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SKYHOOK HELIKITES

Lightweight Vigilante

Primary Uses

Lifting Payloads: Easy to deploy Helikites that can lift up to 30Kg (66 pounds)

Aerial Photography: 
- Combined with a camera of your choice, can be used for aerial photo’s of properties.
- Infrared cameras for post-fire hot-spot detection
- Aerial survey’s for the transportation and resource industries
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Ad-Hoc Radio: Lift a radio relay to extend the range of an Ad-hoc radio or IP network.
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HELIUM
CAPACITY
BALLOON
MATERIAL
THICKNESS
(THOU' INCH)
LIFT IN NO WIND LIFT IN 15 MPH WIND
(APPROX.)
MAX WIND
SPEED
(APPROX.)
MAX
UNLOADED
ALTITUDE
(APPROX.)
HELIKITE
LENGTH
1.0cu m 2 0.4Kg 1.5Kg 28mph 2,000ft 5ft
1.6cu m 2 0.8Kg 2.5Kg 30mph 2,500ft 6ft
2.5cu m 2 1.0Kg 4.8Kg 32mph 5,500ft 7ft
2.5cu m 3 1.0Kg 4.5Kg 32mph 5,500ft 7ft
3.3cu m 2 1.6Kg 6.8Kg 33mph 6,500ft 9ft
3.3cu m 3 1.2Kg 6.5Kg 35mph 6,000ft 9ft
5cu m 3 2.5Kg 8.0Kg 38mph 7,000ft * 10ft
7cu m 3 3.5Kg 10.0Kg 40mph 8,000ft * 11ft
10cu m 3 5.5Kg 12.0Kg 45mph 9,000ft * 12ft
16cu m 3 8.0Kg 16.0Kg 46mph 9,000ft * 13ft
20cu m 6.0 8.0Kg 20.0Kg 50mph 9,000ft * 14ft
35cu m 6.0 14.0Kg 30.0Kg 60mph* 11,000ft * 22ft
60cu m 6.0 30.0Kg 70.0Kg 70mph* 15,000ft * 26ft
*These figures are estimates.
 
     

 

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