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re: My First Attemt At A Rocket Motor
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:02 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:02 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:06 pm to rmnldr
I'm going to use the highest pressure rated PVC I can find next time, and will use set screws in the plug. It may hold onto the concrete better instead of just the walls of the pvc.
Also, safety measures will be in effect next time
Also, safety measures will be in effect next time
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:08 pm to rmnldr
I will eventually fly at Samson launch site. They have an FAA waiver up to 10,000 feet there. I want my rocket to eventually reach 1 mile up 
. I'll be documenting the entire process from this motor to my final design, and I'll give it a name.
. I'll be documenting the entire process from this motor to my final design, and I'll give it a name.Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:10 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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I'll give it a name.
it will be known as Flounder
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:10 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Samson has a nice field.
You are going to need a much bigger motor to go 1 mile..
good luck
You are going to need a much bigger motor to go 1 mile..
good luck
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:14 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Pet peeve: Not knowing the difference between an ENGINE and a MOTOR.
But, it's Auburn, so...
But, it's Auburn, so...
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:18 pm to Sody Cracker
Thank you! Subscribe if you'd like, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:21 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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I'm going to use the highest pressure rated PVC I can find next time, and will use set screws in the plug.
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Also, safety measures will be in effect next time
Not much of a safety measure if you are using the highly scientific standard of "best I can find" with the implicit "frick, they are sold out, oh well, next best here we go."
FWIW, you are generating 300 psi easily.
Seriously, stick to cardboard tubes until you can get a more secure location than the "drainage ditch out back"
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:21 pm to mswiggins
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If you are going to test motors, you should stick it in the ground. That way it doesn't fly all over the place.
Uh, Thiokol in Utah tests their SRBs in a similar manner...horizontally.
Thiokol SRB Test
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:22 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Upvote for cool project
Keep with it, you'll get it right soon enough. What made you want to take on the rocket project anyway?
Keep with it, you'll get it right soon enough. What made you want to take on the rocket project anyway?
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:30 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
Be sure to write down your username and password to your YouTube and TD accounts, so that someone can post the video when one of these eventually kill you
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:32 pm to mswiggins
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You are going to need a much bigger motor to go 1 mile..
Soon...
Eventually motor size will increase. I'm focused on design right now.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:36 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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I have always loved space, and I'm going into my sophomore year of aerospace engineering at auburn.
I think I see the problem.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:37 pm to idlewatcher
I'm an aerospace engineer at AU (going into sophomore year), have loved space pretty much my entire life. This is the first time I've ever attempted amateur rocketry, other than estes motors as a kid. I want to eventually get to a design that is safe, reliable, and can reach a mile high. I want to be able to know exactly how much thrust I can get from a motor, altitude, apex, flight time, etc. Eventually put a camera on one, too. Should be fun. Subscribe if you wanna see more, as I'll be uploading videos on design improvements, tests, and eventually flights, as well as other science related topics
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:37 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
That's pretty sad actually.
My friends and I in the neighborhood did better than that as 10 year olds. In 1967.
My friends and I in the neighborhood did better than that as 10 year olds. In 1967.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:38 pm to FreddieMac
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I think I see the problem.
Thanks for watching man
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:43 pm to wallowinit
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That's pretty sad actually. My friends and I in the neighborhood did better than that as 10 year olds. In 1967.
Sorry I guess? It was just an experimental motor. No need to be a douche, man.
The casing failed at the top (I made a concrete plug).
Anybody can make sugar rockets.. It's not that hard.
I do want to get to a design that works, is safe, and can reach a mile. I want to also know exactly how much thrust I can get from a motor, altitude, apex, flight time, telemetry, etc.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:44 pm to Sao
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Awww Lawd, Terry!
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:49 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
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This is the first time I've ever attempted amateur rocketry, other than estes motors as a kid.
So, you've never flown any larger rockets with anything with more and an E/F impulse motor in it?
And you're going to jump into building your own motors now?
I'm going to bookmark this thread so it can be referenced in the near future.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 1:54 pm to AeroSpaceTiger
You're gonna get a tap on the door from the Air Force pretty soon.
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