10-27-2017, 12:10 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Scout C1 test flight
Hello All,
The ubiquitous new micro-electronic systems have made TVC (thrust vector controlled), landing leg-equipped model rockets possible. In this test flight (see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypHruMqfU3U ) by Barnard Propulsion Systems, his (Joe Barnard's) Scout C1 test vehicle lifts off under TVC, powered by an F15 black powder motor, then deploys its three parachutes and four landing legs under computer control. One day, a hobbyist rocketeer (or more likely, a team of them) may succeed in orbiting a small payload... |