Cable Networks Competing For Rights To Produce TV Series Based On Falcon Project
Once the Falcon Project have the funding they need to get their blimp off the ground, fans and supporters may be able to follow the project from start to finish. Dr. Jeff Meldrum and William Barnes has reportedly been approached by "two cable channels" who are bidding for the rights to produce a TV show following the project. According to Reuters, it's only a matter of time until a TV channel steps in to help out:
In order to achieve his goal, though, Meldrum needs to raise $300,000-plus in private donations to build the dirigible, according to Reuters. While the University of Idaho gave the project the go-ahead, Meldrume has to find funds for the project himself. The money he raises will not only get him a blimp, but will also be used to equip it with a thermal-imaging camera to capture evidence of the man-like ape (or ape-like man) hiding under the trees. According to Reuters, getting financial support for the venture has been slow going. However, with the popularity of Animal Planet’s show, Finding Bigfoot, it seems only a matter of time until a television channel steps in to fund the expedition. In fact, Meldrum told Reuters that two cable channels are already vying for rights to produce a reality series following the expedition. Heck, we’d watch it.
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DeleteI just hope he doesn't crash it into the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day.
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DeleteWell, I hope this works, but I do question if it will work, I have saw other Thermal Imaging photos, and if it is in a cave, well it wont work will it? In the photos Ive saw of animals from the sky it looks like a bright green blob, you cant really tell what animal it is, although I havent seen the newer ones, Ive heard they are incredible. I just hope they do not find it and want to kill it.
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DeleteWhile the University of Idaho gave the project the go-ahead, Meldrume has to find funds for the project himself.
ReplyDeletemaybe it's just me, but the University said go ahead but you're not getting a dime. Ehhh! apart from his tenure, why would anybody else GIVE A FUCK what the University says, if there not going to help?
Universities do not generally give grants to the faculty. The profs. have to send applications to places like the NSF or the Guggenheim foundation.
DeleteWonder if the craft will have a bathroom or will the passengers have to poop in jars.
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DeleteNo passengers, remote controlled blimp.
Ops, don't know how I missed that. Seems like an engineering nightmare, hopefully complications don't turn it in to a money pit. Anyone ever tried this with a regular helium balloon. Obviously it's not very maneuverable but would give them an idea of the results obtained from the imager there going to use.
DeleteMeant hot air balloon.
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DeleteNever heard of a remote controlled hot air balloon but have you ever heard one with the burners going full blast....very noisy.
Thanks, didn't realize they were that loud. Didn't mean a remote hot air just the regular manned type.
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DeleteOk, it is all about payload, envelope size and therefore cost, cost is directly related to payload weight putting people in a lighter then air vehicle when it can be controlled remotely is unnecessary and expensive, endurance is another consideration it is easy to swap out crews on the ground rather then finding somewhere to land, landing changing crew and taking off again there is also an added bonus as you are not putting a crew at risk if anything goes wrong.
Helium or Hydrogen, a little better lift capability but flammable unlike Helium, is always going to be better then hot air as hot air cools therefore having to carry a heavy burner and gas tanks to heat it up again so comes back to payload.
Short answer, I don't think anyone has tried it in a regular hot air balloon, as a rule you do not want to be flying over large expanses of trees if you need to come down in a hurry a clear strip of land is needed to land safely every landing in a hot air balloon is a controlled crash.
ahaha idiots, it wont work, technology is nowhere near good enough yet for this to be anywhere near effective... for once matt moneymaker was right about this
ReplyDeleteDepends on how much money you have. Military drone surveillance aircraft already are well developed, contracted and created by domestic manufacturers. They're trying to secure contracts with local law enforcement agencies. As the Afgan war winds down and troops withdraw in the near future, the drone manufacturers are desperately looking for a market at home. These aren't blimps, they are jet powered. Very expensive as well. I'd like to see our taxpayer dollars that are hunting terrorists, look for bigfoot. It would be a good training program, and good pr for the military, I would think. Harmless, interesting, and why not? They wouldn't have to declassify their drone technology, and could look for the dangerous pot growers that are taking over many of the state and federal parks and forests. Clean up Yosemite from the druggies, which is badly needed, and look for bigfoot at the same. Go public with bigfoot info, rid the forests and parks of the dangerous gun toting pot growing cartels. (of course they could just legalize pot to clean them up), but that's a long way off for most states. We'll see how the state of Washington goes. In the mean time get the feds/military to use their technology for some domestic projects that would to some good. Get national geographic to make a deal with the military. Call me crazy, or politically unrealistic, but it would be nice to get the experts on it, who already have the means and technology/ Would the military bite? Let's all write our congressmen to spur it along.
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