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Ballooning: Introduc) On To Aeronau) Cal Engineering
Ballooning: Introduc) On To Aeronau) Cal Engineering
Introduc)on
to
Aeronau)cal
Engineering
Prof.
dr.
ir.
Jacco
Hoekstra
? ? ?
Solid
fuel
Liquid
fuel
rocket
rocket
Solid
propellant
Fuel
He
Oxidizer
Nozzle
Three
principles
of
flight
Float
on
air
by
Push
air
down
Push
something
being
lighter
else
down
Solid
fuel
Liquid
fuel
rocket
rocket
Solid
propellant
Fuel
He
Oxidizer
Nozzle
KongMing
lantern
Advantages:
-‐ Efficient,
if
staRonary
-‐ Can
go
very
high
Disadvantages:
-‐ Slow
-‐ High
drag
A.
Malone
-‐
CC
-‐
BY
AerostaLcs
-‐ Which
type
of
balloon
provides
more
liZ:
helium
or
hot
air?
-‐ How
many
helium-‐filled
party
balloons
can
you
safely
carry
without
becoming
airborne?
-‐ How
does
a
balloon
feel
a
liZ
force
if
there
is
an
equilibrium
of
forces
all
across
the
surface?
-‐ What
alRtude
can
you
reach
with
a
balloon?
p ⋅V = n ⋅ℜ ⋅ T
ℜ
Ballooning