[tccrockets] Re: G loading at impact.
- From: James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: TCC chat <tccrockets@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 20:55:11 -0700
I'll bring my scope to next launch and you will see what happens visually.
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:54 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Seriously though, next time we should measure your battery and the glow
> plug if you really want to make it work.
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> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:53 PM, James Dougherty <jafrado@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
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>> yes, you should
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>> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ass
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>> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:12 PM, AiRobert <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> Stop being an ass?****
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>>> Stop using glow plugs****
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>>> On May 21, 2013, at 7:04 PM, "AiRobert" <airobert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:*
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>>> G loading at impact.********
>>>
>>> I crashed another rocket on Friday at DA, the strange part is that the
>>> electronics survived. So I wanted to see what the g loading was….*******
>>> *
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>>> It fell for 20.3 seconds which (In a vacuum) would be 408 MPH********
>>>
>>> The altimeter shows a speed of about 305 MPH at impact, so that speed
>>> seems reasonable with the air resistance.********
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>>> The stopping distance was about 28 inches, about the length of the
>>> nosecone.********
>>>
>>> So assuming a constant deceleration it works out to about 1330 g’s…WOW!*
>>> *******
>>>
>>> Did it really hit that hard? Well, it did separate the aft closure from
>>> the motor case (Cessaroni 6GXL) the aft closure and still attached
>>> centering ring were found about 20 foot from the crater.********
>>>
>>> Not only did the Stratologger survive, I used it successfully for two
>>> more launches at DA including the Nike drag race.********
>>>
>>> ****RZ************
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