Near space ballooning 2015 with a Glider

We started this project in the course of the "Global Space Balloon Challenge" 2015 ( www.balloonchallenge.org). The balloon reached an altitude of 31'150 m (102'131 ft). Do to a power failure of the board computer the glider has not been released in the stratosphere, so we could not find his camera so far! By the way: we've won the second rank for: "Best Photograph"

[@bedlams9594]

You ever notice how it curves a ton when the horizon is above the middle but flattens out when it’s below the middle? That’s the barreling caused by the fisheye lens. To see what the actual curve is you need to catch it right in the middle of the lens and when that does happen you see how much it truly curves. Just a heads up to anyone who’s confused.

[@mohd6537]

it starts to curve even though the height is low

[@christopherjames4422]

According to Neil Degras Dyson you don't see any curve at this altitude

[@msidc1238]

​@@christopherjames4422Not entirely true as it is visible in some weather balloon footage without fish eye lenses although it's just barely visible. Although the human eye has a much wider field of view than a canera so I would think it would be easier to see it with your own eyes at that altitude.

[@jozefdrozd6576]

The video looks fishy to me ,lol

[@jesus4400]

CURVATURE = FISH EYE LENS. WAKE UP?!!

[@SteveLoves2Fly]

This was really an ambitious trial. I appreciate the effort taken. Even though it didn't all go as plan it was still remarkable.

[@captlarry-3525]

102,000 feet is exceptional for a balloon. not many make it past 90

[@johnj3577]

At 16:20 when the chap is opening the box after landing, I can't help imagining him looking up and saying "Shit, I forgot to press record!"

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

I appreciate your problems with the glider, but your headline is pure click-bait. It should read "Near space ballooning 2015 with a polystyrene brick"

[@SkydiveDriver]

agree

[@gorway7]

Feel sorry for any poor bastard hit by a polystyrene brick hurtling at terminal velocity - 'dragging a glider' ...err what was the point of that again! - Did anyone have a plan for the brick... i,e a parachute? or was it meant to hurtle to earth and... "flip a coin" no poor bastard was underneath?

[@rico00042]

Parachute seen in the water.

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

To be fair, there isn’t much air to glide on at 70,000 feet.

[@cernicar]

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[@miloradmirkovic3665]

Glider is flying like a stone !?

[@ZommBleed]

Would have loved to see the glider descent. And would have been great to see view without fisheye lens. Great job on the project!

[@redlightrunner930]

Worst invention ever was the fisheye

[@user-nf5sv5zi3u]

Its shape is like blueberry vita tops and is not spinning. You're in the abyss (religion) baby.

[@bostjanerjavec4146]

Quote: Percy Barbarossa Pred 1 letom Excellent experiment,you acheived some great results regardless & the footage was breathtaking. Thank you for sharing. Me: I can't express better

[@WHUFC71]

That's absolutely incredible. I hope I get to do this one day!

[@FroggyFrog9000]

Balloons are SO VERY VALID when it comes to aviation. In 1 hour 10 minutes you can be twice as high as Mount Everest - without burning a drop of petroleum!! And the balloon size and lift capability are scalable. You could lift an elepant!

[@roundearthshill248]

You'd probably need a balloon bundle the size of Mount Everest to lift an elephant. Haha I'm not even kidding. They tried to lift a person on MythBusters and it didn't go well I don't think.

[@pascalgermanfpv238]

Well we re running out of helium, rethink what you said

[@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser492]

Uh Huh....Only up to about 80 thousand feet and then it suddenly burst's and you plummet back to Earth breaking the sound barrier,ect, and other nice stuff......

[@captlarry-3525]

pisses off the elephant big time !

[@captlarry-3525]

@@pascalgermanfpv238 Hydrogen has better lifting power and is NOT a rare element. When Hindenberg burned.. it was the nitro cellulose airplane "dope" used to finish it's fabric cover that was burning. nasty stuff.

[@jessiec4128]

I enjoyed this video. Thank you for posting it!!!!!

[@khadijagwen]

This was amazing. Thank you.

[@terencewinn8857]

I think I must be missing the point!

