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That engine is totaled.

• ceejayoz 4y ago
  That engine took at least 150 pounds worth of bony human in, turned them into mulch, and did no damage to the rest of the aircraft. The other engine also remains intact. Pico balloons are measured in grams. A Mylar balloon isn't going to do anything like that much damage.
  • tjohns 4y ago
    First, we're not talking a tiny 12 inch party balloon. Weather balloons are easily 20 feet wide at altitude. But more importantly, you've always got a sizable package of hard electronics dangling off the balloon for sensors and telemetry. Ingesting that is going to cause damage, guaranteed.
    • ceejayoz 4y ago
      > First, we're not talking a tiny 12 inch party balloon. Click the link, look at the photo. These are not large weather balloons. The article even says "The club’s silver-coated, party-style, “pico balloon”..."
    • krisoft 4y ago
      > Weather balloons are easily 20 feet wide at altitude. But this is not a weather balloon in question but a pico balloon. 14 cfr § 101.1 4 provides the limits on them. > you've always got a sizable package of hard electronics dangling off the balloon for sensors and telemetry Both the weight and the density of the payload package is limited by law. > Ingesting that is going to cause damage, guaranteed. Excuse me but i am going to believe the FAA on this over your say so. They say pico balloons are fine and they are extremely risk awerse. If they say it is fine then they are fine by a wide margin.