[tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race

Thanks Robert 

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From: "AiRobert" <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:11:28 AM 
Subject: [tccrockets] Re: Nike Drag Race 




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 

  




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!!!! 



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] 
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!! ;) 

  




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 


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: 
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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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