Alex, that's 11 questions and a request, offset by one substantive
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Grasshopper, in the fullness of time.
-R
On Fri, 20 Dec 2002 20:12:42 -0500, Alex Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Outsourced engines for POGO and Spike? If possible I would like to see the
>drawings for the POGO engine, I might be able to give some ideas on
>producabilty (unless you have already sent them out to the shop). Last drawing
>I saw of Spike was concept only.
> IIRC Spike was to initially use the KISS airframe to prove concept, is
>this so? Is there more than one current KISS airframe? Were more test flights
>planned for KISS regular?
> POGO will use all new airframe and tankage correct? Engines aside is there
>high confidence in the design? Will it share KISS components (tested
>components) or will everythying be new? Tanks will be OTS or scratch built?
> Is the compter hardware known, is it the same unit as in Gizmocopter? The
>first flight for POGO would have to have the flight controls installed, right?
>That is there won't be any ballistic flight possibility to test the hardware
>without some computer control. So to allow for a little test time what is the
>latest that the computer could at least provide minimum control for flight and
>still make the deadline? I think mid July or a little over 7 months. Final
>code installed later of course. Is this doable? Seems like a lot of man hours
>to me.
> Perhaps a deadline for a timetable would be approriate and answer the
>question of possibility.
>
>David Masten wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 2002-12-20 at 14:11, Alex Fraser wrote:
>>
>> > I don't think you can do POGO and Spike at the same time with a end
>> > of next year deadline. I think you would be hard pressed to build POGO
>> > in that time, but it is a possibility.
>>
>> There is something *very* wrong if we can't work two projects
>> simultaneously. We have plenty of people to work both projects.
>>
>> We have already outsourced the engine manufacture, the remainder of the
>> work is composites and pipe fitting. (and flight controls.)
>>
>> --
>> David Masten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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