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Another "Harmless" Balloon Over The US Headed East
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<blockquote data-quote="ConstitutionCowboy" data-source="post: 4222943" data-attributes="member: 745"><p>Quick Math:</p><p></p><p>The balloon was reported as being about 50 feet tall. Plug in some conservative numbers, lets say the ball of helium inside was just 40 feet in diameter. That's 33,510 cubic feet of helium, weighing about 335 pounds. </p><p></p><p>The weight of the air displaced is about 2,500 pounds. Buoyancy comes close to 2200 pounds. That leaves a lot of room for payload and balloon envelope. </p><p></p><p>I seriously doubt that 2 foot square box was empty. I'm sure it had to have a significant load. There is no telling what is inside of it. </p><p></p><p>Woody</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ConstitutionCowboy, post: 4222943, member: 745"] Quick Math: The balloon was reported as being about 50 feet tall. Plug in some conservative numbers, lets say the ball of helium inside was just 40 feet in diameter. That's 33,510 cubic feet of helium, weighing about 335 pounds. The weight of the air displaced is about 2,500 pounds. Buoyancy comes close to 2200 pounds. That leaves a lot of room for payload and balloon envelope. I seriously doubt that 2 foot square box was empty. I'm sure it had to have a significant load. There is no telling what is inside of it. Woody [/QUOTE]
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