01-06-2007, 05:10 PM
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BARCLONE Rocketry
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Posts: 5,357
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Originally Posted by Mark+3
...I see no need to complicate things with another diameter...
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Well, Carl DID mention it... 
...And I actually like the variety in power / weight ratios such a size range can offer. Reducing the mass of the casing while retaining the same (or similar) power can mean extra altitude or extra payload for a given set of designs. That's the real upshot here -- better designs taking advantage of a better variety of motors. We've been motor-starved for so long, we don't really know what it's like to have a smorgasbord to choose from! |