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What I don't get is how did the pilots not see it? Are they that hard to see, or was vision obscured? The balloon in the attached picture looks pretty large.
by rocmcd 11mo ago
What I don't get is how did the pilots not see it? Are they that hard to see, or was vision obscured? The balloon in the attached picture looks pretty large.
- dcrazy 11mo agoThe actual part they impacted seems rather small. It’s basically a 2lb sandbag with a solar panel stuck to it.
- trothamel 11mo agoI believe it was night out, so you wouldn't really have any light to illuminate it externally.
- HeyLaughingBoy 11mo agoAt normal cruise, a B737 is travelling at 700 feet/second. You're not going to have much time to do anything but go, "oh, fuck!"
- the__alchemist 11mo agoFighters can pick up balloons like this on radar, and you can see them in targeting pods (e.g. cued from the radar). You can see them with eyes if you get close, but it's not a guarantee.