NYU BALLOON PROJECT
HEIGHT-TIME CURVE FOR FLIGHT 5
5 JUNE 47
ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO
Launching Time: 0516:45 MST
FIG 33
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TIME (min)
3600
343 min
REUFFEL & ESSER CO. N.Y.
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INTERPRETATION #2
- Balloon burst
- 50 ft/min
- 1533 ft/min
- 5 ft/min
- 2 Balloons burst
- 8 remaining
- Data Subject to interpretation due to lack of recorders
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INTERPRETATION #1
- 122 ft/min
- 350 ft/min
- 1 Balloon burst
- Observed after burst
- 22 remaining
- 684 ft/min
- 819 ft/min
- 150 ft/min
- 5 Balloons burst
- 650 ft/min
- 13 Balloons remaining
- Sand ballast dropping
- 400 ft/min
- EXTRA POLATED
- 12 Balloons touched ground
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ALTITUDE (FT)
55000
45000
35000
25000
15000
5000
40690
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+ Lifters
- 24 Balloons
- 1 Balloon burst
- Superschek started