Road Trip: Space Port

[cwbullet]

Chuck, I will be there assisting with flight safety reviews; please look me up as I woul dlike to meet you.

will do!

 

[cwbullet]

i am the mentor for team 137. Stop by tomorrow.

 

[cwbullet]

I will do so.

Chuck, I will be there assisting with flight safety reviews; please look me up as I woul dlike to meet you.

 

[Hobie1dog]

time for a new avatar picture standing by a Spaceport banner

 

[cwbullet]

time for a new avatar picture standing by a Spaceport banner

Maybe. Or with a Hatch Chili

 

[cwbullet]

Will a dimpled nose cone increase performance?

 

[Hobie1dog]

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Will a dimpled nose cone increase performance?

Always wondered about that. proven by golf balls, now with 3D printing it's likely going to be the new fad in rocketry.

 

[cwbullet]

Always wondered about that. proven by golf balls, now with 3D printing it's likely going to be the new fad in rocketry.

It could be.

 

[cwbullet]

I am just amazed at the the builds and payloads. The rockets are quite impressive.

 

[Hobie1dog]

pictures please

 

[cwbullet]

Safe travels and see you there .

I am sitting in Melbourne Airport departures currently.

Which team are you with?

 

[cwbullet]

Great engineering designs.

this rocket has a payload with 3d printed aero brakes

 

[OverTheTop]

Good to meet you today at SAC Chuck . Also caught up with a few other members over the past day or so. It's good to put faces to names.

 

[cwbullet]

Good to meet you today at SAC Chuck . Also caught up with a few other members over the past day or so. It's good to put faces to names.

I am really looking forward to making this a yearly trek. I too met a bunch of folks that I only knew through electrons prior to today.

 

[H_Rocket]

Houston is not worse than I saw today,

Apparently you have never driven in Houston on I45 (or anywhere near it) at what is euphemistically referred to as "rush hour".

This is the only approved vehicle:



Did you go straight through on I10 or did you come through DFW on I30/I20?

 

[cwbullet]

I20-I10. Tough drive around Dallas.

 

[cwbullet]

Great launch. They are slow but safe.

 

[cwbullet]

last flight for Friday - Duke. Not sure for their status.

 

[cwbullet]

We are home and I am so proud of all of the teams. Great efforts all around and that included those who had an unsuccessful flight.

 

[Hobie1dog]

glad to hear you're back safely.

 

[JackC]

I am the mentor for the Citadel who is competing in the Spaceport America Cup. I am pretty proud of these guys. They are one of the smaller clubs and have done a great job flying and planning in prep. I can't wait to see their flight.

Hi CW,

Can student teams competing in the Cup use commercial airframe tubing (say from Composite Warehouse) for their vehicles or must they make their own tubing? Thanks!

Jack

 

[tim cubbedge]

Hi CW,

Can student teams competing in the Cup use commercial airframe tubing (say from Composite Warehouse) for their vehicles or must they make their own tubing? Thanks!

Jack

They can use commercial tubing.

 

[JackC]

They can use commercial tubing.

Great! Thanks!

 

[cwbullet]

Hi CW,

Can student teams competing in the Cup use commercial airframe tubing (say from Composite Warehouse) for their vehicles or must they make their own tubing? Thanks!

Jack

Most do.

 

[JackC]

Most do.

Okay. Thanks!