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LIGHTWEIGHT HELIKITE

Primary Uses

Amateur Radio - Lifting long-wire-antennas for excellent long-range reception and propagation.

Bird Scaring- The hovering Helikite mimics the action of birds of prey as it moves around the sky. For use in high altitudes or with crops that are picked in July or August in 90 degree plus weather. - click here for more details

Position Marking - To show the height of proposed buildings, cell-phone towers etc

Fun – dropping candies and parachutes at children’s events. - click here for more details

Publicity – fly small advertising banners. - click here for more details

HELIUM
CAPACITY

BALLOON
MATERIAL
THICKNESS
(THOU' INCH)

LIFT IN NO WIND

LIFT IN 15 MPH WIND
(APPROX.)

MAX WIND
SPEED
(APPROX.)

MAX
UNLOADED
ALTITUDE
(APPROX.)

HELIKITE
LENGTH

0.15cu m

0.06Kg

0.18Kg

25mph

1,300ft

3ft

Unlike a simple balloon, the Lightweight Helikite is a true aerostat, capable of keeping station steadily in winds up to 25 mph.

It has 30 grams of pure helium lift and far more in a breeze. The Lightweight Helikite flies reliably near buildings, trees, etc.

The Lightweight Helikite is formed by combining an extra large Mylar balloon with a specially made kite to form a Helikite which is aerodynamically sound and pushed up by the wind rather than pushed down.

These Helikites have excellent helium holding properties so that topping up is only necessary once a week. Lightweight Helikites are very portable. When uninflated they can be folded up to fit in a coat pocket and yet will fly to over 1000ft once inflated.

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