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Mostly payload and Airborne time. Idk what is the current status of Zephyr (google search suggests 26 days?) but Loon balloons were consistently reaching 300 da
by dgnemo 4y ago
Mostly payload and Airborne time.
Idk what is the current status of Zephyr (google search suggests 26 days?) but Loon balloons were consistently reaching 300 days of airborne time.
- philipkglass 4y agoZephyr's latest flight had 64 days airborne: https://newatlas.com/aircraft/zephyr-8-mission-ends-abruptly-record-breaking-endurance-flight/ https://newatlas.com/aircraft/zephyr-8-mission-ends-abruptly... Unfortunately, it ended with a crash.
- tjmc 4y agoThanks for the link. Pretty impressive mission despite the unfortunate ending! Edit: Did it actually crash? The article says it was “brought down” but that could have still been a glide and regular landing if it lost power.