provided at a same level of the two balloon units. 7. The airship of claim 4, wherein the two balloon units are connected together by a structural frame which encompasses the cabin. 8. The airship of claim 7, wherein the cabin includes one or more doors, wherein a lower door is hinge mounted to portions of the structural frame or the cabin, and when opened acts as the platform, which is extendable. 9. The airship of claim 7, wherein the platform comprises a trifold system, which unfolds upon opening of the lower door. 10. The airship of claim 4, wherein the cabin includes a passenger cabin in a front and upper half of the airship between the two air balloon units. 11. The airship of claim 10, wherein remaining portions of the cabin are structured and configured for mechanical and electrical systems and storage. 12. The airship of claim 4, wherein the one or more propellers include at least one main power plant configured for front and back thrust functions, and side or auxiliary power plants configured for steering and support functions, wherein one of: the one or more propellers are attached to the cabin; andthe one or more propellers are attached to the two air balloon units. 13. The airship of claim 1, wherein the at least one balloon are two balloons and the cabin is enclosed within a top hood and a bottom hood connecting between the two balloons, the cockpit and an opening in which the platform extends therefrom is located within the top hood. 14. The airship of claim 13, wherein the one or more propellers are provided on a top of the top hood. 15. The airship of claim 1, wherein the at least one balloon are two balloons and the cabin is enclosed within a top hood and a bottom hood connecting between the two balloons, and the cockpit and an opening in which the platform extends therefrom is located within the bottom hood. 16. The airship of claim 1, wherein: the platform is a basket-like platform. 17. An airship comprising: a first balloon unit including one or more balloon chambers;a second balloon unit including one or more balloon chambers;a structural frame connecting the first balloon unit to the second balloon unit;a cabin, operatively connected to the structural frame and positioned between the first balloon unit and the second balloon unit, at a same level thereof;at least one door hinge mounted to the structural frame or the cabin;an extendable platform that extends from the cabin to provide ingress and egress from the cabin, wherein the extendable platform is extendable to different lengths in a horizontal plane from one end of the cabin, with respect to a floor of the cabin and is structured to provide access to outside of the cabin during flight; andone or more propellers configured to propel the airship mounted to the first and second balloon unit, or the cabin anda cockpit, having an upper cockpit and a lower cockpit, wherein a pilot seat is movable upward and downward between the upper cockpit and the lower cockpit, and a dash-board/control panel is rotatable/swivelable between the two positions. 18. The airship of claim 17, wherein the platform is at least one door. 19. The airship of claim 17, wherein the at least one door is a clamshell door system, wherein a lower door of the clamshell door system acts as the extendable platform. 20. The airship of claim 17, wherein the extendable platform comprises a trifold system, which unfolds upon opening of the door. 21. The airship of claim 17, wherein the cabin includes a passenger cabin in a front, upper half of the airship and a front, bottom half of the airship between the two air balloon units, and the at least one door includes a first door that provides access to the front, upper half of the airship and a second door that provides access to the front, bottom half of the airship. 22. The airship of claim 17, wherein the extendable platform is rotatable at an angle with respect to the cabin by a swivel mechanism structured to rotate the extendable platform. 23. An airship comprising: at least one balloon unit including one or more balloon chambers;one or more propellers configured to propel the balloon unit, powered by one or more motors;a cabin configured on a portion of the airship;a platform operatively connected to the cabin which is structured to extend from the airship during flight and which facilitates ingress and egress to the cabin during flight of the airship; anda cockpit, having an upper cockpit and a lower cockpit, wherein a pilot seat is movable upward and downward between the upper cockpit and the lower cockpit, and a dash-board/control panel is rotatable/swivelable between the two positions.