Horizon's photos

GPS follow up and horizontal trajectory    

Radio-transmitted data and vertical trajectory

Film at take off     

The "Loire"  and the Wilson's bridge

In order to compare our flight path estimations with the real one, we decided to make a new try. this one occurred in April, the 15th 2008 at 7:10 pm. We aimed at measuring more parameters during the flight to study the mechanic of the flight.

The meteorological conditions seemed good  : there was not wind but there were several cumulus (Data provided by par météo France Tours...)

Phaethon took off at 7:10 pm and landed at 8:10 only 5 km from the launch site where as it was expected to land at 200 km from Tours. Actuelly a cloud disturbed the flight only 10 miniutes after the take off by hidding the balloon from the sun...

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