[@YuSuck]

I was expecting to see the glider decent

[@VikingsFan27]

What was the point of the plane? I thought you were going to fly it back down. Confused!

[@nige5572]

Read the description before you ask questions they've already answered.

[@KaraokeUniverse]

@@nige5572 Which description? What video?

[@nige5572]

Karaoke Universe The description for the video that you just commented on...

[@KaraokeUniverse]

@@nige5572 That video does not have a description.

[@nige5572]

Karaoke Universe Firstly, I’m talking about THIS video, and yes, it has a description. It’s often collapsed so you need to click on the little downward facing arrow to expand it.

[@luiggimondoli]

Amazing guys. Excellent project. Two thumbs up.

[@valveman12]

That was enjoyable to watch.

[@NBC_NCO]

Do it again except have the glider separate from the balloon at 30,000km and have a camera in the glider.

[@colstace2560]

What I thought was going to happen ☹️

[@simonf9158]

That was supposed to happen read the description

[@divyanshbhatt5931]

wtf 30000 km??? hahaah

[@charlesholliday1013]

Don't worry about the haters Joh. Totally cool video and I thank you for posting.

[@juanedoses8715]

stunning! beautiful work!

[@andrewspence3171]

THank you I enjoyed the views !

[@cocoloco2179]

Any time I can see the curvature of the planet being recorded with a family/friends backyard project I am truly delighted and entertained. Well Done...BRAVO !

[@giordanojeremy]

You see curvature because they used a fish eye lens. LMAO

[@MichaelJones-ny3ot]

idiot, if you truly beleive that why dont you spend 100 bucks and send up your own balloon?

[@worldbestpilot]

Be aware - you do not see the curvature of Earth at this altitude; it is only an optical effect due to the wide angle of view of the camers (fish eye effect).

[@MichaelJones-ny3ot]

i ask you to send up a balloon with a non fish eye lens and please upload the video for us to see.

[@worldbestpilot]

Firstly: Be assured that I do not want to narrow your excellent achievements ! Secondly: I am in the model flying and as a professional in the aerospace industry for some 55 yrs+. I want you to understand my comment as a brief hint. Cameras (e.g. www.theimagingsource.com/products/board-cameras/ ) with C-mount (a wide selection of lenses available) need a bit more electronics around, but you have full control over the image geometry.

[@forestsoceansmusic]

Very impressive. One thing I couldn't see, did the glider make it back to ground/water? If it landed somewhere other than the payload, how was the cord connecting them severed?

[@GFlCh]

At 15:01 the video shows a map with the (on land) landing location of the glider marked, and the (on water) landing location of the payload marked. They are separated by a good bit of land, and most of body of water (a lake perhaps). The top speed indicated was 200 kph (in a thin atmosphere), reducing to 60 kph then 45 kph (perhaps the top speed was higher). That speed/tension/force could have broken the tether, or perhaps destroyed the mount on the glider or the payload. Or, since the whole point of bringing the glider up, and knowing the glider couldn't support the weight of the payload, they must have designed them to separate so the glider would have a chance glide on it's own back to the ground.

[@forestsoceansmusic]

@@GFlCh More like 15:05 (at 15:01 they show the Predicted, and Actual landing sites); but really appreciate your Reply; thank you.

[@thondupandrugtsang]

Amazing video! Great job guys.

[@sourabhhirau6958]

Awesome work. Done for the science. I appreciate it.

[@DeepSkyStories]

If you do try this another time, you should figure out a method of using the lessening air pressure to cut the string (maybe by an expanding bladder with a cutting tool?)so the glider separates properly. I kept waiting for that to happen. Good try though.👍

[@fromagefrizzbizz9377]

The usual method is a pyro charge to simply burn the string. I've done this with rockets going to about 2000' - you eject the parachute, at apogee. The parachute shrouds are tied together with a loop of light nylon fishing line. A second pyro charge goes off at a few hundred feet to burn the fishing line and open the chute. Can be very tricky at high altitudes because blackpowder behaves rather strangely at low temperatures and pressures. Using smokeless gunpowder in a "burstable" container may be a better idea, see if you can find a high power rocket enthusiast who's up with the latest methods

[@rosicroix777]

Excellent experiment,you acheived some great results regardless & the footage was breathtaking. Thank you for sharing.

