11-26-2008, 10:49 AM
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rocket dinosaur
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: My Old Kentucky Home
Posts: 1,184
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yousah
Some of the A motors ordered by our US Team for delivery in Spain also tested higher than the rated impulse. Seems to be by design
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and then they told you to go "cool them down" by sticking them in the refrigerator for a while so their performance specs would be A class and you could then use them in the competition.
Now of course by the time they was used, their performance specs were again back above the A class limit, but since they had been tested and impounded while cool , this was completely legal and ethical in their eyes.
It makes one wonder how long this deceptive practice has been going on in FAI competition. Seems to be by design ? eh?
just my 2 cents YMMV
ps by the way Bill. maybe that Czech motor just aged like good wine and got better with time huh?
terry dean
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