Project Page "2003" |
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Go to Projects: 2003 ~ 2004 |
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"R" Hybrid Project By Jeff Jakob & Bill Colburn For Ball's 2003 Specifications 8" Diameter 276" Length 200,000 N.S. 14 Second burn time 2,100 Pounds Thrust Oxidizer: 200 Lbs. N2o Fuel: HTTP 10 G Take off Mach 3 Velocity The Team Kevin Baxter - Electronics Dave Griffith - Pyro Op Mark Holthaus - Pyro Op Ky Michaelson - Recovery Bruce Lee - Safety Officer |
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R-10,000 Hybrid rocket getting ready for Balls 2002 Standing 25' tall and 8" in diameter this hybrid simmed at 97,000 Ft |
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Jeff Jakob standing next to the tail section to show the relative size. |
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| Close up view of the recovery components Nose Cone, Payload section and Ejection cannons with center recovert tube. |
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Close up view of the Co2 powered ejection cannons, Cross over tubes and Co2 initiators | |||||||||||||||
| Close up of Pyro charge for Co2 initiators |  |
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Photo courtesy of Marcus Tallhamn - tallhamn.com |
The long awaited launch! Click on image to enlarge. More photos:
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| View Launch Video in ... | *Windows Media* | or *Real Player* |
This sequence was shot at 10 frames per second by Marcus Tallhamn: 
Click here to view time lapse slide show of above pictures! I wish to thank the following individuals and companies for their help in making this launch a success .... Russ Bruner George Delisanti Bob Fortune Duncan McDonald Thomas McGaffey Jerry Irvine Dave Grifith Mark Holthaus Kevin Bakter Bruce Lee Ky Michaelson Dave Oback Mike Yamamoto Mike Gillette Marcus Tallhamn Todd Ackert Joe Margiotta The Entire MARS Team Project SORAC Specialty Tool True Precision Machining |
Go to Projects: 2003 ~ 2004 © Jeff Jakob, 2001, 2003 |
