Re: [ERPS] Spaceshot 2001 finally getting off the ground in2002

John Carmack wrote: > > > You are running ahead of us, but not too much. We are on our fifth drum of > peroxide now. Well, that's just the _latest_ batch of empties, we've gone through about 10 or 12 altogether :) > >Incidentally, the EZ-Rocket with both engines going is a high S-1400 > >sys

Re: [ERPS] BayCon micro-report

It would be a major problem with one engine, but solvable with any even number of engines. Dan In a message dated 5/31/02 6:16:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << There's one awkward issue with this design though- what stops the body of the rocket turning with the engine? I mean sure, you can

Re: [ERPS] BayCon micro-report

There's one awkward issue with this design though- what stops the body of the rocket turning with the engine? I mean sure, you can add another thruster to balance it out, but its more weight and not that easy. -Ian Randall Clague wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED]"> On Tue, 28 May 2002 08:22:50 -07

RE: [ERPS] OT: Deals on electronic test equipment

On 31 May 2002, at 13:54, Gabriel Sebastian wrote: > Rea;;y their prices aren't THAT reasonable...249$ for a 40gig firewire > hard drive? Pricewatch.com kills that off right there, plus they're > selling refurb stuff for new prices. Yes, it figures that you can do better on-line. > About t

[ERPS] Re: [Pogo] Re: [ERPS-KISS] Norcal flanges needed - Pogo and Spike

On 31 May 2002, at 13:17, David Masten wrote: > Would someone with a Win95 or Win2k box go to the Norcal site > and get the drawings of the > below flanges into pdf format for us? > > Thanks, > Dave > I installed the Autodesk WHIP! plugin and ca

Re: [ERPS] Spaceshot 2001 finally getting off the ground in 2002

> >Quantity, yeah :) Just yesterday we consolidated five alcohol drums >that each had a few gallons remaining, so I guess it's time to order >more to get the drum deposits back. I look at the row of drums and get >a warm fuzzy feeling from the experience we've accumulated on the 400 >lbf engine

Re: [ERPS] BayCon micro-report

On Tue, 28 May 2002 08:22:50 -0700, Pierce Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PET is useless at cryogenic temperatures -- it loses its >flexibility and will shatter. He also demonstrated absolute unconcern about >ascent heat loads -- he admitted that he hadn't done the math. The >tem

[ERPS] Archive available in mbox format

After much mangling, I've put mbox files of the mail archives in . The filename format should be fairly clear. One goes from 1997 to Sep 2001 (the date of the mailing list changeover), and the other goes from Sep 2001 to present. Lars, this is as much mail as I'm going

Re: [ERPS] Spaceshot 2001 finally getting off the ground in 2002

Sander Pool wrote: > > > It makes you remember the old saying that 'quantity has a quality all it's > own'. An S class solid rocket motor. That's where fuel cost really becomes > prohibitive compared to liquid designs such as being worked on here. They > sure put a lot of avionics in there if th

[ERPS] Spaceshot 2001 finally getting off the ground in 2002

This from ROL. Not liquid fueled but ambitious none the less: ---rol FAA Approves Space Launch of the PRIMERA Rocket May 30, 2002 Web posted at: 3:46 PM EDT (ROL Newswire) -- Ky Michaelson's Civilian Space Exploration Team (CSXT) has received official clearance from the FAA to conduct the s

RE: [ERPS] OT: Deals on electronic test equipment

Rea;;y their prices aren't THAT reasonable...249$ for a 40gig firewire hard drive? Pricewatch.com kills that off right there, plus they're selling refurb stuff for new prices. About the electronics hardware, I wouldn't trust Kikisui stuff. I've actually used it in lab here in parallel with an

[ERPS] OT: Deals on electronic test equipment

Yesterday I discovered some used test equipment for sale at a place called "Dot-Com Depot". I cannot vouch for the condition, except to say that it appears clean and undamaged. But the prices are very reasonable. Here's what I saw (they may have more): BK Precision 1635