[tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
- From: "AiRobert" <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 09:11:28 -0700
All the MACH delay does is not let the drogue/apogee channel fire till after
the delay, every thing else stays the same. From how I read the manual if it
reaches apogee before the delay is over it will not fire the apogee charge
EVER. So make sure the delay is well less than the expected apogee. A 4
second delay should have been fine for this flight, could have been a bit
longer as apogee should have been at 10+ seconds.
rz
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From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
gary-walker@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:40 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Maybe you all can help me with this cause I'm in new territory with this
"kick ass" flight. I used a Hi-Alt 45 altimeter (not high end I'll grant)
and set mach delay to 4 second (just in case). My understanding is that the
altiude baro delays sampling for 4 seconds, right? My sim estimates an
altitude of about 2k at 4 seconds. My altimeter read out 4968. Does that
mean my approx altitude was 6900? That coincides with all my sims...or
did I lay an egg and only go 4968?
Otherwise, all I know is, it recovered successfully :-)
GW
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From: "James Dougherty" <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: "Lee Scott" <leescott91006@xxxxxxx>, "Richard Dierking"
<richard.dierking@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:24:41 PM
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Jimmy, Gary, Richard, did you guys get flight stats?
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 9:20 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, definitely. Congratulations Jimmy, nice flying!
BTW, we should fly again at OS. What do you all say?
On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 8:28 PM, <gary-walker@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm really stunned at how evenly they all launched. It's a testament to the
great launch system providing the amperage to get them off together and the
even competition. In my book we all won...That said from a flyer tied for
maybe 5th through 8th.
Congrats Jimmy!! You "SMOKED" EVERYONE!!!!
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From: "Jack Garibaldi" <jackgaribaldi@xxxxxxx>
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 8:17:06 PM
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Looks like James and me were fighting for last place
Jack G
From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ron Swenson
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:49 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Great picture!
Thank you!
From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
<mailto:%5bmailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx%5d> On Behalf Of Steve
Jurvetson
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 7:08 PM
To: TCC
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Looks like the far left Nike Smoke was first off the pad:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/7238291674
Incredibly close grouping off the pad.
Thanks TCC for a great weekend. I have video from eight cameras to edit
through, so it might take a bit.
And if you launched from the away pad, I might have some launch photos for
you.
Steve
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From: Ron Swenson <swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: TCC <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 16:58:23 -0700
To: TCC <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
LOL!
From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AiRobert
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 2:13 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Sounds like a lot of work-just to be in last place!! ;)
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From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jimmy Franco
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 11:45 AM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
OK I have my kit built, all left to do is T/T and paint.
Then she will be ready to kick some ass.
Did a custom airfoil effect on the 1/4" thick ply. fins, it looks sweet.
Fins are 7/16" thick at the root and ~5/16" at the tip. Then the airfoil
tapers to the leading and trailing edge down to ~3/16". Fins will be
composite of 1/4" birch ply, 3/32" basswood, west, and 1.5 fiberglass.
Jimmy F.
TRA 12524
From: Ron Swenson <mailto:swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 8:10 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Very nice!
From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James Dougherty
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:38 PM
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
Updated the logo
K2045 fliers made the first line
On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:18 AM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sounds like we're gonna have a lot of fun guys, looking forward to it!
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 24, 2012, at 9:02 PM, Ben Sandoval <yobenflstf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm in, not sure which dance I'll be doing LMAO.
--- On Mon, 4/23/12, Ron Swenson <swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Ron Swenson <swensonron@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Monday, April 23, 2012, 6:19 PM
I'll take one of those K2045's. I'm already planning my victory dance!
From: tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:tccrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jack Garibaldi
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 5:16 PM
To: TCC -Chat
Subject: [tccrockets] Nike Drag Race
Hi All
Ok James woke up the Nike crowd and I have been getting
e-mails and phone calls on what we are doing so here it is.
Nike Drag race on any size Nike Smoke you want but it has to have a K motor
in it or larger if you decide to fly a larger Nike. Repeat- Has to be a
Nike Smoke now the motor of choice was the K2045 I will have about 14 or 15
of them and if you are in the drag race with a K2045 I will do the motor for
$99.00 only the K2045 so if you have a Nike and want to fly another motor
you can but I am not sure why you would want to get your assed kicked with
something less. I also have Nike's in stock in all sizes 4", 5.5", 7.5" and
10" in the Polecat brand and I have a few of the Madcow 4" glass Nikes which
are basically the Performance Nike's. I saw a post where Aaron wanted to fly
the K1103X well as long as it is in a Nike then fine but the problem Aaron
is we did this motor as a demo last year and Steve Sawyer got whipped with
that motor and I talked to Aerotech and they are still not California
certified a year later, so Karl is going to let me know when it can go into
California. So any questions?
Jack G
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