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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112423822015-08-27T11:36:54.508-04:00The Original Rocket DungeonPersonal launch reports and projects, sport rocketry news and announcements, select space news, occasional rants, and other stuff I think is interesting.Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-70289512449241947382015-08-25T17:23:00.006-04:002015-08-25T17:25:37.274-04:00Saturn V, SA-667 - final touchesWell, it's done. I epoxied the bellmouth onto the lower body with JB Weld and attached the augmenter tube assembly with three small screws. The bottom of the augmenter tube assembly is at the top of the thick black/white striped sections on the base. I cut 1" sections from those black areas to help avoid the Krushnic effect. The upper and lower bodies are connected with 5 basswood spars. I have two 1/4" lugs - one next to a spar and one at the base. I didn't consider lugs when I aligned these sections and, since I wanted the upper lug to be supported by a spar, I had to trim the corner of one of the engine shrouds.

It weighs in at 18.3 oz and the CG is an inch above the air gap. I hesitate to say thiis, but it should be marginally stable without the GDS and thus it should fly fine. I said that about its predecessor so who knows. This will be flown from HPR pads suitable for 'L' motors.

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-284709132237609742015-08-25T15:45:00.000-04:002015-08-25T15:47:10.861-04:00A big V-2 history post (updated with a video)

The images below document a V-2 launch circa 1950. They were part of an article in the October 1950 issue of National Geographic, which was written by Clyde T. Holliday. Mr. Holliday was an employee of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab under contract to the Navy. Click to see the biggest copies. (The image above documents two V-2 launches circa 2008.)

Update: The photos below are of round No. 56, launched November 18, 1949. Along with the pictured camera, it carried a Pirani temperature probe, air sampling bottles (U. Mich.) and a 'grenade experiment' (Army Signal Corps.). It reached an altitude of 77 miles. (via ROTW, Peter Alway, pp. 21-22.)

Update #2: This NatGeo article is referenced in a article from Air and Space Magazine: The First Photo from Space, Tony Reichhardt, November 2006.

Update #3: Added a video.

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-15121106730074770882015-08-22T12:13:00.000-04:002015-08-22T12:13:06.501-04:00Saturn V, SA-667 crazinessI received the aluminum water bottle whose neck was supposed to form the bellmouth section of my augmenter tube. And, after some hacksaw work, I had a bellmouth. Here it is dry fit to the lower body and the induction tube. At ~$10, that is the most expensive single component. It feeds into a 6" induction tube (38mm BlueTube). That was sized very roughly based on a sketch of a Jetex augmenter. Oh my, this whole hairbrained idea is taking this project to a new level of craziness. The BlueTube is centered in a coupler and will sit below the neck of the bellmouth. That sub-assembly will be attached to the lower body with 4 screws and will be removable. I will be drilling a lot of vent holes in the lower body below the tail end of the induction tube. This isn't Sparta, it is madness!

Dick Staffordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-19564658087716756122015-08-19T15:39:00.001-04:002015-08-19T15:39:31.850-04:00Saturn V, SA-667 building statusI resumed construction of the next-gen Gas Dynamic Stabilized (GDS), aka Induction Stabilized, Saturn V. I had started top down and now continued from the bottom up. Hopefully these sections will meet in the coming weeks. The features shown in the photo includes the 3.1" OD tubing, the bottom most paper wrap, fairings that were attached to and cut from BT-60 tubing and fins that have a core of 1/64" fiberglass. The nozzles are a plastic part that was included in a box-o-parts that I inherited from Paul Miller. I hot glued the nozzle piece to a section of telescoping tubing and it is thus only for display.

I have decided on an inner induction tube inspired by the old Jetex augmenter tubes. These were demonstrated to increase the thrust by up to 30%. Mine will not be optimally shaped so I don't expect any noticeable gain. Heck, I'll just be happy if it stable during boost and is recovered in one piece. I plan to make the bellmouth from an aluminum water bottle. Finding one locally that was both close in size and inexpensive was problematic so I ordered one off of Amazon. How to mount it, how to attach an induction tube and how long to make said tube are questions yet to be answered.Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-44061903418450474432015-08-18T13:00:00.000-04:002015-08-18T13:00:22.970-04:00Rocket recovery rigAfter losing a rocket to the trees last weekend, I decided to build one of US Water Rocket's tree rescue system. They described their tool in a video: Tree Rescue System. Mine is basically the same concept but has a smaller PVC tube (3/4"vs. 1" diameter and 2' vs. 3' long). I also fashioned a duct tape pouch to help hold the projectile. They used weighted dowels so I made one of those and also grabbed a scrounged arrow.

I shot the arrow over a low limb in the back yard and it looks like it should work. I need to venture further away to see just how high I can reach. I suspect that, by the next launch, my Saturn V will be in poor shape but I will try to recover it just for practice.

