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September 1st 03, 09:53 PM
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Wind deflectors on balloon?
Since a balloon is drifting with the surrounding airmass, there should
be no relative wind. So, what are the "wind deflectors" shown in the following diagram all about? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h.../html/platform ..stm 
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September 2nd 03, 03:52 AM
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Roy Smith wrote in message ...
Since a balloon is drifting with the surrounding airmass, there should be no relative wind. So, what are the "wind deflectors" shown in the following diagram all about? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h.../html/platform .stm Note the intended altitude of flight.....At those levels, the vertical height of the entire assembly will be enough that the gondola can and probably will experience slightly different wind direction and speed as the envelope. It also appears that they would be of use when/if the gondola is on the water surface. Craig C.
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