Successful P-Motor (3000 lbs peak with an 8 second burn)

03/03/03 00:00:00    

By Michael Mealling

In a joint effort between Ozark Propulsion Labs and Loki Research, a 6" x 8ft long full P motor was successfully fired this past weekend at MDRA's Coverdale Crossings field. The motor, filled with 82lbs of propellant, burned for ~8 seconds and provided a peak thrust over 3000lbs.

This motor is a collaboration with Florida Institute of Technology for their JAMSTAR project. The website is : http://www.fit.edu/projects/jamstar. The flight is scheduled for April 19th, and SIMS show ~100,000ft.

A preliminary video of the burn is here: http://www.dgmicro.com/opl/movie/77kpmotor.wmv