Tethered Test
The Project Airborne Team met at 9:00 on Saturday, April 10th in the IST Building to begin preparations for the tethered test. We assembled the package in a classroom and then moved all of the project materials and team members up to the Penn State Arboretum.
After a little bit of a delay caused by a leaky valve on our helium tank, we were able to begin filling the balloon. It took a few attempts of filling the balloon before it reached positive buoyancy and was able to lift the package containing two cameras and ballast.
The video below shows the process and the results of our effort. It’s a little blurry but please enjoy!
Categories: Meetings, Testing, Updates
Penn State Arboretum, Tethered Test
