3 ms·

Isn't it dangerous for aircrafts? What if some turbo jet engine sucks such seed inside?

• agilebyte 13y ago
  It weighs 93g and is made of tyvek, polystyrene and carbon fiber. In comparison a Canadian Goose featuring in bird strikes weighs in at 2.5 - 6.5kg and is made of organic matter. I think the risks are small.
• pavelczech 13y ago
  The Dropion (+high-altitude balloon) was a "registered flight" so the air traffic control (or, specifically, Urad pro civilni letectvi) knew about this experiment. And then the seeds falling dow are really slow and light.
• shocks 13y ago
  Engine engineers usually chuck frozen turkeys into the engine and they do just fine…
  • honzzz 13y ago
    Here is an interesting video where you can see how they are testing jet engines before they can be certified for flight - they chuck various stuff inside including dead birds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfXX7qppbc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jfXX7qppbc
• vilda 13y ago
  I was looking into that a while ago. There are multiple categories based on balloon size, weight of equipment. They are mostly concerned and the strength of the string between them. Away from airports, the smallest balloons as completely unregulated, bigger ones need to be reported. Even bigger ones need a schedule. My overall impression was that all the rules were reasonable amateur-friendly.