[meteorite-list] Re: Sand Dunes & Meteorites - survey by aircraft

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:33 2004
Message-ID: <20020330205828.53569.qmail_at_web10407.mail.yahoo.com>

Regarding the discussion about Remote-controlled
Meteorite-Recovery over sand dunes -
again, the technology exists, but the cost is still
keeping it impractical.

But there's a bigger problem. Here in SoCal the more
promising sand dunes are those that are Off-Limits to
off-road vehicle traffic. When you add the criteria
that you can't drive to the spot where you remotely
observed the prospective target - that you have to
"drop-down or land" to inspect the target - the
remote-controlled aircraft are less-favored over a
craft that can be controlled BY A PILOT to
float-descend-ascend and move on to the next target.

Now, in this latter case the technology DOESN'T exist,
presently. But when it does, THEN that will get my
attention.

Here is what we have available presently -
a one-man, STEERABLE (by fan) hot air balloon:

http://cameronballoons.com/1998/airships_98.htm
http://cameronballoons.com/1998/hopper_98.htm
http://cameronballoons.com/1998/index_98.htm

And here are some web sites for RC balloons & blimps:

http://www.floatograph.com/
http://www.floatograph.com/sale/1.htm
http://www.blimpcam.com/rchotairballoon/
http://www.blimpcam.com/blimphawk/
http://www.myairship.com/index.html
http://www.myairship.com/rcblimp/index.html

Add to those price tags the cost of the remote sensing
equipment, and you truly have a "rich-man's hobby
toy"! ;-) Bob V.



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Received on Sat 30 Mar 2002 03:58:28 PM PST