The Loon Google project, which is expected to connect remote areas with airships continues to advance.
While Facebook is trying to connect the world through its internet.org project , Google continues Loon project.
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And also, one of the balloons connected to Mountain View company has achieved something that many scientists still thought impossible just a year ago. This is what is announced by Google in a recent publication on Google+.
Indeed, the ball Marathoner (each ball has a name) managed to stay 134 days, twice as long as NASA balloons above our heads. The Marathoner left New Zealand and landed in Chile.
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In this publication, the firm also mentions some exploits of his balloons.
We know for example that the fastest ball is Sprint Star, which reached a speed of 324 km / h, or as High-Flier was flying at an altitude of 25.8 km, while in general, the Loons Google will fly at about 20 km altitude.
The data obtained from these flights allow the Mountain View company to improve its balloons, which are still in an experimental phase.
The seal, a key point
Mahesh Krishnaswamy, who heads the project Loon, said sealing greatly affects the flight of a ball.
Thus, the more it is waterproof, it can fly more time. "Even a small hole, say 2 mm, can remove weeks of life ball," he explained.
And to test the tightness of these balloons 600 square meters, Google engineers had the idea of using the same tests as those used by the pharmaceutical industry for condoms.