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Was curious to know the calculations involved. Found them to be pretty simple. Vibe-coded an online calculator for future escapists: https://balloon-lift-calcu

• svara 9mo ago
  Now calculate the necessary rate of fuel burn and fuel requirement for a given trip; tensile and tear strength needed for the balloon material and seams. Tbf they probably didn't do all these calculations, but should have. They risked their lives by getting some of these things wrong.
  • freakynit 9mo ago
    Done. Updated: https://balloon-lift-calculator.pagey.site https://balloon-lift-calculator.pagey.site Thanks..
• mfld 9mo ago
  You can compare them with the original calculations that can be found at https://www.ballonflucht.de/en/ballonrechner.html https://www.ballonflucht.de/en/ballonrechner.html !
  • freakynit 9mo ago
    I did compare with the wikipedia article linked in this HN thread. The results were comparable.