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To: the OlLine Rebel

No prob. I also explained below that part of the balloon was flat, meaning it wasnt even fill near capacity. The video showed the saucer slowly spin and you could see a nice flat sheet of the mylar canopy flapping around and behind the rest of the balloon. This thing was designed to lift no more than 8-15 lbs total in equipment. I have no idea what he was going to use it for, but it could certainly lift a small GPS unit, digital camera, altimeter, etc. Small stuff to take measurements and stuff. Not a 40 pound payload,let alone how much the canopy and balloon weighed.


1,676 posted on 10/15/2009 7:26:48 PM PDT by socialismislost
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To: socialismislost

I’m well aware of the “flat” (i.e., deflated) part, but in the beginning it was not that deflated.


1,699 posted on 10/15/2009 8:17:03 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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