A vehicle (100, 200), comprising: a first lift device capable of providing hydrostatic buoyancy, the first lift device being an envelope (102, 202) configured to hold a gas that is capable of providing displacement buoyancy to the vehicle; a second lift device comprising first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) capable of providing dynamic lift through movement of the vehicle, the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) each having a respective thrust generation device coupled thereto and each of the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) configured to individually rotate about a lateral axis of the envelope independently of the other of the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) or to rotate together about the lateral axis of the envelope; a compartment (108, 208) attached to the envelope (102, 202), the compartment (108, 208) having the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) attached to the compartment (108, 208) on opposing sides and not to the envelope (102, 202); the vehicle (100, 200) characterised in further comprising: a tail boom (110, 210) extending aft from the compartment (108, 208); a horizontal stabilizer (114, 224) at an aftward end of the tail boom (110, 210) and having free ends (116,) with first (118, 226) and second vertical stabilizers (120, 226) projecting upward from the respective free ends of the horizontal stabilizer (114, 224); and a pair of support struts (132, 134, 222) extending from the tail boom (110, 210) and attached to the first lift device (210, 202). a first lift device capable of providing hydrostatic buoyancy, the first lift device being an envelope (102, 202) configured to hold a gas that is capable of providing displacement buoyancy to the vehicle; a second lift device comprising first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) capable of providing dynamic lift through movement of the vehicle, the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) each having a respective thrust generation device coupled thereto and each of the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) configured to individually rotate about a lateral axis of the envelope independently of the other of the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) or to rotate together about the lateral axis of the envelope; a compartment (108, 208) attached to the envelope (102, 202), the compartment (108, 208) having the first (104, 212) and second wings (106, 214) attached to the compartment (108, 208) on opposing sides and not to the envelope (102, 202); the vehicle (100, 200) characterised in further comprising: a tail boom (110, 210) extending aft from the compartment (108, 208); a horizontal stabilizer (114, 224) at an aftward end of the tail boom (110, 210) and having free ends (116,) with first (118, 226) and second vertical stabilizers (120, 226) projecting upward from the respective free ends of the horizontal stabilizer (114, 224); and a pair of support struts (132, 134, 222) extending from the tail boom (110, 210) and attached to the first lift device (210, 202). a tail boom (110, 210) extending aft from the compartment (108, 208); a horizontal stabilizer (114, 224) at an aftward end of the tail boom (110, 210) and having free ends (116,) with first (118, 226) and second vertical stabilizers (120, 226) projecting upward from the respective free ends of the horizontal stabilizer (114, 224); and a pair of support struts (132, 134, 222) extending from the tail boom (110, 210) and attached to the first lift device (210, 202).