On another note, I would have preferred using a slingbow so I could have used it for target shooting too. However, this was just quicker and easier and less expensive.Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-13770636550661729822015-08-16T19:09:00.000-04:002015-08-16T19:09:15.758-04:00Hostile Projectiles V-2 rebuild completeWell, you can't find your lost stuff unless you look for it...and I didn't trek up the large hill to search for my lost nose cone. Here is the new nose cone and new paint job. I didn't go for my usual blotchy camo scheme and I'm not sure I'm 100% happy with it. In any event, it is what it is at least until it is rebuilt again. One thing I like about camo schemes based on Rustoleum paints is that you can shoot all the colors within an hour. Start light to dark and wait about 10-15 minutes between colors.

Dick Staffordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-4973243856394612582015-08-15T19:18:00.001-04:002015-08-15T19:18:29.681-04:00Launch Report 2015-7 (NARHAMS)Location: NARHAMS, Mt. Airy
Weather: sunny, low 90's, wind 0-3?
Total flights: Today - 11; YTD - 53
Total motors: Today - 11; YTD - 57
Motors by class YTD: MMX-2; B-3; C-15; D-4; E-11; F-14; G-7; H-1
Water rocket flights (not included in the totals above): 6

This was as good a day as you are going to get. Not too hot, sunny, barely a breeze and the long grass had been freshly mowed. My wife and dog kept me company to boot. Special thanks to the Ha's for running the launch, Jim Filler for keeping an eye on, and leading us to, my ejected 18/20 case, and Jef Fineran for going out to try to recovery my Saturn V.

My flights:

Estes Sizzler (kit #1906) on a B6-4 - Nice flight, the first in over 17 years.

Quest DC-Y Space Clipper on a D24-4 - Fast boost with a whistle. Late eject, even later 'chute and ejected case. It recovered safely and the case was found. WINNER!

Estes Helio*Copter on a B6-4 - Good flight but it needed rubber bands on the helicopter blades. Ooops.

Art Applewhite Max-Q on an F15-0 - Nice flight.

5th Generation on a C11-3 - Nice flight.

Shrox SHX-15 on a C11-3 - Nice flight.

Estes Majestic on an E16-6 - As this sat in direct sunlight, the cone became VERY tight. Luckily, I checked. I only put it in halfway in, which worked out well.

Estes Mega Mosquito on an F15-4 - Really great flight!

First Flight Mega Sonic on a D12-5 - Good flight, but the balsa cone got another Estes smile. Shock cord is stock length as it was a Beta test build.

Estes Big Dipper Daddy on an E9-4 - Great flight with an award for landing closest to the RSO tent.

Saturn V, SA-666 on an F44-4 - This was actually my first flight so it would go up before the Scouts arrived. The boost started arrow straight and then it took a hard right turn (probably around burnout). With the vents in the transition covered, it had no wobble and didn't ever tumble. However, it landed over 50' up in some trees. RIP.

My launch photos are here.
Dick Staffordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-29234667687503270832015-08-11T20:15:00.001-04:002015-08-11T20:15:29.836-04:00Hostile Projectiles V-2 rebuild, or how to tempt the rocket gods to return the original coneAt the last NARHAMS launch, the Hostile Projectiles V-2 separated and the cone drifted away. I thought I saw it fall on the near side of a far tree line but my wife thought it went over. I started out to find it but the big hill, 4' grass, and the heat got the better of me. I found JonRocket had BT-60 PNCs that would make a suitable replacement so the order went out (5.5" long vs. 5.25").

The order arrived today and the simple rebuild is under way: Cut base off cone, add nose weight with Kevlar leader embedded, and paint/repaint. Here is the 1st cut at the updated simulation. The mass object near the CP was added to make the body section match the as-built. I then added the nose cone with another mass object to move the CG to the desired spot (same as the original). I takes 2 oz as the resin tail cone is quite heavy. I plan on repainting the whole thing in a camo pattern using tan, orange and OD green. I did this on the latest version of the El Tubo Loco and liked it. Plus, it's 'use what ya' got'.

So, what is that 'rocket god' comment all about? Well, I feel that if I go out of my way to quickly restore the rocket, it raised the chances that the grass will be mowed and the old cone is found hanging a few feet off the ground in the trees.Dick Staffordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-74480374083407326272015-08-07T23:25:00.003-04:002015-08-07T23:25:31.046-04:00French rocket girlA link and only a link.Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-54221767811737299542015-08-07T22:37:00.001-04:002015-08-07T22:37:28.416-04:00A trio of Nike rocket girls

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-35361442255015607772015-08-02T17:44:00.001-04:002015-08-02T17:44:50.669-04:00Video of the induction-stabilized InductorLooks like it is stable under boost but goes unstable during coast (and possibly the tail end of the burn). So, these things will work if you have enough mass flow and dial in the rocket design (dimensions, mass, etc.). YMMV.

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-2164817040666853012015-07-21T14:41:00.000-04:002015-07-21T14:41:19.236-04:00Margaret Hamilton, Apollo flight software ninjaMargaret headed up the team at the MIT Draper Lab that wrote the software for the Apollo guidance computer. Vox.com has an interesting article about her and her software. The photo shows her standing next to the source code. The article elaborates on the technology of the day and how clever programming saved Apollo 11.

It also comments on the role women played in the early days of the software industry. When I started work, a lot of the programmers were women and some didn't even have a technical degree. I didn't know of any male programmers who didn't have one. Just an observation.

