Friday, August 24, 2007

Vehicle progress.

The vehicle is coming along nicely. We were planning to test this weekend and we could probably be ready with p=.8, but things would be rushed and unchecked. We will test next weekend and we will be really ready. Current progress:

  • The top side pressurization, regulator and blow off vent valves are all done.
  • The igniter plumbing is all done.
  • 3 of the four motors are plumbed.
  • The structural framing is all complete.
  • The first cut of the landing gear is done and 3 of 4 are on the vehicle.
  • (Were going to change the Landing gear slightly so we don't melt it.)
  • The new control board electronics have finished initial testing and seem to work.

Propane igniter:
We did some testing with using a normal camp stove propane cylinder as the fuel source for the igniter, and it looks like the tank orifice is too small and it won't feed 4 motors. We will be switching to a paint ball tank for the propane source tank.

Paperwork:
I've been working on the hardware and have neglected the FAA paperwork side. They are going to put my 120 day clock on hold until I finish up some details I owe them.

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