Curtis Enlow
Well-Known Member
How loud is a 0.86g charge tested in a cup with a centrifuge vial in open air? Will it get the cops called on me? ('Those dang kids and their illegal fireworks!'). Or is it a 'pop' no more bothersome than a lawnmower coughing or popping a paper bag? (I live in-town, but generally have pretty cool neighbors, just not M-80 or gunshot cool).
I want to incrementally test my my AV Bay, new LiPo batts and one of my altimeters (RRC3) using the sim tool from my laptop but the rocket body is not ready for an all-up ground recovery deployment test. First, test with just e-matches, then, on an extended cable, with loaded vials (0.86g Drogue & 0.76g Main) but in open air.
I want to test the vial/cup combo a full strength (I am using a short length of high pressure hose in the cup and need to see how they will work with relatively small loads). I can do a reduced charge load for a functional (if not structural) test, I suppose.
I have a business trip next week and a very full work schedule between now and the first HP fly-in I can make on June 8th, and I need to move forward testing what I can do while waiting on some crucial pieces of hardware, finishing, etc..
I want to incrementally test my my AV Bay, new LiPo batts and one of my altimeters (RRC3) using the sim tool from my laptop but the rocket body is not ready for an all-up ground recovery deployment test. First, test with just e-matches, then, on an extended cable, with loaded vials (0.86g Drogue & 0.76g Main) but in open air.
I want to test the vial/cup combo a full strength (I am using a short length of high pressure hose in the cup and need to see how they will work with relatively small loads). I can do a reduced charge load for a functional (if not structural) test, I suppose.
I have a business trip next week and a very full work schedule between now and the first HP fly-in I can make on June 8th, and I need to move forward testing what I can do while waiting on some crucial pieces of hardware, finishing, etc..
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