Dick Staffordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-81535256745285268332015-07-20T16:29:00.001-04:002015-07-20T16:32:38.042-04:00Saturn V, SA-667 continuedThe top section of this model is basically complete, less recovery system (cord and 'chute). I could add a wrap to the bottom couple of inches, but I'm not sure how it will all hook together so I'll leave it off for now. Please ignore the fact that the LES is not perfectly straight.

Just for kicks, I thought I'd make a bill of materials for this section (generally from the top down):

1/2" of 1/8" dowel.

3" of a Copperhead tube.

Center disc left over from a centering ring.

9 paper wraps/components (Mostly from the AlaskaPaperModelWorks's stomp rocket plans).

One tube from an AT DMS motor.

One misc. tube that telescopes over the DMS tube (didn't have a long enough piece and the DMS was too small for the upper wraps when the bottom ones were sized to 3").

One home made bulkhead for the DMS tube.

One large screw eye.

One random plywood disc to hold the screw eye (bulkhead hole was too big).

6 1/2" of 3" mailing tube.

Home made ply rings to center the DMS tub in the 3" tube.

Home made rings to center the 29mm motor mount in the DMS tube.

5" of LOC 29mm tube.

Estes motor retainer.

Two short pieces of Kevlar to form attachment points for the recovery harness.

Masking tape, 5-minute epoxy, wood glue, Aleene's tacky glue, glue stick, double-sided clear tape.

That's a fair number of parts and a lot of effort for a rocket whose flight profile may be sub-optimal. I wondered if I should have skipped the induction stabilization and just build a scale Saturn V with lots of detail. Now, I don't think I'm up for another Saturn or Saturn-like object. At least for a while.
Dick Staffordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-43324530410231757472015-07-19T17:01:00.000-04:002015-07-19T17:01:12.739-04:00Saturn V, SA-667 beginningOverall, I still haven't decided what this thing will become, but I have started on parts of it. I have the upper body and have started on the motor mount. And I have the nose cone completed. To enhance the printed wraps, I found another paper rocket plan that included the launch tower. The LES motor is a tube from an AT Copperhead with a small wooden tip. In runs through the capsule into a wooden disc that was left over from a home made centering ring. The scale isn't perfect, but is good enough!

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-38616941402374291822015-07-18T18:35:00.000-04:002015-07-18T18:38:27.977-04:00Launch Report 2015-6 (NARHAMS)Location: NARHAMS, Mt. Airy
Weather: wind variable 0-10, cloudy becoming sunny, high in the mid 80's and humid
Total flights: Today - 10; YTD - 42
Total motors: Today - 11; YTD - 46
Motors by class YTD: MMX-2; B-1; C-13; D-2; E-9; F-11; G-7; H-1
Water rocket flights (not included in the totals above): 6

Last night, it looks like it would be cloudy with storms after two PM. This morning, I was disheartened when I found it was raining. However, checking the Mt. Airy weather it looked like the rain would move out and the afternoon would be sunny...and that's what happened!

The bad part was that the surrounding grass was un-mowed and this body doesn't like walking uphill in 3' grass. In the end, I kept most out of the grass and found everything except my V-2 cone that drifted over a far tree line. I found the body with my 18mm RMS case thanks to my wife's guidance. Phew!

My Flights:

Hostile Projectiles V-2 on a D13-5 - High flight that separated on ejection. Lost the cone and, after much searching, found the body. The nice resin cone os OOP but I can find a suitable replacement.

Estes SDI Satellite on a B6-4 - Nice flight and I even caught it in flight (photo is below).

First Flight Hobbies Under Dawg on an D12-0/C11-3 - I angled the rod to keep it out of the grass and it weather cocked even more. But, the flight was great.

F-in-Rocket on an F15-4 - Nice flight with recovery on mowed grass.

AlaskaPaperRocketWorks Saturn V on a C11-3 - Nice but low flight.

Upscale Cluster Bomb on a G74-6 - Nice flight. Big rockets are easier to spot in that grass :)

Estes Snitch on a C6-0 - This one went much higher than its Quest counterpart.

Quest SPEV Saucer on a C6-0 - Not as high, but still nice.

Half ASStron Super-roc on a C6-3 - Despite it not having a 'chute or streamer, it sure drifts a lot. Once again, my lovely wife spotted it in the grass.

Art Applewhite Stealth D5 on a C6-3 - Nice!

Here's the mid-80's vintage SDI Satellite in flight. The rest of my photos are here.

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-13944918698944197092015-07-17T14:58:00.001-04:002015-07-17T14:58:42.518-04:00Saturn V, SA-666 reworkAs I was pondering what to do with the SA-666's successor, I went back to read some of Dean Black's write-ups. I don't remember seeing this in his Apogee Newsletter article but I find that, while an air gap behind the CG results in induction stabilization, an air gap ahead of the CG retards it. D'OH, thats what I randomly decided to add to the SA-666. When it comes to rocket science, you just can't make stuff up. But hey, I never claimed to be a rocket scientist.

Soooo, I decided to resurrect this rocket and try again. The first thing I tried to do is find the transition wrap that I threw away when I invented the air gap transition. I didn't find it so a roughed out a new one (which lacks the nice detail...oh well).

