Dennis,
I still have quite a bit of hybrid equipment and a few remaining fuel
grains. If you want to pass along the fuel grains and the J tank to me I
will put them to use at some future launch.
On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 11:05 PM Dennis Hill <dhinnc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
FYI. The Hypertech equipment the club had was provided to us 25 years ago
by Corey Kline as a Beta test of his Hyoertech Hybrid system way back at
the very beginning of hybrid system development. hWe first used it at Lu
Livermon's dog kennel in Winterville and then at Whitakers. We probably
launched less than 10 flights with that system but it was fun. I recall a
distinct buzz that those motors made when they burned. I still have all the
orifices in the J-range and even a few unused plastic, dumbbell-shaped,
fuel grains and a J nitrous tank if somebody is interested. I also have
some left over original blank Beta test worksheets that Korey had us
complete for each flight in return for him giving the prefecture the launch
system. I think I have the system instructions too, so let me know if
anyone out there is interested. We were paying rent for the oxygen and
nitrous tanks and returned them years ago to save money.
Dennis Hill
TRA #2173
Level 3 certified
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From: <acwhit@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 9:51 PM
Subject: [ncrockets] Re: HyperTek Launch Stem and Assy available
To: <ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Two points:
I don’t know exactly what Mike is referring to with the X
launcher. I do know that we recently completed a thorough cleaning out and
re-furbishing of the club trailer, and at least 400 lbs of steel that had
not been used in years went to the recyclery. If somebody wanted to pick
up this hybrid equipment, we would need to take a few minutes at a launch
to check and make sure that the hybrid system could be attached to one of
our pads suitable for your rocket.
B. When we cleaned out the trailer, we found a new, in
the package, filler stem for a hybrid system. This would also be included
in the package if you wanted to pick up some hybrid equipment. We have
only had one hybrid launched at Bayboro since we began to fly there in
2007, and that flyer brought his own equipment. At this time, 11 years
after we won the ATFE lawsuit, hybrids are a extreme specialty item. In
their heyday, companies like Hypertek, Contrail, West Coast Hybrids, RATT
works, Skyripper, and Propulsion Polymers all produced hybrid equipment,
and the specialized ground support equipment for filling and ignition of
each of these systems was different and unique. This variety of GSE and
the rapidly-decreasing interest in hybrids caused a switch for universal
club-owned and -maintained launch equipment, to acquisition of launch
equipment by each individual hybrid flyer. In addition, many of the
die-hard gas-passers got into Tripoli Research hybrid motors, which drove
further unique developments in GSE.
So… If you are interested in hybrids, and A LOT of
technical-type tinkerers are, this is a great opportunity for you to pick
up some rare-ish, well-maintained hybrid GSE. You may not get another
opportunity this good.
Alan
*From:* ncrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ncrockets-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On
Behalf Of *mike harris
*Sent:* Friday, August 21, 2020 7:36 PM
*To:* ncrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [ncrockets] HyperTek Launch Stem and Assy available
Any hybrid guys out there? I have the club's original (as in Alpha model)
Hypertek launch stem and assembly. I've since switched to a somewhat
different method that can launch on any rail without mounting this old
style one.
So I'd like to hand this off to a hybrid guy or hybrid interested guy.
Do note that the club has the X launcher so if launching with the club
trailer you don't need this - you just need to ensure that X launch system
is in the trailer.
Interested let me know and come pick it up or I can get it to Alan for
Rocket Railroad.
Regards, Mike
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It's not that I have something to hide - it's that I have nothing I want you
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