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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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The Last I4

Posted on Tue, 2010-08-10 by gravityloss

It doesn’t have the same sound as “The Last V-8” now does it? When you look at what’s happening in the world of automobiles, you get some idea of a change. It is always slow, yet I predict that when … Continue reading →

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Iso-Haisu Hybrid First Flight, HD Video

Posted on Sun, 2010-02-14 by gravityloss

EDIT2 Video is online now. END EDIT [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvc_xCLJimk] (I haven’t worked with the rocket, I just know the people who did this!)

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The Rocket Was Found Today

Posted on Sat, 2010-02-13 by gravityloss

Altitude was 2222 m. Apparently the backup timer shot the drag chute out while the rocket was still ascending. The team said they have video and will upload it later, if asked nicely enough. 🙂 Meanwhile, some launch photos. You … Continue reading →

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Iso-Haisu Launched Today Thursday, Still Missing

Posted on Thu, 2010-02-11 by gravityloss

A Finnish largish amateur hybrid rocket project, Iso-Haisu (Large Stinky or Big Skunk, the successor of the smaller Haisunäätä, Skunk, the first Finnish hybrid) was flown today at a military artillery range. Reports say it disappeared into the clouds but … Continue reading →

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Chevy Volt

Posted on Wed, 2009-12-30 by gravityloss

Jay Leno testing one briefly. It’s a plugin series hybrid, the gasoline engine doesn’t “help” the acceleration like in the parallel hybrid cars produced so far, and it’s supposed to come out in 2010. But a 1.4 liter gasoline engine … Continue reading →

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