I also wrapped the damaged nozzles with some metal tape. In my experience, this stuff will protect the substrate, although the heat melts the glue so it tends to fall off. Oh well again...I only need it to stay on for one flight.

Dean's latest reference design (updated from what's presented in the Apogee article) includes some added holes for long induction tubes. When I sized my air gap, I included the area of those holes in the main gap. There I went, making stuff up again. Anyway, I decided to cut some holes below the air gap. I don't know how this all plays out with the (hopeful) induction stabilization but it might help with any Krushnik problems. On the first flight, the rocket was stable (had a lot of coning, but generally went in an upward direction) but the altitude was a lot lower than expected. That could have been Krushnik or it could have been instant instability during coast. I wish it had been video taped, but I don't think it was.

Random thoughts on the SA-667. I still can't decide on the geometry of, or the material for, the internal, smaller induction tube. I am also thinking about making it a ring tail kind of like those used on water rockets. I just don't know. This build may not be finalized until after the MDRA August launch when the SA-666 will fly again.

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-83113960631824839382015-07-16T14:34:00.003-04:002015-07-16T14:34:56.928-04:00The nuclear age turns 70Today marks the the 70th anniversary of the Trinity Test. You can visit the site, near Alamogordo, NM, on the first Saturday in April and October (April 4 and October 3, 2015).

Here is an animated .gif of the first 109 ms of the detonation. Credit: U.S. D.O.E.

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-5814002709168310772015-07-15T19:27:00.000-04:002015-07-15T19:27:46.015-04:00Most everyone loves to watch a rocket launchDick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-73178591719798310832015-07-13T21:49:00.000-04:002015-07-13T21:49:35.883-04:00If you launch rockets, you understand the 'luck factor'Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-5761646736405345692015-07-12T18:58:00.000-04:002015-07-12T19:54:30.492-04:00Launch Report 2015-5 (MDRA)Location: MDRA, Central Sod Farm, Centreville, MD (ESL-205)
Weather: wind 0-5, sunny/hazy, high in the mid 80's
Total flights: Today - 7; YTD - 32
Total motors: Today - 9; YTD - 35
Motors by class YTD: MMX-2; C-7; E-9; F-10; G-6; H-1
Water rocket flights (not included in the totals above): 6

The weather was hot but the skies and wind were cooperative. Unfortunately, the wind took lots of rockets into the rocket-eating soybeans. I will have to plan my launches carefully for the rest of the summer. All mine at least eventually came out. Others were not so lucky.

My wife once again came to help with the easy-up. And she was critical in rocket recovery. See below.

Dr. Zooch, Wes Oleszewski, was there with volume #1 of his new book, Growing Up with Spaceflight. Big hat tip to Bob Utley for supplying me with a copy! Wes also had some new models, a forthcoming payload kit and his new ASTP Saturn 1B and ASTP Soyuz. This July 15th will be the 40th anniversary of the ASTP launches.

I ended up scrubbing the F-Bomb rack rocket. It appears I placed the launch lug in line with an outboard D12. D'OH! I hate it when that happens. I also scrubbed the flight of the NCR Archer downscale. I was worried about those beans and was pretty baked anyway.

My Flights:

Centaurus on an F59-6 - This was a quick flight. The 30" chute came out on cue and it landed in the soybeans.

Inductor on an F35-4 - This flight was longer than the previous but ended the same. That is, it was stable off the pad, got a little wobbly at the end of the burn, and the went head over heals during coast. So, it appears induction stabilization is working when a lot of exhaust mass is flowing. However, at best you don't get much altitude because there is no coast phase. This makes it a poor use of an F motor IMO. I was surprised that the induction tube is sooty but not burned. I got a very bad video of the launch, there should be a better one coming in a few weeks.

Saturn V, SA-666 on an F44-4 - This was a wobbly flight that almost was lost to the soy beans. With my wife standing at a reference point, she was able to guide me to it. I need to put the FRS radios back in the range box! This model must have either been really draggy or Mr. Krushnik was at work. It didn't get any where near the altitude that it should of. On this one also, the induction tube was just a little sooty. However, the paper nozzles hang into the line of the tube and they are a little worse for wear. This model is also retired.

El Tubo Loco on a G64-4 - Nice flight. The motor cracked and popped a little like a sparky. Don't ever remember seeing this before, and I have flown a LOT of G64s. My AltimeterThree says 544'.

Thoy Snipe on 3 x E9-6 - Nice flight. AltimeterThree reports 667'.

Art Applewhite USAF Saucer on an F15 - Nice flight. Almost landed on AMW's camp.

LollyPOP in a QC6-3 - This saucer-like thing did spin, but it was way too heavy and draggy. Ejection was into the sod.

As usual, the photos are on Flickr.
Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-76803873500619221332015-07-07T19:04:00.002-04:002015-07-07T19:04:50.766-04:00NASA's space submarineExcept in sci-fi, one doesn't normally associate submarines and outer space. However, NASA is developing the Titan Submarine to explore the Kraken Mare, the hydrocarbon sea on Saturn's largest moon. NASA has a brief description of the project here.

