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Not good at taking pics as I go, so here are the pics of the prototype.
From Webster
Simple Definition of chimera
1 Chimera : a monster from Greek mythology that breathes fire and has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail
2 : something that exists only in the imagination and is not possible in reality
it is pronounced ki MEER ah
I guess we'll see. Main idea is something that is made of parts of something else.
In this case playing with the less common forms of recovery.
First, no parachutes
Second, no streamers
Also two stager
Also Clustered
Recovery types:
2 Gliders (puffed off the boosters)
Booster stage recovers by horizontal spin recovery (a really cool method that nobody seems to use)
Sustainer recovers by Air Brake recovery (although it will LOOK like a helicopter, and probably rotate a bit despite my best efforts.)
From Webster
Simple Definition of chimera
1 Chimera : a monster from Greek mythology that breathes fire and has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a snake's tail
2 : something that exists only in the imagination and is not possible in reality
it is pronounced ki MEER ah
I guess we'll see. Main idea is something that is made of parts of something else.
In this case playing with the less common forms of recovery.
First, no parachutes
Second, no streamers
Also two stager
Also Clustered
Recovery types:
2 Gliders (puffed off the boosters)
Booster stage recovers by horizontal spin recovery (a really cool method that nobody seems to use)
Sustainer recovers by Air Brake recovery (although it will LOOK like a helicopter, and probably rotate a bit despite my best efforts.)
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