2 ea. 1000 gm. Balloons on
Single 30' Nylon Line.
5000 gms. Lift each.
Parachute #1
Ascent Cutoff #1
Acts at 283 mbs.
10 equally spaced balloons
in break.
Parachute #2
Descent Cutoff #1
Acts at 472 mbs.
Parachute #3
Parachute #4
Parachute #5
Dummy Payload
15 lbs.
Radiosonde
with antenna
Descent Cutoff #2
Acts at 370 mbs.
Parachute #6
Ballast Can #1
Descent Cutoff #3
Acts at 338 mbs.
Parachute #7
Ballast Can #2
All individual balloons on
single 15' Nylon lines and
tied onto Main Line at
20' intervals.
Flying line from Cutoff #1 to
Parachute #2 is braided for
added strength.
There is a distance of 5' between
each piece of equipment, except
the 20' between balloons on the
Main Flying Line.
The 12 balloons on the braided
line are each 350 gm. balloons
with a lift of 1550 gms. each.
BALLOON TRAIN FOR
CLUSTER FLIGHT NO.1
BETHLEHEM, PENNA.
3 APRIL 47.