[AR] Re: BALLS 2013
- From: "Monroe L. King Jr." <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 09:25:21 -0700
Hey! Any info on the motor build? Was this a custom made motor? Nice
mach diamonds in that plume! THAT looks like a rocket motor!
Monroe
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [AR] Re: BALLS 2013
> From: Ken Biba <kenbiba@xxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, October 03, 2013 8:34 am
> To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> 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
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>
> > 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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> >> >>
> >> >
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