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2011-01-20 Science & Technology

Blue Devil blimp will keep 2000 analysts busy full time

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Posted by Frozen Al 2011-01-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 Watching your wymmyn's ankles ....

Posted by gorb 2011-01-20 02:18|| 2011-01-20 02:18|| Front Page Top

#2 A potential solution is to process part of the data on-board, and only send what is of interest. That reduces the bandwidth requirements.

According to which consumer? Processed by airborne analysts, living on the blimp?

Posted by Besoeker 2011-01-20 04:45|| 2011-01-20 04:45|| Front Page Top

#3 This could work very well, as it is an AF project, not a USN project. The USN procurement system is a disaster.

The AF actually cares that it will be able to fly, and that it won't kill the flight crew.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-20 09:50|| 2011-01-20 09:50|| Front Page Top

#4 A version of these blimps have been deployed along the U.S-Mex. border for years. At the slightest breeze the one I'm familiar with is lowered so as not to be destroyed during a storm.

Posted by R.U. Cereus 2011-01-20 12:30|| 2011-01-20 12:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Something I noticed in the diagram is that the blimp doesn't seem to have any visible means of propulsion.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-20 18:25|| 2011-01-20 18:25|| Front Page Top

#6 But can it do real-time in-car shots during the Daytona 500?

Posted by USN,Ret 2011-01-20 21:57|| 2011-01-20 21:57|| Front Page Top

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