"We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster."
Dick,Dean found my related blog post and reports there were two HPR induction rockets at Hellfire and he will pass along links to any flight videos that emerge.
Well, my NAR club allowed the Saturn V to fly prior to the scouts arriving. It headed up fast and straight...and then took a hard right. It didn't wobble during boost this time nor did it tumble during coast. The lack of tumbling ensured that it landed in the >50' trees. So, this does seem to confirm that GDS rockets should NOT have ducts ahead of the CG. But it leaves the question about why it went cruise missile. A video of the best part is here. I now have no idea what I'm going to do with the new version.
What motor did you use this time? It certainly did get toasty. Sound's like you had reasonable success, whether due to GDS or not. Still not sure if GDS action will occur with those multiple rings.
I had wanted to use something with a longer burn than the F44 but never got around to acquiring one. An F15 might have been next for me had it recovered. My new one is bigger and will get a G-something. But, I don't just want a bigger clone so I have to replan.
Well the Saturn V, SA-667 will, for better or worse, be ready for a September launch. This one is 3.1" dia vs. 2.875", features the LES, and has an internal augmenter tube. You can see the bellmouth in the photo. These were shown to increase thrust on Jetex motors but am not convinced that will apply here. I also don't know what this will do to any GDS action. I'd say there is only one way to find out but there is so much going on here that success won't prove that the augmenter or GDS worked. Similarly, failure could come from many sources. This is bad science...:y:
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