01-25-2023, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Raleigh, NC Area
Posts: 1,743
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Originally Posted by ghrocketman
I liked the Outlaw "Flavor" of early HPR launches that thumbed their noses at NAR.
I STILL think there should be absolutely ZERO cert requirements to obtain and touch off/fly ANY HPR motors. FAA Waivers, yes, certs by any organization, NO !
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AGREED . . . 100% !
It was much more fun, BEFORE it was LEGAL !
The design below was, quite possibly, my favorite "HPR" rocket of all time . . . 3-Stage w/ 21 FSI "F" motors in total . . . "Inhibited" Mercury Switch staging . . . All motor ejection !
It was constructed of fiber-glassed ESTES BT-101 tubing, with a V-2 Nose Cone . . . It flew, successfully, 4 times BUT, on the 5th flight, there was severe tip-off at 1-2 staging and it headed for the horizon, never to be seen again . . . Enjoy the data !
Dave F. |