Credit: Steven Oleson
NASA Glenn Research Center

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-32898561803824481922015-07-07T11:58:00.001-04:002015-07-07T21:45:27.679-04:00Saturn V, SA-667This is a another post regarding the next-gen gas-stabilized(?) Saturn V, now designated the SA-667. The name is not as evil as the original, but what's in a name?

I grabbed a 3" mailing tube from the Container Store. These are the best ones because they include a full-length stuffer. I went ahead and printed the wraps. As it turned out, the tube is 3.1 OD, which required printing at 108%. Wrong. That's how the math works out but the Acrobat-to-HP printer factor wasn't included. I had to fiddle with the settings but what worked was 110%. In between, I tried 108% without margins and got something way too big. At this size, I found a suitable tube for the Service Module. That's good because I didn't want to section tubes again.

I need equal parts of design ideas and success on the original to proceed. For now, the only idea I'm pondering is to reduce the diameter of the induction tube. In the attached diagram, the left most option is the baseline (ie what I got now). Hmmm.....

Dick Staffordhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-40766608880223018822015-07-06T09:43:00.002-04:002015-07-07T12:00:24.519-04:00Saturn V, SA-666 - further thoughtsI have actually been thinking about building another version of this thing. IF I do...

I'll print the wraps at about 105% so the main body wraps fit a 3" mailing tube, with no tube sectioning. This is as big as I can go on 8 1/2" x 11" paper.

The spars that center the motor mount will overlap the tube edge. On the original, there is a big discontinuity between the tube lip and the spars.

I'll apply wraps over the visible parts of the spars and underlying tube.

The inside of the induction tube will have a removable liner.

The sticks that space the two main body sections and the launch lug will go inside. The originator of the induction concept, Dean Black, cautioned me not to put things inside that may interfere with an even mass flow. I'm not sure how much this will matter in this rocket as CG/CP says it is basically stable without any induction effect. All this needs is enough flow to fight the Krushnik effect.

All this is dependent of a flight test of the original. Based on that I might adjust the fin size. In any event, they will be cut from 1/64" G10 or ply, depending on what I have lying around. Gotta ditch the fugly hot glue fillets.

I'll be adding to this list of notes as things pop to mind.
Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-25332327042333524742015-07-05T14:03:00.002-04:002015-07-07T12:01:37.241-04:00Saturn V SA-666, from the top downWell, after seeing Daddyisabar's post on his attempt at an induction stabilized rocket, the gears started turning. Unfortunately, the belts were also slipping a bit so this crazy rocket is what popped out. First, the name. 'Saturn V' because it is based on the AlaskaPaperModelWorks Saturn-V plans. 'SA' comes from the Saturn designations. You can guess the rest :)

The basic concept is a Saturn V with the gap section removed and the 2nd-3rd stage transition turned into ductwork. It has small fins, which may be cheating. The concept sounded easy until I started gathering all the scrap parts to make it work. It grew from a light paper rocket to something heavier. I am still contemplating what engine to use. I'm also waiting to see the results of the next test flight of the inductor. I might go big with a G74, or I may make this a shelf model. I never build flying models that are never intended to fly. This one was intended to fly but I don't want to waste a motor just to kill it if the probability of success approaches zero.

Here it is with just a touch-up or three required.

The build was real-time and somewhat helter skelter. So, I'll just give a brief description of each part, from the top down.

Command Module (nose cone) - Cardstock, from the APMW plans with a wood disc inserted to force it to be round at the base, Also provided a bit more strength.

Service Module - Cardstock only.

LEM Adaptor (transition) - Cardstock, inside swabbed with epoxy for rigidity (used up some leftovers).

Third Stage - Cardstock wrap over a section of the Aerotech 38mm DMS packing tube, which is almost the perfect diameter. Inside is a bulkhead to keep the upper section of the rocket from blowing off at ejection and a short shock tether that is epoxied to the tube wall. A shoulder was made with another section of that tube.

Interstage Transition - This is the upper tip of the motor mount/parachute tube. It is another section of DMS packing tube. Six stringers connect it to the '2nd stage' body section. It has a 29mm motor hole capped with an Estes retainer. I wasn't sure that I wanted to use a retainer, but these rockets are hard to load. Plus, if it crashes, I can scavenge the retainer with the help from my Dremel grinder. If it doesn't fly, it will be a big waste. Maybe I'll give the rocket to my grandson and recover the retainer later.

2nd Stage body - The 2.875" diameter paper wraps for the APMW plans don't match any tubes that I have, so I cut down the stuffer from a 3" mailing tube. I cut out a thin strip of the proper width, which was used to reinforce the edge from the inside.

Air gap - I sized this using Dean Black's latest reference design as a guide. The1st and 2nd stages are connected with 4 tongue depressors. High tech stuff. If I had better planning, or printed more wraps, I could make these blend in better. However, I have put enough effort into this thing. Good enough is good enough.

1st Stage - The tube was made as described above. The fairings, fins and nozzles are cardstock from the plans. I added wood discs at the base of the nozzles to keep them round and attached them to the fairings with 1/8" launch lugs. To stiffen the fins I added big honkin' fillets made from...wait for it...hot glue. This rocket was built with lots of odd crafty techniques. Hot glue, tempera paint, Aileen's Tacky Glue, etc.

