The EGE
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I'm wondering if it's possible to use a small reloadable motor as a booster motor, without electronics. I know that this is usually impossible, because they need a tight pressure seal at the top, and they don't (usually) burn from nozzle to delay. However, it occurs to me to drill out the delay grain - not enough to make the motor burn through, but enough that the effective delay time is under a second. That way, the ejection charge would ignite the sustainer - a BP motor - just after the booster's burnout.
1) Has anyone else ever tried this?
2) Would this actually work? Would the motor CATO from the thinner delay grain? Would the ejection charge actually ignite the BP motor?
3) Would this be legal and certified? I've seen varying opinions on whether drilling out delay grains is legal and certified.
1) Has anyone else ever tried this?
2) Would this actually work? Would the motor CATO from the thinner delay grain? Would the ejection charge actually ignite the BP motor?
3) Would this be legal and certified? I've seen varying opinions on whether drilling out delay grains is legal and certified.