On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 11:43:08PM -0700, David Masten wrote:
> First, I'd like to point out that when I predicted the gizmo
> 'trajectory' at the luncheon at Space Frontiers I was joking about the
> flip. I was serious about not getting the control code right, but I was
> joking about a flip.
Isn't it funny how what we say becomes what happens. 8-)
> Having good power made a huge difference. One motor went to full power
> and flipped the whole bird faster than I could react.
No problem. For the longest time we used to mention that E.R.P.S.'s
max altitude was -4 feet, referring to the H2O2 tank that went down
through the floor of Kevin's mobile home when it had a run-away
catalization, over pressured the container, and blew off the top
resulting in a strong downward thrust.
That we can get the thing to crash is a step forward. ;-)
Michael
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Wallis KF6SPF (408) 396-9037 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"Failure isn't an option - it's a requirement"
_______________________________________________
ERPS-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
