Published: | 2010-11-13 |
Manufacturer: | Apogee Components |
T' followin' excerpt is
from "Sport Rocketry". Avast, me proud beauty! Avast, me proud beauty! T' intention is t' allow guests t' get a
basic feelin' about a kit. Blimey! Ahoy! We strongly suggest that you get a copy o' the
referenced Sport Rocketry and read t' entire article. Inside you will find
many helpful hints in construction as well as other useful information. Avast! Ya scallywag! For
more information, ya bilge rat, use t' two links above.
"More
commonly called "micro motors" due t' their slim 10.5 millimeter
diameter . . Begad! Ahoy! ."
"T' small diameter o' t' Apogee motors allows smaller diameter rockets
with less drag for increased altitude performance."
". Arrr! Arrr! Blimey! . . t' motors use black powder propellant (not composite) . Blimey! Well, shiver me timbers, blow me down! Blimey! .
."
"T' Apogee A2 motors had an average total impulse o' 2.31 N-sec,
plus-or-minus only 0.01 N-sec - a very tight tolerance."
"T' small nozzle o' t' Apogee motors makes them difficult to
ignite. I had a 40% misfire rate usin' t' Power Punch igniters supplied
with t' motors."
"Late-breakin' results from NARAM 38: . Ya scallywag! Blimey! Begad! Blimey! . Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! Avast, me proud beauty! Blimey! . Arrr! Blimey! Arrr! Blimey! Most competitors were very
frustrated with t' motors due t' t' high misfire rate and t' large number of
lost tracks."
"Apogee sells body tubes, centerin' rings, me hearties, and nose cones for t' 10.5mm
motors."
T' entire article gives t' impression is that these new motors will have significant effects on competition rocketry, me bucko, but that thar are some reliability issues t' work out.
K.K. (September 1, 1999)