Wednesday 3 August 2011

Delta pressure test 1

Yesterday saw the Delta rocket have its first pressure test the rocket performed well up to 50 psi when booster 2  had a slight leak the problem was as the nozzle had moved upwards in the gardena connector as with this design it only takes 5-8mm of movement and the o ring comes out of its seat so i will bend the booster wire connectors to ensure less movement on the next test as i released the rocket from the launcher it seemed to all move together correctly so im hoping we should have a successful launch soon.

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  1. Looking forward to seeing it Dan :) Sadly you'll have to wait for this stormy rain to blow over first :( we were lucky yesterday it blew over by the time we setup

    Hope it clears soon for you

    Doug

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