The "C"-Launch Technique for High-Altitude Balloons (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The "C"-Launch Technique for High-Altitude Balloons (Classic Reprint) written by Francis X. Doherty and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The "C"-Launch Technique for High-Altitude Balloons A ship at sea provides an ideal launch platform for large high altitude plastic balloons. By running with the wind a ship can create a highly desirable zero wind condition during the critical stages of balloon inflation and launch. This advantage has led to a history of balloon launches conducted at sea. As balloons and balloon payloads increased in size, however, the problem of obtaining an ap propriate launch vessel became more acute. Such a vessel required the speed and maneuverability necessary to negate wind effects, a relatively large deck area to support conventional launch techniques, and an adequate storage area for the lifting gas, flight system hardware, and balloon launch equipment. These re quirements limited ship selection to aircraft carriers, which were costly and of limited availability. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.