Mars

[Dcamelot]

Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.
Well they better hustle with ...
Before the next big wind blows that tiny puppy to Kansas
Just saying
Unless it's got an anchor.
Dave

 

[Andre Patton]

Does anyone know elevation the helicopter is capable of achieving?

 

[Vincent Peri]

Hmm... I'm surprised that
a helicopter can fly in
such thin atmosphere...

 

[Catastrophe]

How to Fly a Helicopter on Mars | Inside Science

Cat

 

[Vincent Peri]

Thanks for the link, Cat.

 

[COLGeek]

While listening to a news story on this yesterday (with a rep from NASA), the first flight ceiling mentioned was 10 feet (3 meters). I read elsewhere that the flight plans were for up to 16 feet (5 meters).

With Mini Helicopter On Mars, NASA Hopes To Reinvent Flight 'On Another World'

The successful deployment of Ingenuity brings NASA one step closer to its first attempt at testing the possibility of powered, controlled flight on another planet.

www.npr.org

NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight - NASA

NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another

www.nasa.gov

 

[MoonToMars]

Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.
Well they better hustle with ...
Before the next big wind blows that tiny puppy to Kansas
Just saying
Unless it's got an anchor.
Dave

Those dust devils are more like dust bunnies due to the extremely low atmospheric pressure. I might enjoy standing inside one of those tornado wannabe's.

 

[Catastrophe]

"Those dust devils are more like dust bunnies"

Really? Those videos seem all embracing?

Cat

 

[MoonToMars]

The Devils of Mars | Science Mission Directorate (nasa.gov)
Opportunity was fortunate to have what was believed to be a dust devil blow the dust off its solar panels an kept it alive a while longer. After reading the article above, I decided to avoid dust devils due to their static charge and sandpaper scouring of my spacesuit. Although, the wind might not even blow me over.

 

[Catastrophe]

Quote
The Fact and Fiction of Martian Dust Storms (nasa.gov)
Quote

Cat

 

[Helio]

. Although, the wind might not even blow me over.

I wonder what would be required to knock someone down. I think the air there is only ~ 1% of ours. If we, say, 75 mph wind here (lowest speed for hurricane), then I get 237 mph needed to have same KE. Is this correct?

m*75^2 = 0.1 * S^2 ; S is the Martian equivalent air speed.

 

[Catastrophe]

Mars

I'm not sure whether this thread 'question' has been answered or not?

Cat

 

[Helio]

Mars

I'm not sure whether this thread 'question' has been answered or not?

Cat

Post #2?

 

[Catastrophe]

Post #2?

Yes, but I thought that had been answered? Not to mention Post #2 was not by the originator of the thread.

Cat