2008/11/11-1 Slomo 500lbf Liquid Rocket Test

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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, XA-0.1B. Aye aye! A four engine vehicle, me bucko, this is engine Y+. This first test is a start abort, where immediately after startin' t' engine, shiver me timbers, t' throttle valves are closed and t' engine is shut down. Blimey! 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. Avast, me proud beauty! T' blast deflector be damaged durin' testin' o' XA-0.1, and further damaged by me backin' a pickup truck into it. Avast! 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. Begad! We tweaked t' frame, put pavers back on, ya bilge rat, and it worked fine for t' subsequent tests. Blimey! More information at www.masten-space.com

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