Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Spliced Pair Tests

Today we tested the new spliced pairs. Unfortunately, the launcher began leaking at around 20 psi, and the pressure test was aborted. Even more unfortunately, the rocket self-launched, but made minimal damage. More pressure testing will follow after we get an o-ring for the launcher this weekend.
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  1. KevinK806October 13, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Try US Companies!!!

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  2. PalaniT (806)October 20, 2009 at 7:06 PM

    I think we should use a larger combustion chamber......
    2 liters plastic only holds a certain pressure and starts to leak and may ptentially explode.
    can we get our hands on any light weight metals like titanium or aluminum???


    if not could we combine 2 liter bottles in a gattling formation???
    like a gattling gun or the blades of a windmill??

    the many combined bottles give us good and bad:
    - added weight..
    - more thrust
    - more margin for error. If one goes off, it could still fly
    - more expensive- not much but ya
    - more stable in flight
    - less aerodynamic (unless we focus the thrust with like a decreasing pipe or if we encase the whole rocket in some type of material.)


    BUT OVERALL THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY BE POSSIBLE

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