Originally Posted by
ROC man
Wonder if its steerable?
The similar Google Loon balloons 'steered' by changing altitude to get into suitable winds. Seemed quite effective for use as a radio relay.
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Google's Project Loon uses controllable altitude superpressure balloons to achieve flights of over 300 days.["
Google Loon is now closed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon_LLC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpressure_balloon
https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/k...loon-balloons/
Last edited by jimjim1; 3rd Feb 2023 at 10:53.