Rocket programming anyone?
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Gil Rivlis wrote: Anyone into model rocketry, btw? Yup! Hoping to do some more this year with my son. Last year we lost a few. Every time we put a "B" engine into the rocket, the parachute ejection phase would be so violent that it would break the rubber band holding the nosecone to the body. Inevitably, we could never find one of the pieces! Ain't it fun! :-D Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
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Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"It is indeed great fun! My kid loves it (and I get a recovery team :cool: ) As for the parachute problem, you can try a longer rubber band, or attach a piece of string to the existing rubber band. (Or, you can try kevlar string http://www.apogeerockets.com/construction_supplies.asp ;). ) Gil
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http://www.geocities.com/rdh82000/L3/Flightcomputer.htm Anyone into model rocketry, btw? Gil
Gil Rivlis wrote: _http://www.geocities.com/rdh82000/L3/Flightcomputer.htm_ I think the real question is: How far will a rocket go if it is controlled by Windows 98?? I mean, wouldn't it crash before impact? :~ Cheers Martin "Situation normal - all fu***d up" Illuminatus! http://www.martin-haesemeyer.de
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Gil Rivlis wrote: _http://www.geocities.com/rdh82000/L3/Flightcomputer.htm_ I think the real question is: How far will a rocket go if it is controlled by Windows 98?? I mean, wouldn't it crash before impact? :~ Cheers Martin "Situation normal - all fu***d up" Illuminatus! http://www.martin-haesemeyer.de
Indeed! (Seriously, though, I think he is not using that computer to actually control the flight. That is done by some altimeter boards mounted in a different place.) Gil
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Gil Rivlis wrote: _http://www.geocities.com/rdh82000/L3/Flightcomputer.htm_ I think the real question is: How far will a rocket go if it is controlled by Windows 98?? I mean, wouldn't it crash before impact? :~ Cheers Martin "Situation normal - all fu***d up" Illuminatus! http://www.martin-haesemeyer.de
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Nope... On the way up it would get slower and slower and slower and slower until it finally just hangs. Tim Smith I'm going to patent thought. I have yet to see any prior art.
:cool: "Situation normal - all fu***d up" Illuminatus! http://www.martin-haesemeyer.de
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It is indeed great fun! My kid loves it (and I get a recovery team :cool: ) As for the parachute problem, you can try a longer rubber band, or attach a piece of string to the existing rubber band. (Or, you can try kevlar string http://www.apogeerockets.com/construction_supplies.asp ;). ) Gil
Wow. Great site. We've been building Estes rockets. These guys seem to have a lot more stuff. Plus, the Saturn V!!! Cool! I also loved the historical perspectives in the write-ups. Very nice site indeed. Thanks! Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files" -
Gil Rivlis wrote: Anyone into model rocketry, btw? Yup! Hoping to do some more this year with my son. Last year we lost a few. Every time we put a "B" engine into the rocket, the parachute ejection phase would be so violent that it would break the rubber band holding the nosecone to the body. Inevitably, we could never find one of the pieces! Ain't it fun! :-D Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"Replace the parachute with a cherry bomb and be done with it - the kid will love it!:-D
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Gil Rivlis wrote: Anyone into model rocketry, btw? Yup! Hoping to do some more this year with my son. Last year we lost a few. Every time we put a "B" engine into the rocket, the parachute ejection phase would be so violent that it would break the rubber band holding the nosecone to the body. Inevitably, we could never find one of the pieces! Ain't it fun! :-D Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"Marc Clifton wrote: Every time we put a "B" engine into the rocket, the parachute ejection phase would be so violent that it would break the rubber band holding the nosecone to the body Same here, what's the name of the company you purchased your rocket, I know my is from the states but can't rememeber the name, I think it begins with E.
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Marc Clifton wrote: Every time we put a "B" engine into the rocket, the parachute ejection phase would be so violent that it would break the rubber band holding the nosecone to the body Same here, what's the name of the company you purchased your rocket, I know my is from the states but can't rememeber the name, I think it begins with E.
Good memory! Estes. It's wierd how I can forget names of people, places, or things, but I can tell you usually the letter it starts with, and how many syllables it has. Funky. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files" -
Good memory! Estes. It's wierd how I can forget names of people, places, or things, but I can tell you usually the letter it starts with, and how many syllables it has. Funky. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.
Sensitivity and ethnic diversity means celebrating difference, not hiding from it. - Christian Graus
Every line of code is a liability - Taka Muraoka
Microsoft deliberately adds arbitrary layers of complexity to make it difficult to deliver Windows features on non-Windows platforms--Microsoft's "Halloween files"