[AR] Re: BALLS 2013
- From: Mike Passaretti <mep0716@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 14:18:22 -0400
If you are referring to Nic's flight, then it was a commercial motor made
by Cesaroni
http://www.pro38.com/products/pro98/motor/MotorData.php?prodid=20146N5800-P
Great motor!
Mike Passaretti
201 463 7112
On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 12:25 PM, Monroe L. King Jr. <
monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> > 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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