07-07-2011, 10:30 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Elizabethtown,PA
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Originally Posted by jdbectec
I just visted that site and realized you have to download the thrust curves to a suitable program to veiw them. It is the NAR site that has ones that you can veiw.
Sorry for the confusion.
It is interesting to note that based on the actual testing data, the C6 is just under 5 N-secs average thrust, and the C5 is slightly more than 5 N-secs,
So in reality the motor designations should be reversed.
Boy, would that add to the confusion!
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Estes and Quest both "fudge" their numbers at times. The A10 is really an A2 they call it an A10 so the user knows about the really high initial thrust spike. By that logic they could just as easily called the C5 a C7 or something like that - C5 is actually an accurate designation for a change.
Rocketeer beware! you should always check the actual data on a motor rather than trust the manufacturers code
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