Dick Staffordhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-11242382.post-12030832604535709802015-06-30T17:57:00.000-04:002015-06-30T17:57:25.594-04:00Archer downscale, pt 5It's getting real close! Here it is complete with vinyl decals from Stickershock23. I've been waiting on them for a couple of days and today caught the mailperson. For the 2nd time in a row, the package was on the truck but the carrier was either inept or lazy and had to be asked to find it. That works for me but, if nobody had been home, it would have gone undelivered.

Also, please don't look too closely. I am as bad at decals as painting. The Stickershock product looks great but there is a darkside. A big part of why they look good is the decals are not printed in a wider clear background. For instance, each character in printed sections are stand alone. I had no problems with the larger type (SA-14 ARCHER) but the little lettering at the bottom took a lot of care. I did botch one when I was distracted. Luckily, there was another that merely said "North Coast Rocketry". If you click through to my Flickr album, you can see views of all sides.

Given the tiny little letters, I KNOW that I have to clearcoat the decals. I my go with Future Shine vs. the spray Krylon. I'll think about that overnight. Then, I'll add the laundry and get actual measurements, which will be inserted into the RockSim model.

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"The owl is a White-faced Scops Owl (about 20cm in height, noted for its orange eyes, small owl), named Popo.
When Popo is shown a Barn Owl (or Ashy-faced Owl) (found in many parts of the world, about 35cm in height), Popo puffs out his feathers against the other owl since the Barn Owl is, according to Popo, of lower rank.
When faced with a Eurasian Eagle-Owl (found in the African continent, about 75cm in height, large owl), Popo slims down to half his size and narrows his eyes to look like a tree branch in the eyes of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl. Since Popos stomach feathers are a non-camouflaging white color, he keeps twisting his body so that his back is always facing the enemy owl.
Owls have thick feathers and their actual bodies are not that big, so they can change sizes by puffing or flattening their feathers. The White-faced Scops Owl is among the most adept in controlling their feathers."
Southern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis granti)
is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Northern White-faced Owl (P. leucopsis) but the two are now commonly treated as separate species.
It is 22-28 centimetres long and weighs 185-220 grams. The upperparts are grey with dark streaks and there are white spots on the scapular feathers. The underparts are whitish with dark streaks. The face is white with a black border and black around the large orange eyes. The head has two short "ear" tufts with black tips. Juvenile birds have a greyish face. The Northern White-faced Owl is usually paler and browner with reduced streaking below.
The call is a series of fast, bubbling hoots. It is uttered at night and frequently repeated. The Northern White-faced Owl has a very different two-note call.
Its range extends from Gabon eastwards to southern Kenya and southwards to Namibia and northern South Africa. It inhabits savanna and dry woodland. It is usually seen alone or in pairs. It hunts for large invertebrates and some small mammals, birds and reptiles are also taken.
The eggs are usually laid in the old nest of another bird. The clutch contains two or three eggs which are incubated for about 30 days. The young birds leave the nest about a month after hatching.
The owl has the magnificent ability to morph its appearance in times of danger or threat. It may enlarge its body to ward off other owls, or it may make itself appear shrivelled to camouflage its self as a tree trunk or branch.
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Bearch, an Austin-based company that strives to solve problems by connecting people in unique ways, today announced that it raised $2.1 million in funding for Unseen, its anonymous photo sharing app for college students. Texas-based investors include Dirk Elmendorf, co-founder of Rackspace; Rony Kahan, CEO/co-founder of Indeed.com; Doss Cunningham, CEO of Woodbolt International; and several other angels. The investment will be used to expand app availability to more college campuses and for the development of new features that will allow greater interaction between users.
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The greatest thing about defined-benefit plans was that workers didn't have to do anything other than show up for work to get the desired result: a guaranteed income for life. It was a good system in that most workers didn't want control, responsibility, fancy websites or investment options; in fact, all anyone wanted was a secure retirement.
But the defined-benefit plan is gone and it's not coming back. Instead it's been replaced by the 401(k), an accidental solution to the retirement problem. And as a replacement for the traditional defined-benefit plan, it's been a dismal failure. The worker is still just looking for a secure retirement with little to no input required. Unfortunately, very few workers are on track to get that these days.
Why It's Not Working
Another great thing about defined-benefit plans was that the company paid for the employee's retirement, regardless of how the investments in the plan performed. But, the 401(k) plan shifts a huge part (sometimes all) of the cost to the employee. The 401(k) is essentially an employee funded system. That's a lot to ask of employees in a country with a low savings rate.
It shouldn't be a big surprise that participation and deferral rates are far below what is necessary to fund the retirement of the average participant. Even worse, the employee is often asked to contribute to a system where the investment choices are limited, substandard, dirt poor and grossly overpriced. In many cases, the plan options and costs are so bad that the employee would be better served to opt out and invest on his or her own.
The various shortcomings of the 401(k) are well known so there has been a lot of attention by regulators and legislators to shore up the system. Working within the existing framework, we can now craft plans which will make the 401(k) much more user friendly and effective for the participant. Just by showing up and accepting the plan design suggestions, the employee can accumulate sufficient assets to retire on schedule and with a high percentage of his or her working income.
