Comments on: Landing/Retrieval http://space.1337arts.com Photographs from near-space Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:48:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jordanhttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-21915 Jordan Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:27:15 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-21915 Agreed. Agreed.

]]> By: Dochttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-11461 Doc Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:07:04 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-11461 Having a line connected to your ballon would require you to have to life that much line weight as well. Even so, it would be illegal for you to do so. (FAA regs) Here is what you do...produce as much lift/ft lbs as possible so assent is screaming fast...for decent use already deployed long streams to mark and slow it down . The faster it goes up and down, the less travel it will have laterially (ground track) doc Having a line connected to your ballon would require you to have to life that much line weight as well.
Even so, it would be illegal for you to do so. (FAA regs)

Here is what you do…produce as much lift/ft lbs as possible so assent is screaming fast…for decent use already deployed long streams to mark and slow it down .

The faster it goes up and down, the less travel it will have laterially (ground track)

doc

]]> By: erdaPhttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-6844 erdaP Wed, 19 May 2010 20:41:26 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-6844 .ouy etulas sdarG IPW .syug boJ taerG .ouy etulas sdarG IPW .syug boJ taerG

]]> By: petehttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-6396 pete Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:43:46 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-6396 guys can you tell me does the tracking software GPS work within metres or 1000 metres? guys can you tell me does the tracking software GPS work within metres or 1000 metres?

]]> By: Marcushttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-6389 Marcus Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:02:05 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-6389 WOW! Absolutely fantastic! Imagine, sending a cooler of beer to 90,000 feet and having it fall back to Earth undamaged!!! You didn't say what kind it was.. I'm so curious. WOW! Absolutely fantastic! Imagine, sending a cooler of beer to 90,000 feet and having it fall back to Earth undamaged!!! You didn’t say what kind it was.. I’m so curious.

]]> By: old greghttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-5825 old greg Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:12:32 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-5825 How far from where you launched did your equipment land? How far from where you launched did your equipment land?

]]> By: Derekhttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-5818 Derek Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:04:14 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-5818 A beer cooler filled with 20lbs of unsecured beer cans is a different story than a <4lb rigid payload. A beer cooler filled with 20lbs of unsecured beer cans is a different story than a <4lb rigid payload.

]]> By: Napoleonhttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-4#comment-5804 Napoleon Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:50:40 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-5804 FFA? I didn't realize the Future Farmers of America had any influence on Aeronautics policy ! lol FFA?

I didn’t realize the Future Farmers of America had any influence on Aeronautics policy !

lol

]]> By: Aaronhttp://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-4#comment-5413 Aaron Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:49:18 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-5413 Um, you do plan on using a gps or other locating device right? Um, you do plan on using a gps or other locating device right?

]]> By: sbm111http://space.1337arts.com/landingretrieval/comment-page-5#comment-4892 sbm111 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:41:54 +0000 http://space.1337arts.com/?page_id=98#comment-4892 Hey what sized parachute did you use to slow down the decent of the capsule? Hey what sized parachute did you use to slow down the decent of the capsule?

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