[balloon-makers] Update

[Kasey Schwemmer]

Hello to All,

Kelley - I have not ever skydived. I'm not sure I could make myself jump out of an airplane (or balloon!) into free-fall. I do agree with your knees being awesome shock absorbers. I"ve been looking through the site that Mark linked to: http://www.bigairparagliding.com/supair.htm and found a rig I like. It's about 2/3 down the page, its the "New 1998 Mousse-Bag" for $125. Seems just like what a ballonist would need in a hopper! It looks like I'd be able to hang the tank from the burner ring and secure it to the back of the harness. Not exactly sure about this but it seems like a good idea. Also, Mark, the padding in a trash-can basket would be an excellent idea! I'm sure I'll make it mandatory for my rig!

Mike, I remember a link someone posted a while back to Schaefer Waste-Recycling and got an info packet from them, but there is no information on how to get one of their bins. I suppose a simple call to Schaefer might help this...

Don - good idea about the fule tank mounts.. I'll look into it more. Rock climbers/paragliders harness sounds nifty too. Thanks Don and Dave.

Adam - I tried the link but nothing came up. I searched the Rubbermaid site as well but couldn't find anything similar to yours. I'll keep looking though. I'll most likely end up installing bi-directional rotary vents like you said. I dont have the know-how/knowledge to build a swivling bottom end. 

So again a big thanks to everyone for helping me out and answeing my questions. I'll keep you updated.

Kasey

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From: "Don Piccard" <private e-mail address>
To: "'Robert Kerr'" <private e-mail address>,	<private e-mail address>,	<private e-mail address>
Subject: RE: [balloon-makers] Update
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:20:59 -0500

Van Orman had nice air bags on his Gordon Bennett basket which evolved into
the modern day life raft and even the Zodiac speed boats.

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[mailto:private e-mail address] On Behalf Of Robert Kerr
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:53 AM
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Subject: RE: [balloon-makers] Update

Mark,

Talk to Alan Blount,  he designed something very close to what you are 
describing back in the mid-80's, after being involved in a mid-air incident 
that lead to him riding a streamer into the ground.  It also was part of 
what led to Barnes developing the blount window in parachutes, and a very 
unique bit of artwork on his subsequent parachutes.

Robert Kerr

At 09:59 AM 10/1/2006, K. Mark Caviezel wrote:
>http://www.rubbermaid.com/rubbermaid/product/product.jhtml?prodId=HPProd100
7
> > 03#
> >>>>>>>>>>this one gets my vote, with the black one
>and a suitable envelope your balloon could become the
>military's "Stealth Balloon", although heat seeking
>missles would find it in a snap and the burner flame
>is a pretty big telegrapher of your position.    Just
>smal details that a multi-billion military aircraft
>development contract could solve for sure.
>
>
>On a more serious note, every hard landing I make
>makes me want to look into inflatable landing bags
>and/or styrofoam panels to make slam-bam landings more
>comfortable.
>
>I think a trash can solo basket would be a great test
>bed for adapting something like a paraglider pilot's
>"air protector (#7 in the drawing)
>http://www.bigairparagliding.com/supair.htm
>to the needs of hot air ballooning.  I think that the
>air protector is completely passive- it inflates just
>by hanging on the bottom, and vents while slowing down
>a ground impact.  For ballooning, maybe some type of
>modification to this concept, with a way to retract it
>for cream puff standup landings.
>
>- Mark Caviezel
><beautiful, stand up cream puff landing after flight
>to 13,900 MSL last night>
>
>
>
>
>
>-
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