Fiduciary Behavior
Step one is to improve the fiduciary standards of the plans, including but not limited to cost, investment options, transparency and avoidance of conflicts of interest. This would be a big step forward, but it doesn't transform the system in the eyes of the participant.
That said, the worker still just wants a secure retirement. Even given the finest, lowest cost investment options, most employees won't and can't effectively use them to manage a comprehensive investment strategy that will achieve financial security at retirement.
Legislative Fixes
However, all is not lost. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) enabled major changes in the system, and the nascent science of behavioral economics provides the insights to guide or nudge employees to act in their best interests.
The 401(k) can now be designed to look and feel much more like a traditional pension. With a little thought, it is also possible to create a plan so automatic that the employee reaches the secure retirement she wants with almost no active management or supervision on her part.
The PPA allows plan sponsors to reverse the three traditional 401(k) defaults which prevented an autopilot approach to plan design. Building on research in behavioral economics, the science of determining how individuals make economic decisions, the following measures "nudge" participants toward better outcomes. Prior to PPA, various state laws might have prevented implementation of these improvements.
- Automatic Enrollment: New employees are automatically enrolled into the plan with a default initial deferral rate.
- Non-Cash Default Investment: This is technically called a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA). If the employee makes no investment election, he or she is automatically assigned one that might be a balanced account, target risk or target date asset allocation plan. Prior to the PPA, employees who made no election would generally be assigned to a "safe" investment pool like a stable value fund or money market fund. While a "safe" alternative protected the employer against downside risk, it was potentially the worst investment alternative for employees' long-term investment needs.
- Automatic Escalation of Deferrals: Nicknamed the SMART Plan for Save More Tomorrow, as the employee's compensation increases a portion of that raise is contributed to the 401(k). Employees perceive this as relatively painless savings because each raise that they receive leaves them with both more money in their pockets and increased savings in their retirement plans. Over time, companies that have adopted this strategy have experienced dramatic improvement in their deferral rates.
While employees always have the right to opt out of the plan defaults, few do. Participation rates and deferral percentages soar in plans that have incorporated these simple defaults. Average employees begin to save enough to actually retire.
Target Date or Target Risk Portfolios
So far, so good. But asset allocation decisions and portfolio construction are not skills that the typical worker possesses. Few have the time, inclination, training, tools or discipline to make prudent decisions and continuously monitor and adjust their portfolios. Here is where a well-thought-out, professionally-designed asset allocation plan can help.
With a single click, employees can select portfolios at various target risk levels appropriate for their circumstances. Target risk portfolios are a semiautomatic approach to portfolio management in which the participant need only select her risk level and the remainder of the portfolio construction is done for her.
Target date portfolios, on the other hand, are the alternative, full autopilot solution where the participant identifies her desired retirement date and the entire process is handled for her. These allocation plans continuously adjust without any supervision or input from the employee as she approaches her scheduled retirement date.
There has been wide acceptance of the idea. But, selection of the target portfolio must be carefully considered. As with any other fiduciary decision, serious issues of glide slope, asset allocation, risk levels, costs, disclosure and conflicts of interest must be addressed.
Recent experience points out just how important participant education is because there was wide misunderstanding of how target portfolio strategies might perform during market fluctuations.
Plan Benchmarking
The ultimate purpose of a pension plan is to ensure that employees can retire on schedule with dignity and with enough financial assets to replace their earned income. Appropriate benchmarking techniques can determine whether a plan is being properly used by the workforce to achieve that objective. However, these benchmarks go beyond simple fiduciary review, cost comparisons and performance of investment offerings. For instance:
- Participation Rate: How many eligible participants enter the plan?
- Deferral Rate: What is the deferral rate of the employee by age and salary group?
- Success Probability: Are the deferrals sufficient, along with the accumulated balances, to provide 75% of the employees with 80% of their final income at their scheduled retirement date?
- Investment Choices: Are participants selecting appropriate levels of risk for the stage of their careers? How many are in cash? How many are selecting the target risk or target date asset allocation appropriate for their age?
The Bottom Line
The 401(k) will probably never be a perfect substitute for the defined-benefit plan. The employee must still fund the plan, bear investment risk and must make up for any shortfalls in the ultimate accumulation. However, a combination of the above techniques can relieve the employee of many of the duties and responsibilities that he or she didn't want is unqualified to carry out. Assuming that the plan sponsor follows prudent practices that provide an economical, high-quality investment menu, by simply accepting the default suggestions of automatic entry, automatic deferral escalation and target portfolio selection, the probability of a successful and secure retirement for the participant can be substantially increased.
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Mars is still an amazing planet, but billions of years ago, it must have been something even more remarkable. The Mars Express spacecraft has produced a stunning new image of a massive riverbed that was once filled with water providing more evidence of the rich, and watery history of the Red Planet.
