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Re:The US military is testing stratospheric balloons that ne... by DoctorOetker on Friday November 16, 2018 @10:29AM (#18469329)
my interest was piqued, but the wikipedia page is actually quite substandard compared to other articles on wikipedia: while it does explain the problem of non SPB and the requirement to have a SPB, it does not state how this is arranged for: are they literally using a much higher pressure? apart from weight issues of stronger sking, so assuming the same weight for a stronger skin, doesn't this cause the balloon to be heavier (since more gas in the same volume) such that it has a lower ceiling? or is that the design tradeoff?
Re:The US military is testing stratospheric balloons that ne... by londons_explore on Saturday November 17, 2018 @03:04AM (#18474545)
Yes - they have a much lower ceiling. But if you want controllable altitude, that's what you need.