[@gpcaraudio]

This video gave me the spins

[@EwingTaiwan]

I like how you just ducked tape EVERYTHING.

[@kcalvin66]

That is the best curve distortion camera lens it really shows the true shape of earths horizon, did you get it from nasa❓

[@carmium]

They are all like this! They swing from a grossly exaggerated arc to convex from moment to moment. Is it not possible to use a lens that shows an accurate degree of curvature? They were certainly high enough, as many others have been.

[@feathered3167]

4:33 Duct tape, Jeb would be proud.

[@captainlag3537]

They said that some failure occured on the onboard computer so the glider could not be recovered and because the cameras didn't transmit really anything except the location they didn't get the film from the glider which wasn't recovered. It's all in the description

[@gunnersmatecpo]

That is beautiful countryside you launched from. Very nice video.

[@bensontam]

OH MY GOD! THE EARTH IS NOT FLAT!!!!!!

[@windileah]

bensontam it was never flat what you saying

[@travisfitz6846]

Fisheye camera lens genius

[@mikkawolff4388]

Wow I never knew

[@dennism103]

Any pilot can tell u that.

[@liquidmind]

@@travisfitz6846 SOME STILL BELIEVE IT IS FLAT? LMAO.

[@nickpDK]

When someone gets this in the head, this will become illegal to do xD

[@michaelcrawford3831]

Pretty cool. Thanks for posting.

[@zsoltbarna8637]

Cool post, thanks for sharing

[@Rickster5176]

Outstanding achievement!

[@moumarques]

A Terra é uma gelatina 😂😂😂

[@Renan_c]

Mou Marques VAI CORINTHIANS

[@ChrizRockster]

Great video!All the flat earthers should watch this, but then they will come up with excuses like "you changed lenses to fish-eye as it gained altitude"!

[@Darth-.-Vaper]

ChrisWhite85 nah flat earthers are smarter than that. They know that because the lenses and aperture are round it warps the image to appear rounded... ;) Jk

[@eby6114]

ChrisWhite85 at 9 minutes the earth is round, flat, invested all in a few seconds...the wrong lens is being used for either opinion.

[@YUSUFu5i]

if the earth is flat, then the horizon should be more far away because of earth consist many region like America, Africa, Asia and Russia. but then if there is attempt succeed in record the overall curvature of the globe, they will said it was CGI. not until they were put beside the camera, then maybe they will believe that earth is sphere.

[@TheOzora86]

see 11:10. You can see the black side has a curve

[@ferret1337]

you realize that the people you are talking about generally cant even spell, let alone come up with a rational thought. generally they are bible spewing holy rollers who have nothing but to clutch ferociously onto tattered scraps of old fables told by sheep herders to their children as blanketed lies to ease their fears and shut them up from asking questions. it's like santa clause or the easter bunny, any little fix to keep their child minds focused on anything other then the brutal reality of a world they cant understand and are incapable of spending the effort to observe and examine in any depth... if one of them were to have a thought they would likely shit their pants and loose that thought in the confusion

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Great fun to watch, thanks for sharing. Was it a helium-filled baloon ?

[@woutervanduijn4331]

The landing was amazing, no water on the lens..

[@grayingrayout846]

Flatearther sees curve earth Also flatearther: NO

[@lokivato]

The cam lens is making the curve dumbass

[@cliffords2315]

@@lokivato Round Earth, Flat Head

[@rcpattaya230]

it said: near space ..... with a glider. what happened with the glider????? no video from the glider, no information, nothing????

[@cplcabs]

Read the description Einstein. Why is the world full of stupid people like this?

[@rcpattaya230]

cplcabs: yes, the world is full of stupid people. luckily there is people like you to compensate.

[@smokeypillow]

Anthony, llmao

[@MORCOPOLO0817]

The title doe nothing to explain why we did not see the glider. A very intelligent person could easily deduce that the point of hanging a glider from a balloon and bringing it to near space would be to get one hell of a glider ride. After all in the first experiment with the drone it was all about the view from the glider why don't we get a view from the glider on the balloon drop. We got to see a popped balloon fall from space and land in a lake like a piece of space junk. The description below the video does a little to explain what was going on but not in enough detail to explain to those that might be victims of "click bait".

