Half British ancestry, but a Yank through and through!
I haven't worked with LH2 since the mid-80s so I'm pretty far out of the
loop. It could make a nice big bang but otherwise is pretty hard to see
when it burns, especially in daylight. Don't know if the Apollo-era NASA
guy I used to work with was pulling my leg, but he said they would look for
leaks/fires in the ground equipment by holding a broom out in front of
them! Highly-radiating solid propellants work much better for fireworks.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 6:04 PM Craig Fink <webegood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Paul,
Cool video, thanks.
Are you British? Could you bring the LH2 to our Fourth of July
Celebration?
That size Rocket could accommodate a large quantity of LH2 in it's nose
cone to collect Data Points on Performance of Hydrogen in Air Breathing
Rockets.
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Craig Fink
WeBeGood@xxxxxxxxx
On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 3:22 PM Paul Mueller <paul.mueller.iii@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Interesting launch of the EXOS Sarge 3 at Spaceport America. Looks like
they had engine gimbaling issues but had a successful non-destructive
flight termination (this is speculation on my part based on the fact that
the rocket was venting/dumping what looked like a significant quantity of
propellant while coming down under its parafoil):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJF6W7l1O8Y
