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Team South Alabama: FRR Presentation www.usalaunchteam.com. FINAL LAUNCH VEHICLE DIMENSIONS. KEY DESIGN FEATURES OF LAUNCH VEHICLE. Ejectable (not detachable) payload bay with swivel. Polycarbonate shield to view ground.
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Team South Alabama: FRR Presentation www.usalaunchteam.com
KEY DESIGN FEATURES OF LAUNCH VEHICLE Ejectable (not detachable) payload bay with swivel. Polycarbonate shield to view ground. Standard main and drogue recovery system. Events at apogee and 1000 feet. Straight tapered fin design for efficiency in construction and subsonic flight.
KEY DESIGN FEATURES (Altimeters) Custom 3D Printed Altimeter Trays
MOTOR DESCRIPTION Aerotech K1103X Average Thrust: 1103 N (248 lb) Maximum Thrust: 1780 N (480 lb) Total Impulse: 1789 N-sec Burn Time: 1.6 sec (graph obtained from www.aerotech-rocketry.com)
ROCKET FLIGHT STABILITY Criteria: stability margin must be > 1 caliber
T:W, RAIL EXIT VELOCITY Motor: Aerotech K1103X Final Design Mass: 18.5 lbs Average T:W Ratio: 13.4 Rail Exit Velocity: 102 ft/s
MASS STATEMENT; MASS MARGIN Mass Margin: Rocket can safely fly with current motor for a weight of approximately 50 lbs.
KINETIC ENERGY AT KEY PHASES Mass of Largest Section: 4.6 lbs Requirement: KE at landing < 75 lbf*ft
FULL SCALE FLIGHT & TESTING: Vehicle Postflight Preflight
Parachute and Deployment Method Parachute Dimensions and its Characteristics
FULL SCALE FLIGHT AND TESTING: Payload Final System Design of Payload Transmission Errors on Full scale has been resolved and ready for Utah launch
PAYLOAD DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Bay is 8 inches in length w/ 4 inch OD
PAYOAD INTEGRATION; INTERFACES Interfaces to the ground station Integration Plan Coaxial Cable for the Tribo Tech