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===== Conclusion ===== | ===== Conclusion ===== | ||
- | * The setup was very easy - having large indoors space to fill made getting the mass, lift and ascent rate much easier. This is vital for these foil balloons which small error margins. | + | * The setup was very easy - having |
* The data shows that we did manage float for about 10 mins before we lost radio contact - this is great news but we'll need a further flight with a sustained float to actually prove it. | * The data shows that we did manage float for about 10 mins before we lost radio contact - this is great news but we'll need a further flight with a sustained float to actually prove it. | ||
* Low altitude flights are hard to track - its difficult to get the widespread listeners as you do need to be quite close or have a good setup. This wasn't helped this time by what was most likely an antenna problem on the payload. | * Low altitude flights are hard to track - its difficult to get the widespread listeners as you do need to be quite close or have a good setup. This wasn't helped this time by what was most likely an antenna problem on the payload. | ||
* Often we could hear the RTTY but weren' | * Often we could hear the RTTY but weren' |
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