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Subsonic Tow Test

by Harold Miller — last modified 2007-09-15 17:07 (Photo: Mars Society Germany)

The basic aerodynamic properties and behaviour of the balloon during subsonic descent was tested by towing a 1-m model balloon behind a car. This resembles roughly the same aerodynamic environment than the full scale balloon descending through 10 000 meters altitude within the Martian atmosphere.

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