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Weather balloon with radiosonde
A weather balloon on its way up: a big pale latex balloon, a small parachute, a long string and a radiosonde box at the foot.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Added
- 23 October 2026
- Films
- Not used in a film yet
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| diameter | number | 3.5 | 2 to 6 m | width of the balloon: about 1.5 m at release, swelling as the air thins; 2 to 6 m covers the climb |
| stretch | number | 1.14 | 1 to 1.35 | balloon height over its width; 1 is round, more is a pear-shaped launch balloon |
| line | number | 20 | 4 to 40 m | length of the string from the instrument box up to the balloon's neck |
| chute | number | 1 | 0.4 to 2 m | width of the small parachute |
| payload | number | 0.35 | 0.2 to 0.8 m | width of the instrument box; real ones are about 0.15 to 0.25 m, drawn larger to read from afar |
| lean | number | 4 | 0 to 30 deg | how far the train leans toward +x in the wind; balloon, chute and box stay upright, the string tilts |
| chuteStyle | choice | dome | dome, cone | a round dome canopy or a cone |
| balloon | color | #efe9da | – | the pale latex; a channel's seed turns its hue |
| parachute | color | #ee6a2c | – | the parachute canopy |
| cord | color | #3a3d42 | – | the string, shroud lines and neck tie |
| payloadColour | color | #f3f1ea | – | the instrument box |
| stripe | color | #1f6fc0 | – | the belt and antenna stub on the box |
Use it in a film
film.js
world: { props: { prop: { model: 'weather-balloon', at: [6, -4] } } }Use it from your agent
Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.