Re: [PSAS] Sony-sponsored student rocket project

Doesn't the Space Shuttle have such a mechanism to hold the vehicle down for the six seconds between main engine ignition and SRB ignition? Frank -- From: "W Isaac Carroll" Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 2:55 PM To: "James Perkins" Cc: ; "I" Sub

Re: [PSAS] Sony-sponsored student rocket project

Yes, and many larger, clustered rockets do this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster#Hold-down_posts It is more impractical for small rockets because, where you might loose a tenths of a s