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Keywords: Mars, Reulle Vallis, river, water, life
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Scientists are very interested in Mars for two reasons. First, the planet was once wet with large quantities of water flowing over the surface, but today it appears to be much drier. Certainly, nearly all of the surface water is gone, both evaporating into space and seeping into the frozen ground. What little remains is locked in the polar caps and in pockets of underground ice. Why this happened, and what are the implications for Earth is an important question, if we can answer this, then we can better understand the Earth.
The second reason is to ask if Mars can support human colonization sometime in the future. If water still exists on Mars, then where can it be found and can it be extracted to support colonization? It is thought by scientists that at some point, the future of humanity lies amongst the stars. To prepare the way, pioneering work must be done. This is part of that work.
Incidentally, the search for life is more of a secondary quest, with the best hopes being that some form of microbial life once existed on the planet during its warmer, wetter past. However, the likelihood of such a discovery varies from virtually nil to almost certain depending on which scientists are asked and their perspective on the data. Nonetheless, this is not the primary focus on Mars.
The great "river-like structure" as scientists describe the canyon in the image, is Reull Vallis, a broad, dry river flanked by ancient bluffs. Measurements suggest the river would have been 4 miles wide and as much as 1,000 feet deep, meandering for 900 miles before empyting into the vast primeval Hellas basin.
The river, like any other on Earth, was fed by smaller tributaries, which also appear in the high-resolution photographs. They also say the region shows evidence that it was once covered with glaciers.
Water likely flowed though Reull Vallis somewhere around 3.5 to 1.8 billion years ago, before Mars finally became a dry planet. Mars didn't become dry all at once, but gradually lost its surface moisture and became cold over a long period spanning millions to billions of years. Why this happened remains a mystery.
For scientists, seeing that Mars had a more Earth-like climate than previously thought encourages them to redouble their research. Dedicated as ever, they hope to decipher to the silent testament of Mars's dry rivers and to learn what they have to say about Earth's future.
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NEW YORK Big-spending Boston brought their new-look team to the Bronx for the first time to face arch-rivals New York on Friday and emerged with a 5-4 win over the Yankees after Adrian Gonzalez belted a home run and drove in two runs.
Boston, closing in on New York's Major-League leading $200 million payroll, spent nearly $300 million on long-term deals for new players Gonzalez and Carl Crawford but began 2011 with a six-game losing streak and dropped eight of their first 10.
Gonzalez, however, is doing his part to get the Red Sox rolling in their first visit to New York this season, belting a home run in the fourth inning off Bartolo Colon, and Crawford's ground out brought home another run in the same inning.
With the score tied 2-2 after Yankees catcher Russell Martin cleared the wall in center off Boston pitcher Clay Buchholz, Gonzalez struck again by stroking a long fly to left to score the go-ahead run in the seventh.
Kevin Youkilis followed with a two-run shot off reliever Joba Chamberlain to pad the lead.
Boston needed every run as New York scored in the eighth and ninth, thanks to Curtis Granderson, to keep the crowd of 48,000 on the edge of their seats.
The win for Buchholz (4-3), with a save from Jonathan Papelbon, improved Boston to 18-20 and dropped the Yankees to 20-16. Colon slipped to 2-2.
"This is the toughest place mentally to pitch," said Buchholz, "because you have all the fans out there and they all hate us."
Youkilis said he was not surprised by Gonzalez's contributions in his first game at the new Yankee Stadium.
"Adrian's swing is good for any ballpark," he said. "He's just an all-around great hitter, a special hitter."
Gonzalez, a Mexican-American who came to Boston in a trade with San Diego, said he anticipated getting an inside pitch to pull on his home run swing.
"I knew Bartolo was going to pitch me in," said the 29-year-old first baseman.
"My gameplan was to pick my spots and look for a pitch middle-in. He left it more (toward the) middle than I think he wanted."
Both the Yankees and Red Sox are playing catch-up to AL East leaders Tampa Bay, who beat Baltimore 3-0 on Friday to 23-15.
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In a major milestone for the Panama Canal Expansion Program, the first four gates for the new locks have arrived from the port of Trieste, Italy to the waterway's Atlantic side on board the semi-submersible vessel 'STX Sun Rise'.
"This is an exciting moment for the Panama Canal - the arrival of the new gates marks a great progress for this engineering project," Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano said. "With the Expansion, we will further reinforce our position as the maritime and logistics hub of the Americas."
Built by subcontractor Cimolai SpA, the first four gates are 57.6 m long, 10 m wide and 30.19 m high, and weigh an average of 3,100 tons. They will be installed in the middle chamber of the new locks in the Atlantic side.
The steel gates will be transported to their final position using the same self-propelled motorized wheel transporters (SPMTs) that are used to load and unload from the ship.
The new locks of the expanded Panama Canal have a total of 16 rolling gates (eight for each new lock complex). The gates are being shipped four at a time from Italy. They will be unloaded onto a temporary dock until ready for installation. Unlike the current Canal, which uses miter gates, the expanded Canal will have steel rolling gates.
The Panama Canal Expansion is 62 percent complete. It involves the construction of a third lane of traffic allowing the passage of Post-Panamax vessels, which will double the Canal's capacity and have an important impact in world maritime trade.
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