Karnataka Techies Plan High-Altitude Flag Hoisting with Hydrogen Balloon on 77th Republic Day
A team of techies from Karnataka plans to hoist the national flag using a hydrogen balloon on the 77th Republic Day, aiming to reach an altitude of 100,000 feet. The flag will unfurl automatically at 80,000 feet through a mechanism developed with Nichrome wire, while the ascent and descent will be monitored with electronics and captured on camera. After reaching the peak, the balloon will burst, allowing the payload to descend safely with a parachute.
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A team of techies from Karnataka is planning to hoist the national flag using a high-altitude hydrogen balloon on the 77th Republic Day. The balloon is intended to reach a height of 80,000 feet, where the flag will unfurl automatically, and will continue to ascend to 100,000 feet to approach the stratosphere.
The team initially considered using a drone but found it limited to 1,000 feet. They ruled out motors due to performance issues at high altitudes. Instead, they developed a mechanism using Nichrome wire to cut the rope and unfurl the flag.
The operation will include electronics for tracking altitude and location. After reaching 100,000 feet, the balloon will burst, and the payload will descend safely with a parachute, with the descent captured by external cameras.
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