Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ...
by hardlianotion on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:35AM
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I think you should be able to on a wind current boundary
Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ...
by tomcam on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:47AM
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> from the point of view of the balloon it is not moving.
Mind == blown*
*Sincere, but pun intended
Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ...
by theteapot on Sunday February 05, 2023 @03:48AM
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Wind is still flowing over the balloon and able to generate a steering force.
Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ...
by Tor3 on Sunday February 05, 2023 @04:22AM
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No, as Walter said, it's moving with the wind, i.e. it has the same speed as the wind. It's only if there's a sudden gust that you would see anything flowing over the balloon.
I took part in a balloon experiment a couple of years back, essentially a weather balloon with several cameras, including one pointing upwards - we could watch (after we retrieved the cameras later) hours with footage of the balloon itself. There were various loose threads etc, and I assure you - there wasn't much movement! Occasionally there would be a little gust, when that happened the payload would swing around a little bit, but for the most part it was very quiet. Particularly at the highest altitudes.
Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ...
by theteapot on Sunday February 05, 2023 @02:23PM
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This is interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag
There is no keel on a balloon. Without a keel, one is only going downwind.