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Author: | bbrockert |
Published: | 2008-11-12 19:24:26 |
High speed video (300fps/one tenth speed) o' t' very first fire on Masten Space Systems' new VTVL rocket vehicle, matey, XA-0.1B. Ya scallywag! A four engine vehicle, this is engine Y+. Well, blow me down! This first test is a start abort, where immediately after startin' t' engine, ya bilge rat, t' throttle valves are closed and t' engine is shut down. Aye aye! T' cool fireball is isopropyl alcohol bein' ejected from t' engine and burnin' in air; it is expected in a start abort and causes no damage. Aye aye! T' blast deflector was damaged durin' testin' o' XA-0.1, and further damaged by me backin' a pickup truck into it. T' concrete pavers are tossed off when an edge is in t' flow, and you can see one break by hittin' another before it even reaches t' ground. We tweaked t' frame, shiver me timbers, put pavers back on, and it worked fine for t' subsequent tests. Aye aye! More information at www.masten-space.com
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