[@dozer1642]

MORCOPOLO0817 five minutes to pen your remark. Ten seconds to drop down the explanation and read it.

[@FarSeeker8]

I've been wondering if anyone had attempted a glider recovery from this kind of balloon flight. Do you think the battery failed on the glider because of less insulation to keep it warm?

[@nkronert]

Pity about the malfunction. Will you try again? BTW: how were you planning on controlling the glider once it got released? I'd guess you'd either need very powerful FPV equipment or an autopilot that would fly it back to the starting coordinates?

[@artemkras]

Oh, and you dropped something from 30 km above an actual community. Brilliant.

[@Pilicast]

Fishercat, you are brutally honest

[@Mr01jamie1566]

Whoa, there health and safety, no humans or animals were injured in this production...And you do realize that thousands of weather balloons are launched every day around the world right...and most of them are a lot bigger than Space X junior here. I did a little checking around and believe it or not, not one human, in the entire history of humans or any other life form have ever been killed by a miniature glider falling from "near space!" I'm not saying that could never happen but you'ed have a better chance of getting struck by lightning while being eaten by an albino shark that's dying of cancer. (See what I did there...sharks don't get cancer, lol)

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

so it FELL..it didnt glide

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

johnny llooddte, not much to glide on at 70 thousand feet.

[@DeepakSingh-mb9be]

Wow mind blowing great job .... Beautiful Excellent Awesome Wowwwww Mza aa gya

[@rokag3332]

the idea to use a glider to bring back informations or sample in a very fast way is not bad at all, but provided you make a correct glider . There is plenty of talented RC model maker that will enjoy to do it with you.

[@artemkras]

The contrails... So, you did actually launch a thing in an area open for commercial flights. Hmmm....

[@weirdscience8341]

artemkras did anyone die tho

[@RobertBreckenridge13]

I think the FAA knows better than most people what is safe to be in the sky. With a $5 permit, and a payload of under 4 lbs, anyone can do this, as long as it is not launched near an airport. Keep your fear mongering to yourselves, please.

[@fixplanes]

It is perfectly legal as long as you follow the F.A.R. (federal aviation regulations) part 61 guidlines for unmanned ballooning and phone the nearest ATC (air traffic control) location to give them when and where you are launching and landing. All of you armchair experts need to do your research before flapping your lips and trying to sound smart about all of your "what if's". All of this was legal.

[@sensualeye]

Not really a glider. More like a falling object with wings on it.

[@Barb5001]

Exactly... A constantly falling object around any gravity source is what we commonly call an 'orbit"

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

Not much air at 70,000 feet. That’s why it’s not that controllable. Not to mention turbulent winds and all that when going back into the atmosphere.

[@timothytaylor8870]

Very very cool! Excellent!

[@johnmpowell]

Great flight. I do balloons and a "fly back" option would sure cut down on recovery operations!

[@hitenderjha5992]

incredible project. big thumbs up.

[@TheWasi8]

Thanks!

[@luiggimondoli]

I agree.

[@coriscotupi]

10:10 - "Mind the contrails!" ...Yep, you are directly over them. So you climbed up straight through an airway and then dropped straight through it again? Seriously?

[@TheWasi8]

There are many (professional) wether balloons every day!l

[@idontgotnothin]

therealnightwriter dissipation depends on temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind and other factors. Take your conspiracy somewhere else.

[@bobsfolkart]

Good luck trying to sway opinions of the "chemtrail" nuts!! Way too stupid to understand condensation in way below freezing atmosphere...

[@coriscotupi]

+Joh Waser _"There are many (professional) wether balloons every day!l"_ Weather balloons, yes, not toys with LiPo batteries to post videos in youtube. It's not for you to decide what is safe and what is not when it comes to other people flying in aircraft.

[@RobertBreckenridge13]

A High Altitude Balloon (HAB) license is $5 from the FAA, is good for 3 years, and can be obtained by anybody who bothers to fill out the form. There isn't a lot of danger from balloons and gliders guys, calm down. They aren't even required to notify anybody of launches if the payload is less than 4 lbs.

