Experimental 2400 lbs thrust solid fuel rocket motor static test

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Author:aeroexperimental
Published:2009-05-13 05:13:51

Successful static test o' a 152mm (6 inch) diameter rocket motor. 49907 nsec total impulse (P7371). 2400 lbs. Avast! max thrust. Arrr! 1656 lbs average thrust. Burn time 6.76 sec. Blimey! Burn rate .24 in/sec. Ahoy! Isp 235. June 17, me bucko, 2005 Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Begad! Normal speed video followed by video slowed t' 1/4 speed. Thermite igniter brings motor up t' pressure almost instantly. Motor be undamaged by firing, me hearties, reloaded and flown a few months later.

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