04-09-2023, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulK
Seems like that should be enough thrust to get it going off the pad. I can attest that an F15-0 to F15-8 in one of those is not enough speed off a 5' rod. I flew one and it staged nearly horizontally. Never saw it again, though it was entertaining.
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With those pods the sim says 38 fps off of a 4 ft rod which is close enough to the rule of thumb 40 fps.
I've flown that combo with an E16-0 (different booster with no pods) to F15-8 on a 4 ft rod, but luckily it was dead calm on launch day which I'd made a requirement to launch it. Went straight up and was very impressive.
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