Cloud flying comes of age in the USA!

Of course you'll need a small reservoir filled with a 50/50 mix of
antifreeze and distilled water and a small nuclear powered pump to keep
the external string free from ice. Hmmmm... Should that be a closed
system or a total loss system as in early motorcycle primary chain
lubrication systems? Perhaps the power source for the pump could also
be pressed into service heating the pilot's socks and eliminating those
pesky lead-acid batteries. Properly located, it could also serve as a
birth control device.

Oh, how I love the low ceiling, snow, and ice...

Dan, 5J

On 11/27/2015 8:57 AM, bumper wrote:
On Friday, November 27, 2015 at 7:02:53 AM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
You could make a hole in the forward part of the canopy so the
internal strings could get an idea of which way the wind is
blowing...

Dan, 5J
Dan,

Brilliant!

I think you are onto something. However, we might get the same functionality without that drafty hole by training the MKIV's to work as a team. There'd be one inside and one outside, both with tiny magnets so their tails stay aligned. That way when the canopy is all iced up and you can't see a thing outside, you'll still be able to take comfort in knowing which way the wind is blowing as you are falling out of the sky - that being mostly down of course.

bumper


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Dan, 5J