[AR] Re: dynamic stability
- From: Bill Claybaugh <wclaybaugh2@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:34:52 -0600
The alternative is a fin tab, which does not require the same precision.
Bill
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On Aug 21, 2014, at 11:44, "Richard Hagensick" <r.hagensick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I hope to change their minds as I want to try liquids next. They have
> actually had a liquids launch at BALLS under Tripoli already. You just need
> to get the BOD to approve it. I plan on talking to them at BALLS this year.
>
> I put a 0.4 degree cant on my fins to get spin stability to make the FAA
> happy. To do this you do need to do some CNC work to get that kind pf
> precision on you fin mounts.
>
> Richard Hagensick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Carl Tedesco
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 12:28 PM
> To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AR] Re: dynamic stability
>
> Thanks Richard, but this is for a liquid bi-propellant rocket, which I don't
> believe Tripoli allows.
>
> This is for the university rocket project I mentor --- SDSU. I just looked
> into Rocksim Pro and it is $1000 which is more than we can afford. Do any
> Arocketeers have Rocksim Pro and would be willing to help out a University
> team.
>
> --- Carl
>
> On 8/20/2014 6:30 PM, Richard Hagensick wrote:
>> If you belong to Tripoli Rocketry they have a Class 3 committee that will do
>> the analysis for you and provide you with the paperwork you need to file
>> your permit. They use Rocksim Pro. I submitted mine to the FAA for a 150K
>> launch at BALLS this year.
>>
>> Richard Hagensick
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Monroe L. King Jr.
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 7:44 PM
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