[AR] Re: BALLS 2013
- From: Ken Biba <kenbiba@xxxxxx>
- To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 08:34:29 -0700
Well done Nic!
I hope you got all the data for a successful new N record!
And demonstrating that composites are just fine for high performance it
appears.
K
Ken Biba
Novarum
Managing Director and CTO
+14155775496
> On Oct 3, 2013, at 12:06 AM, Plugger Lockett <plugger.lockett@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Nic Lottering from Australia had a composites based N5800 minimum diameter
> flight that was successful as well. Apogee was 16809m MSL or approx 51,200 ft
> AGL at max speed of M2.96 (corrected at altitude to M3.11).
>
> Video:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79sgWXSgdj0
>
> Build thread:
> http://www.ausrocketry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3659
>
>
>
>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 2:48 PM, Ben Brockert <wikkit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> "The Ohio crew had a scary moment when their N/O lit immediately upon
>> hooking it up. It catoed a hundred feet up or so; thankfully not on
>> the pad. After the smoke & dust cleared, the Bill Goods and Gary
>> Dickinson appeared unscathed."
>> http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/ECayemberg/Balls%2022%20launch/127_zps91c9344a.jpg
>>
>> I'm really curious how that happened but no one wants to talk about it.
>>
>> The O25000 is impressive. Burned out at 500 feet and coasted to 29000.
>> http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f286/ECayemberg/Balls%2022%20launch/100_zps7660080b.jpg
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_bT8Pu09IY#t=120
>>
>> Would make a good strap on for getting a full amateur slow liquid off
>> the pad. That's 5620 lbf of thrust, for the imperial.
>>
>> Ben
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Aidan Sojourner <aidan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?58696-Balls-22-Any-worthwhile-news
>> > a few good photos here.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 2:50 PM, Ben Brockert <wikkit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> This is the best report I've seen of USC RPL:
>> >> http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2013/traveler-the-white.htm
>> >> Hopefully they'll put up their own photos and videos soon. There's
>> >> nothng on their YouTube channel yet.
>> >>
>> >> Talking to some people who went, it didn't sound like the best BALLS ever.
>> >>
>> >> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Mark C Spiegl <mark.spiegl@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Any reports or pictures from BALLS last weekend?? (I couldn't go)
>> >> >
>> >> > I heard that the USC space shot blew-up. More info???
>> >> >
>> >> > -->MCS
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