Posted on 01/12/2023 2:19:28 PM PST by Ezekiel
Flight Log
Flight 39
Sol 673
Date Jan. 11, 2023
Horizontal Distance 140 m ~459 ft
Max. Altitude 10 m ~33 ft
Max. Groundspeed 4 m/s ~8.9 mph
Duration 78.7 seconds
Route of Flight Airfield Z
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Flights
39
(as of 1/11/23)
Distance Flown
7,830 meters
(~25,690 ft)
Highest Altitude
14 meters
(~46 ft)
Fastest Ground Speed
5.50 m/s
(12.3 mph)
Flight Time
~64.3 minutes
(3,860 seconds)
(Should be that the news update date is today the 12th.)
Lil’ Ginny is spinning big!
Sheila Jackson Lee:
See you on the dark side of the moon.
Pretty good for spinning your prop in only 1% atmospheres
How does it get lift with so little “air”?
I gather she's testing her new software. Apparently it works.
Ginny's rotor blades spin at 10x the rate required on earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingenuity_(helicopter)
I look forward to the next iteration.
Acceleration of gravity on Mars is only 3.7 m/s sqrd
That definitely helps.
All the rovers have under promised and over delivered. The JPL team deserves all the accolades they get.
The best expectation they were putting out there was for 5 flights over 30 days.
#40 ought to be eventful.
The number 40 has great significance throughout the Torah and the Talmud. The number 40 represents transition or change; the concept of renewal; a new beginning. The number 40 has the power to lift a spiritual state.The first flight was on Monday, April 19, 2021.. Patriots' Day. Usually noteworthy for the Boston Marathon. Boston aka "the Hub".
The hubbub [about the ability to get the helicopter to fly] *was* all about the Revolution: 2,400+ rpm.
Some funny business going on in the upper worlds. 😉
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