tibbe
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I'm looking into building my L2 rocket and one requirement for our launch sites is that when electronic deployment is used a completely redundant deployment mechanism is required. This second mechanism could be a second electronic system or motor backup deployment. I was looking into the second option because I perceived it to be more reliable. However, looking at my OpenRocket simulations many motor configuration has an "optimal delay" time that's higher than the longest motor delay (e.g. 14.6s optimal delay but motor delay charge is 14s), which wouldn't work.
In practice, for high flying rockets where the optimal delay is larger than the maximal purchasable delay, what type of backup recovery deployment mechanisms do people use? Timers?
In practice, for high flying rockets where the optimal delay is larger than the maximal purchasable delay, what type of backup recovery deployment mechanisms do people use? Timers?