[RCSE] high starts

2001-01-29 Thread d. o. darnell
R.E. Comparative testing of high start(s) .. rubber, etc. I may have missed some comments as this string has run a long time. However, it seems like there is now some talk about doing come comparative testing. There are several aspects to the testing, not the least of which is how good a unit (o

Re: [RCSE] High starts, more

2000-06-09 Thread Jeff Reid
> With my GL, I started "highstarting" with a Dynaflite 2M > Upstart and then graduated to an NSP Standard Hi-start > Upstart has 30' of latex and 200' of line with a tension > of 7 pounds. The Hi-start has 100' of latex and 400' > of line at a tension of 15 pounds. The first launch of >the GL w

Re: [RCSE] High starts, more

2000-06-09 Thread Jeff Reid
>>Think about it, you are still using 10 pounds of pull from the rubber, but >>now it has to lift up 2.5 times as much rubber 2.5 times higher (center of >>mass of rubber). That's where a lot of the lifting power is being lost. >... In fact, the >fractional difference in calculated launch heigh