01-02-2006, 12:39 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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Revised Plan -- Triton II
The original Triton design (three-stage, all 18mm motors) left a lot to be desired in the full-house configuration. There simply was not enough power in an 18mm motor to lift the stack to a reasonable height, nor was there enough final acceleration to reach a safe flight velocity without the use of a very tall tower.
This revised version has better performance in the full-house stack. The first booster has been slightly enlarged to accept a 24mm "D" or "C" motor. All of the simulated flights in the RKT file reach flight V in the length of a 48" rod; the "C" booster stack reaches flight V in 37", and the "D" booster stacks reach flight V in 34". Use the 48" rod for safety.
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