On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 05:44:57PM -0700, I wrote: > All, > I'm trying to locate a 1/8th inch diameter, 36 inch long rod used to > measure the mass moment of inertia of the rocket (or any other > object that is attached). I need this rod to measure the rocket Ixx > inertia, and I have torn my house apart trying to locate it. It was > last seen over a year ago at the last launch, and I'm hoping that it > ended up at someone else's house (Tim, Andrew, or Dave, likely; > perhaps PSU). > > The rod is about 36" long, made of hardened steel (spring steel), > with a 1/2" bolt attached to one end. There may also be a nylon > block attached to the bolt on the end. > > This particular rod is needed because it has been characterized for > its spring constant, and it is time consuming to buy a new rod and > re-characterize the properties. Further, the rod is needed for the > fully assembled rocket test on Monday night, so I won't have an > opportunity to make one on Monday.
Any chance the rod ended up in the Open Source office, downstairs in FAB? Stuff that gets left at a meeting typically ends up there. - Josh Triplett _______________________________________________ psas-team mailing list psas-team@lists.psas.pdx.edu http://lists.psas.pdx.edu/mailman/listinfo/psas-team This list's membership is automatically generated from the memberships of the psas-airframe, psas-avionics, and psas-general mail lists. Visit http://lists.psas.pdx.edu to individually subscribe/unsubscribe yourself from these lists.
