Tag Archives: Homebuilt

Iso-Haisu Flies to 2348 meters!

Posted on Thu, 2011-03-03 by gravityloss

The Iso-Haisu (big skunk) hybrid rocket just flew, on wednesday second of March 2011. More info on the Haisunäätä pages. Done by members of SATS ry, Suomen Avaruustutkimusseura or SAFF, Sällskap för Astronautisk Forskning i Finland by its Swedish name or Finnish … Continue reading →

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Hero Designers and Testing

Posted on Sat, 2011-01-29 by gravityloss

This shows the “golden age” during and just after the war. Even large things with a lot of design input could not be designed to be close to optimal right from the start. The B-36 experienced failures in structural testing … Continue reading →

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The Experience

Posted on Tue, 2010-03-23 by gravityloss

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKopZgaPbgM&feature=related] This is something we’re after.

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Merry Christmas

Posted on Mon, 2008-12-22 by gravityloss

This is something I’ve been toying with for a while. A homebuilt single seater. Must be under 300 kg and stall under 20 m/s to enter ultralight regulations in Finland. A HKS 700 engine with 44 kW power would be … Continue reading →

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Aircraft Structure Woes

Posted on Fri, 2008-10-31 by gravityloss

I’ve been reading quite a lot about aircraft design and structures. Interesting contrast with rocketry. I’ve also been toying around with a few possible home designs and builds. I might write a more proper history / introduction of that someday. … Continue reading →

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