[@waelahmed2871]

crazy science.. i love it

[@amgiadsbahi1379]

thanks for sharing this video, hug from italy

[@Jazzman-bj9fq]

Yup, you could have just attached the camera to a soccer ball. Same same

[@handle_1969]

Click bait, there was no gliding involved

[@misterr4328]

agree. what a joke! 17min to see rubbish falling into a lake.

[@llla_german_ewoklll6413]

Dudes, there isn’t much air at 70,000 feet. If you wanted a glider to stay up there, you’d need wings 3x as long. It was mostly there to guide the plane back to a retrievable position.

[@kennethbransford820]

WOW ! That was really cool.

[@soldtobediers]

2:50 perhaps equip it with a chute instead? Gotta Applaude Y'All's Geniousity of Frugality! Cowtown Texas 81018

[@izraulhidashi4323]

How come there's never any flat Earthers when you need one ...lol

[@CaptApril123]

They're busy having a 'Flat Earth' conference in New Zealand..guests flying in from around the globe.

[@elomon3473]

That globe is a LIE!! Isn't 1/2 of that globe the entire PACIFIC OCEAN!!?? Meaning if the Sun were to be on that side.. It should be dark everywhere else in the WORLD??!! Lol's

[@TheParachaz]

this video is no different or even better than those who have done this before, but, as was asked, why the glider ?, it seemed to have had no other part than to become junk somewhere in your country.

[@jstndnc7161]

Its called *clickbaiting*

[@perentee77]

Those crazy swiss mountain folk and their glider carrying helium balloons...Got a love em..

[@user-mf2cm7mt2r]

Great! But why you did not choose a parachute instead of a glider?

[@officialpigeon_hub9029]

If you are reading this comment please go to sleep

[@scarkillerful]

Bpoint 21 Shiiit. You got me there.

[@andrzej_autko]

Thank You for that suggestion it's past 2'o clock already and im still watching some shit on YT.

[@birdcageify]

2:04 here :D

[@irgendwerausmnirgendwo6611]

Bpoint 21 Im reading that on 23:54 and Iam writing a class test/clausura/ how ever its called on English tomorrow on 08:00 o clock. Why should I sleep? :D

[@AtlasIsCrazy]

5:23 fo me

[@blackbirdpie217]

I thought I was going to see a full sized manned glider!

[@pal6636]

Im impressed it all came back on the same continent :)

[@edhubble]

This was interesting and pleasant enough to watch - but I have no idea what they were trying to achieve. What part did the glider play?

[@SeegzB]

The sun is round the moon is round but the earth is flat ? It is beyond belief that there are still people that stupid, nice video guys but where is video from the glider or what happened to it? No gps locater ?

[@dramasoldier8669]

SeegzB Maybe they think the sun is a disk, you know what I mean? XD

[@dramasoldier8669]

When did he said something about a black hole? xD

[@aveststream3806]

Shit stain Destroyer yes its 100% flat

[@MsSomeonenew]

Some brains are just not capable of dealing with reality beyond a certain extent, that is why they need magical space dads to make sense of it.

[@57HarleyDavidson]

@@aveststream3806 The Earth isn't flat.

[@edgymix9109]

omg so flat

[@greysilverback3924]

Pups Screw ,maybe you should take a balloon ride up 100,000 feet and tell us what you see dingle berry.

[@JediSwordMasters]

Filmed on go pro type fish eye lens..

[@dhanang]

If it was true NASA and global elites working so hard to conspire the globe earth, they would have banned projects like from all over the world and google would have taken this video down in a blink of eye. Logic 101.

[@navidpey194]

Sarcastic?🤣🤣

[@itsmenelson3010]

Nice sarcasm

[@rodgerharrison5911]

Were you using a wide angle lens when you filmed this? It looks like it was a go pro. Is that correct?

[@TheWasi8]

Yes, because it is the most convenient camera for that.

[@rodgerharrison5911]

Thanks so much was it a gopro camera? Great pictures, good job.

