Full Scale Nike Hercules
 | Length 45 feet, Diameter 32 inches
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| Two Stage |
| Four 8" diameter 85,000 NewtonSecond "Q"
motors in the booster |
| Staging to one 12" diameter 400,000 NewtonSecond "S"
motor in the sustainer. |
| Total Impulse: 740,400 Newton-Seconds,
equivalent to an "T" motor. |
| Max Velocity TBD, Max Altitude TBD |
| Estimated pad weight 2500 pounds
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| Flies at BALLS 2008 @ Black Rock
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| Project codename: "Strength and Honor"
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| Designer & Builder: Wedge Oldham
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What's New
| All performance data is now TBD, waiting on new simulation data. |
| Changed project from 3/4 Scale to Full Scale. |
| Added a Simulations page. |
| Uploaded Solid Works files to the Design page. |
| Calculated the total impulse to be 331,400 Newton-Seconds. |
| Q motor has been estimated to be a Q15,900 |
| An error was found in the estimates for the impulse of the "Q" motor.
Total impulse has been reduced from 142,000 Newton-Seconds to 113,000 NS.
New Simulations to be posted when completed. |
| Created Website April 1, 2006 |
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