The Camera Blimps, also called payload blimps, are airships designed to lift your photographic equipment and other small loads. The sizes range from a minimum of 280 cm to a maximum of 610 cm. The choice of your Camera Blimp naturally depends on the type of rig, which houses the camera equipment, and the intensity of wind that the airship will have to endure. Here are the specific measures and techniques for each type of Camera Blimp. The Camera Blimp are designed to raise your camera or other type of load to a height of 300 meters above the ground. Usually these blimps are configured with tails set to "X", for easy storage without taking up too much space of the airship.
A normal blimp for simple advertising applications, for example, is designed to be visibly attractive, with a very streamlined shape, long and of a reduced volume. Not all of the blimps can be used to lift the weights, the form factor is predominant when it is necessary to obtain from the blimp a real "push-up" that it can lift a load. The Camera Blimp is a special blimp designed to concentrate the maximum lift in the front, while maintaining a certain stability in the tail with the four stabilizing fins. A Camera Blimp is stubbier than an advertising blimp, lighter and less aerodynamic than a simple blimp. The dimensions of the Camera Blimp are designed according to the capacity of the helium gas cylinders on the market, for example, the 460 cm model develops a volume of about 8.0 cubic meters of gas helium, which corresponds precisely to the capacity of a cylinder of 40 liters (8.0 cubic Meters). A Camera Blimp is equipped with many connection points in the ventral part to attach any type of camera, video camera or Camera Mount. Our Camera Blimps are made of pure polyurethane film 100 microns thick, remember that the polyurethane is the material for excellence in the production of balloons.
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The aerial photography market all over the world is evolving. The new technological frontiers have launched high-efficiency electric engines and more reliable and light batteries; drones used for aerial shots are now a fact. People often ask us what is the reason to buy a blimp and not a drone. Let's start with price: a decent drone with a payload of at least 1.0 kg and with a range of at least 20 minutes, costs between € 5000 and € 10000. A Camera Blimp with a big lift has a price ranging between € 800 and € 1400. The safety factor is also very important: a drone is remotely controlled from the ground by one or two pilots (drone pilot plus camera pilot), who must ensure the flight so as not to harm nobody and nothing in the case of loss of radio control. Today there are systems that make the use of a drone safe, the Fail Safe for instance, now integrated in every radio, but the price, and the difficulty of driving often discourage the customer, because in case of damage to the drone, spare parts are very expensive. To fly a drone you need to be an expert, having piloted the drone to the simulator several hours and been guided by an expert for many flights, up to a full mastery of control. All these operations are very expensive, so the price of the drone is not the only cost. A Camera Blimp certainly is very simple compared to a drone, cheaper, easier to use, and especially extremely safe.
The inflation time of a Camera Blimp depends on its volume of gas. Let's see a practical example: a Camera Blimp of 460 cm (as used especially in archeology), has a volume of 8.0 cubic meters, then you must use a single cylinder of 40 liters (8.0 cubic meters). The cylinders on the market are filled at a pressure of 200 or 300 atmospheres, with this pressure, even using a pressure reducer (binding in Italy), it takes about 15 minutes to inflate the blimp. For a larger airship, the timing may be up to 25 minutes or 30 minutes.
Yes, of course ! We can customize your Camera Blimp in two ways: by application of vinyl graphics or printing directly on polyurethane. We customize your Camera Blimp making it the perfect advertising tool, so while in flight to shot your beautiful photos, you will get high visibility with your Camera Blimp. The typical customization is a personal logo, phone number and website address. An airship will certainly not go unnoticed, the promotional message printed on the two sides of the Camera Blimp can become a special advertising instrument to work. We always recommend to advertise Camera Blimp before buying it, because there is no system as effective as a highly visible writing when you fly your blimp. Send us an e-mail to info@tecnofly2008.com, we are at your disposal.