[@sailingfromswitzerland]

With a descent rate of 200,000 mph in space, and then 40,000 mph near the surface, it's no wonder the glider didn't function.

[@firestorm31]

ugh, its 200 miles, not 200,000. same for 40 mph instead of 40,000. at those speeds, the glider and payload would disintegrate.

[@sailingfromswitzerland]

dilbert firestorm I know, but the video claims otherwise. The author added 1,000 to all the speeds for some reason.

[@5eZa]

Chemtrails u mean

[@DAAI741]

In this case contrails would be correct, because this is non-fiction.

[@FEvogelfrei33]

Dan M still a shill. or complete moron. chemtrails have been disclosed as fact. you can open your eyes now dufus..

[@idontgotnothin]

jason sutton I used to believe in chemtrails. Then I opened my eyes.

[@odinata]

jason sutton oh they are fact? Cite your source

[@connelly6375]

haha, yes, i was waiting for someone to say that. now lets watch godwin's law take effect and start calling each other nazis like a proper internet argument

[@Bola2Producciones]

.. and the earth is flat!!!!

[@Djkommode]

It's a pizza pie

[@57HarleyDavidson]

@Bola2 Producciones The Earth isn't Flat

[@horseywater]

What a great idea!

[@rickyrodriguez5744]

You have to balance your glider and do the proper trim with it so it’ll glide correctly.

[@su5119]

Wish they would have added subtitles. Congratulations!! Will you try again?

[@TheJPenner]

Einsame Spitze Jungs - well done, bitte mehr .....:-)

[@MultiPilot55]

Super! Wie seit ihr mit der Flugsicherung klar gekommen?

[@TarifRSanto]

Hello! How did you predict the possible landing site?

[@SingingblissofRajat]

So beautiful

[@luckynumbersevuuun]

epic video and very nice work! very nice it was easy to recover too.

[@ufowatch]

nice it hit terminal velocity. good show!

[@verticalnetwork1]

Keine Kurve :D Richtig cooles Projekt und Glückwunsch zur erfolgreichen Durchführung! LG Tom

[@briancrick935]

Nice experiment but what frequency was the video equipment was used? What material was the plane made from?

[@rabbitphobia]

"ATTENTION TO ALL!" I will be releasing a video titled "Near space ballooning 2018 with a Glider" there will be no video of said glider the reasoning will be in the description. I will also be releasing a video of time travelling into the year 2089 with a glider of course again the video will not be showing this the reason will be in the description, also I will win "Best photograph" for the year 2088 I know this because I time travelled... HELLO!

[@timour470]

what an incredible aventure.

[@kaleostro25]

I have оne question. What for all these dances with tambourines?

[@johnwayne6501]

greetings from Oregon. I loved watching this. And a very nice song with it...what is the name if this song?

[@paulgee4336]

You would think it would show at least a few of the brightest stars, or planets. I don't think I've ever seen the Moon, either.

[@vintageeveryday2020]

Okay youtube, I watched it. Get if finally off my feed please.

[@matthewford5946]

Great fish eye work.

[@tiborkiss9186]

Great! BRAVO!

[@pjmamanflightmonster526]

Awesome!

[@Snobiker13]

What kind of batteries did you use for the camera? It's amazing that they worked after passing the temperatures in the upper troposhere.

[@TheWasi8]

Normal "LiPo" accus.

[@user-te9fd3dc9x]

7:07 Очень красивый вид за снялся - Very beautiful view

[@myroadtours6147]

Cool video. Sucks you couldn't find the gliders camera or had problems with it...couldn't understand which. Anyhow, congrats on the award.

[@unclejack123]

do you have to get a permit(in your country) to release a high altitude balloon with payload? .......

[@vrendus522]

Thnak you so much in taking us along. This was both generous and kind of you. That balloon glider really got quite high! I wanted to know, on the glider, did the camera video-take-up fail? I thought that I had seen a micro camera mounted on the top of the plane. I'm guessing that the glider video would be shown later, if it was recorded, as money does not grow on trees. Thanks so much once more, your efforts are very much welcomed.Dan

[@calvingarrett3245]

Beautiful view of the Earth that was awsome