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There's a conspicuous blimp that flies about sixty miles to the north. I'm not sure of drones. I camp out there a lot and have never seen them. [edit] it's an
by tgrass 14y ago
There's a conspicuous blimp that flies about sixty miles to the north. I'm not sure of drones. I camp out there a lot and have never seen them.
[edit] it's an aerostat, not a blimp:
Fort Huachuca is about fifteen miles to the north and
"is home to a radar-equipped aerostat, one of a series maintained for the Drug Enforcement Administration by Lockheed Martin. The aerostat is based northeast of Garden Canyon and, when extended, supports the DEA drug interdiction mission by detecting low-flying aircraft attempting to penetrate the United States."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Huachuca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Huachuca
- blhack 14y agoWell...the drones aren't exactly huge, and they're flying really high up in the air, so it's doubtful that you'd see them.
- hexagonal 14y agoThe MQ-1 has a wingspan of two dozen feet, and a service ceiling of 26,000 feet. (ten thousand feet lower than a 747) It's also got a pretty tinny piston engine, with a fairly distinctive sound. Think more "cessna with missiles" than "RC plane". EDIT: Just checked the wikipedia pages for both: MQ-1 Predator Cessna 172 Wingspan 8.22m 11m Gross weight 1,020kg 1,111kg Service ceil. 25,000ft 13,500ft Cruise speed 90kn 122kn
- gregpilling 14y agoThe blimp is out of Ft Huachuca and it is equipped with cameras, and there is a drone unit stationed there also. I sold some test equipment there in 1999 to TRW, now named something else.