Friday 9 August 2013

Eye in the sky has landed


Aerial footage of the action at the Emirates Durham ICG will be beamed down from 600 feet from the famous eye in the sky called the Blimp.
It's filled with 13,300 cubic feet of helium, is 20 metres long and has covered every test match for the last ten years.
Remotely operated by Aerial Camera Systems from Godalming in Surrey, pictures are transmitted down fibre optic cable from the stabilised camera system suspended underneath.
It can zoom close up to the players on the wicket - and has a good view of Newcastle United's St James' Park some 12 miles away.
Blimp Crew Chief, Chris Homer is confident it will never fly away! "Its tether is made out of kevlar - that's what they make bullet proof jackets out of."
One of two run by the company, blimps are in big demand world-wide. This one was covering Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket in 2010 and has been a regular at the Olympic Games.
www.eye-flyer.tv


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