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Bangor newspaper report said it weighed 650lbs fueled.
ok, P motor, maybe small Q. Not even out of the 8 inch motor range for AP, could even be a 6 inch motor.
Bangor newspaper report said it weighed 650lbs fueled.
It will be interesting to see what they have coming up. I wonder how the lauch lugs go on the Stardust Gen.2Looks like they have some pretty big rockets up and coming in the future
Interesting designs
The Isp of their fuel is 240sec, I've seen this number in a number of places, but don't know for a fact that its correct. Their Bio Fuel is proprietary and not much has been shared about it.They’re aiming for a relatively small but broad market - folks who need high altitude/high velocity/short duration zero g access for cubesat sized or smaller payloads. That covers a lot of educational and research customers who can’t afford primary service or ride share from other launch companies. Frankly, I think the goal of providing LEO for a max 36kg payload is not attainable with hybrid motors - larger companies with deeper pockets have tried hybrid motors and never hit the ISP needed for bigger rockets - but I’m just an informed observer, maybe their new bio fuel grain has more “oomph” than plastic based ones. The third iteration of their design using clustered versions of their hybrid motors looks really interesting so we’ll see what happens...
I have seen the Isp stated as being 240 sec. Don't know if thats correct or not.They’re aiming for a relatively small but broad market - folks who need high altitude/high velocity/short duration zero g access for cubesat sized or smaller payloads. That covers a lot of educational and research customers who can’t afford primary service or ride share from other launch companies. Frankly, I think the goal of providing LEO for a max 36kg payload is not attainable with hybrid motors - larger companies with deeper pockets have tried hybrid motors and never hit the ISP needed for bigger rockets - but I’m just an informed observer, maybe their new bio fuel grain has more “oomph” than plastic based ones. The third iteration of their design using clustered versions of their hybrid motors looks really interesting so we’ll see what happens...
I have seen the Isp stated as being 240 sec. Don't know if thats correct or not.
The fuel is likely some sort of cellulose blend; as I recall anything that will burn can work in a Hybrid engine. The blend of LOX and Nitrous Oxide as oxidizers could be more unique than the biofuel, which may be just a gimmick.Their Bio Fuel is proprietary and not much has been shared about it.
Their Bio Fuel is proprietary and not much has been shared about it.
The fuel is likely some sort of cellulose blend
Thanks, I didn't know about Nytrox.Fizzy Nitrous was studied a fair bit by Space Propulsion Group ( they called it "Nytrox" ). I wonder if Blushift is a spinoff, licensee, new spin, or just waiting for the patent to expire.
Yeah, possible; but hardly clean. Even if they sanitized the fuel (which would be mostly cellulose), the exhaust products would still be pretty nasty!Whenever someone says 'biofuel' but refuses to detail further, I will automatically assume it came from a water treatment settling pond
Kinda like nuclear waste: the uranium fuel is relatively benign, but the fission products are REALLY nasty.Yeah, possible; but hardly clean. Even if they sanitized the fuel (which would be mostly cellulose), the exhaust products would still be pretty nasty!
I would think that it would also be hard to get a consistent fuel grain from an inconsistent input. I would think that whatever they put in would have to be easily refined. I don’t think sewage solids would count.Yeah, possible; but hardly clean. Even if they sanitized the fuel (which would be mostly cellulose), the exhaust products would still be pretty nasty!
When I first saw the name I thought it was bulls**t. Or a purposeful anagram for it...except not quite an anagram (swap 2nd L for F).
Not the best choice for a name.
Seems more like a name in a TV show or movie for a "wink-wink" company up to no good, or at least a cover name.
Those northern tier bomber and interceptor bases were almost obsolete as soon as they went operational it just took several decades for funding realities to catch up with budget priorities. Though I get what you mean about the physical plant stuff - runways, taxiways and support structures aren’t cheap to build. On the other hand without some rather pricey continual maintenance they deteriorate really quickly.On a different note, the closed air force base was assume, shame it's not useful anymore and falling apart.
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