''"‘''national Wiet p resj health is 5q ■ rn observe,,, tan handle ,u ‘ Times 0 | '.front-page s foreign is-Home, ( »'s healti, nal stages Station • it said, ' Sov iet m 3se ly to a biit( •able in frjjj v unable not show any sp ( i because tions, any| reting belt, barter “w| rmality, Soviet Foiq 1 Gromyll SALT tallub n has to ta Se by stag! th has beeo ation for finance in 'he suspicion; ‘ he is capi including ft 1 heads ofstj ' to think otj dealing! ■'■ 71, hadttl haw MsdliKji >f stairs b\| the cause! I condition i Western t is not caned Kit iff® P WySP iltMfMWM mt 0im Battalion photo by Monte Schara E-a-s-y does it! Aggie Band freshmen, under the strict supervision of seniors Ray Miessler and Robbie Gerhart, both from Conroe, con structed this Coke can pyramid last week in Duncan. The pyramid consisted of 821 soft drink cans. rnational itial invests pipeline tb d- metal lailiiij nee or sponsible f| the Natol Board W mts of the en taken ti ice oi wnce of corrosiot] failed opal o 575 poul id it hai !gth of Wj ut a failmfl ppears m# of whateij ision) caisf also were} lorningbo B would i response i regulation r emerge* jods. P.M. i UAL iteak /y and tier d Butt® rAL riNG INN£P ig utter- any BURT REYNOLDS - m «“ the " e No^ o 7:25 S:45 I RJL-SAT.J|ingNJGHT | STANLEY | KUBRICK’S ^ Si?" I I I Clockwork Orange 1 I I I I r—i i i Skyway Twin —1 WEST COMING HOME PLUS BIG SLEEP EAST ISLAND OF THE DAMNED PLUS HOUSE BY THE LAKE fCampus college station BOYS IN COMPANY C FRI.-SAT. MIDNIGHT ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1978 Page 5 Computer used to guide balloon By GEORGE ROWE Battalion Reporter Helium balloons aren’t just for kids any more, as Robert H. Bishop, a Texas A&M University senior, proves. Bishop, an aerospace engineering major, is working on a project that involves helium balloons. They are not the small ones kids carry around, but weather balloons that hold 20 million cubic feet of gas. Bishop’s project involves design ing methods to control balloon flight. Bishop said that until now, research balloons have used gas vents and ballast to control balloon flight. They are radio-controlled to drop ballast or vent gas to maintain a certain altitude. Bishop’s project corrects for al titude problems caused by the heat ing and cooling of the balloon during the day. In the morning the sun heats the gas in the balloon, increas ing pressure, and giving the balloon more lift. He said with the present system people on the ground monitor instruments that indicate internal pressure of the balloon, venting gas when pressure increases and dropping ballast when it de creases to maintain the same al titude. Bishop said his system differs from the present system in that he uses temperature instead of pres sure to maintain altitude. Bishop said his system monitors the balloon’s temperature and au tomatically corrects the balloon’s al titude by using a computer to calcu late how much gas to vent or ballast to drop. He said his system is better than one in which a person ground monitors pressure gauges. By the time the person on the ground notices the pressure change, the balloon has already gained an up ward or downward motion. Then he would correct the change by venting gas or dropping ballast to stop the balloon as it drifts away from the de sired altitude. Bishop said his system would overcome this time lag by making corrections before the balloon gains inertia. He said that with his re finement the balloons used by re searchers wouldn’t need to carry as much ballast. Instead, they could carry more equipment. Bishop said he doesn’t develop the hardware, but only creates the computer program to design the bal loon. Bishop uses computers to simulate balloon flight and deter mine how his system works. The engineer said his project is not finished, but he hopes to complete it by next May. RadM /hack "Flowers for All Occasions' i Petal Patch «L.. -sC" •T'. •'T' "T' ‘X'* 'X^ “X* PIPES SNUFF SPITTONS PIPE RACKS ROLLING PAPER CIGARS - IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC LIGHTERS/FLUID IMPORTED CIGARETTES CUSTOM BLENDED 3709 E. 29TH MANOR EASTWAOr Texas at Villa Maria M-F 10-8:30 Sat. 10-6 779-6718 spqS£» Watch Sunday Af ternoon and Mon day Night Football While Sipping Your Favorite Drink With ALL Your Friends at The Aggieland Inn. Draft beer £>OC BIG SCREEN!!! Highballs 75c COOR’S 6-PACK CANS DISCOUNT CENTER 9 A.M.-9 P.M, MON.-SAT. 10 A.M.-6 P.M. SUNDAY 1420 TEXAS AVE. nwmsmttrm 846-6714 & 846-1151 „ UNIVERSITY SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER^ Formerly ABC Interstate Theatres MILLER LITE $ 1 6 PACK CANS STADIUM PADS TAMU, DALLAS COWBOYS & HOUSTON OILERS STADIUM SEATS TAMU, DALLAS COWBOYS & HOUSTON OILERS $4 LONE STAR LONG NECKS $4 A CASE + DEPOSIT BUY ONE . . . ^ - V2 PRICE GET 2ND. AT HALF PRICE ^ TITIIIITYTTTTIXXTXIlliri T/jc >//