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A few of us were sitting around lunch one day, discussing another "to 100K" project, when we decided "Hey, we can do
that!"
Then Cliff asked Wedge to borrow a "P" motor, and he agreed. The James turned a nozzle, and started doing Burnsim
work. Then I started using RockSim and WRASP to see how high this would go. Then we got a fin can for the sustainer.
Then I ordered $1300 worth of stuff from Performance Rocketry, and eventually it showed up - including an ISC that's to die
for.
Well, we're started, and it's a huge, exciting project. A truly scary and awesome project.
We've designed the beast.
We've done simulations.
| Rocksim of the 99K project |
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| WRASP simulation of the 99K flight |
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And, we've tested one of the motors:
N2900 Test at Black Rock, Aeronaut 2006. Exciting!
We did a second test. It worked much like the first!
We did a third test. That failed as well!
3rd N-class Motor Test, at the Rocket Ranch, March 2007
But we have successfully burned the P8800 motor!
Update 05/28/08 - At Dairy Aire (Saturday May 17th), we flew the sustainer on a K458 to 4500 feet,
and recovered without error!!
| Agent 99 Sustainer on K458 at Dairy Aire 080517 |
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