@mastenspace very interesting, i do not even begin to understand how much work must have gone into this. forgive me my spelling errors in the comment before, they often occur to me only at second glance because i rarely write in english. keep up the terrific work! :)
@Esudao As seen at the beginning and end of the flight, the rocket maintains its vertical position in a hover (zero acceleration), by producing thrust precisely equal to its instantaneous weight (a net force of zero). When accelerating upwards (the more familiar flight profile when people think of a rocket), the engine is simply commanded to produce thrust greater than the weight of the rocket. The action-reaction exists always, the hover is just a special case that results in zero acceleration.
@mastenspace shoot of course a i know that, having studied physics for one semester even, i'm sorry, my question was not clear (i'm german not native english speaker). when it hoovers the gravitational force on the rocket and the force from the engine are the same.
what i meant: why is the rocket keeping steady and does not flip over? by now I think i found the answer by myself: it's a complex system of sensors and a steerable "noozle" that tries to counter any unwanted tilt, about right?
@Esudao That's correct Esuado. A system of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and highly refined GNC software keep our rockets upright at all times, by gimballing the engine as necessary. During engine cutoff in this video, the rocket can be seen tilting sideways instantly, fortifying just how unstable the system is without constant gimbal correction. Watch the nozzle closely in the video, you will be surprised how much gimbal activity occurs during the flight.
mastenspace: the full-frame video gives context to the video that you have in real life, but that you're missing in a video like this. lets get more of those full-frame (zoomed-out) videos to get the real breath-taking is-it-going-to-crash effect!
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rendov 1 week ago
Fantastic Dave (and team!) Very impressive ride!
UnTiedMusicStudio 1 month ago
@mastenspace very interesting, i do not even begin to understand how much work must have gone into this. forgive me my spelling errors in the comment before, they often occur to me only at second glance because i rarely write in english. keep up the terrific work! :)
Esudao 1 month ago
How many times have I told you?!? Never, EVER touch the BIG RED BUTTON!!!
Seriously, guys, great work; wish you every success with your project!
Cheers,
N.
ThinkingManNeil 1 month ago
impressive. why is the rocket keeping it's vertical position? like other rockets
somehow i don't see an effect from actio-reactio that could explain that
Esudao 1 month ago
@Esudao As seen at the beginning and end of the flight, the rocket maintains its vertical position in a hover (zero acceleration), by producing thrust precisely equal to its instantaneous weight (a net force of zero). When accelerating upwards (the more familiar flight profile when people think of a rocket), the engine is simply commanded to produce thrust greater than the weight of the rocket. The action-reaction exists always, the hover is just a special case that results in zero acceleration.
mastenspace 1 month ago
@mastenspace shoot of course a i know that, having studied physics for one semester even, i'm sorry, my question was not clear (i'm german not native english speaker). when it hoovers the gravitational force on the rocket and the force from the engine are the same.
what i meant: why is the rocket keeping steady and does not flip over? by now I think i found the answer by myself: it's a complex system of sensors and a steerable "noozle" that tries to counter any unwanted tilt, about right?
Esudao 1 month ago
@Esudao That's correct Esuado. A system of accelerometers, gyroscopes, and highly refined GNC software keep our rockets upright at all times, by gimballing the engine as necessary. During engine cutoff in this video, the rocket can be seen tilting sideways instantly, fortifying just how unstable the system is without constant gimbal correction. Watch the nozzle closely in the video, you will be surprised how much gimbal activity occurs during the flight.
mastenspace 1 month ago
cool rocket. nice relight.
rendodge 1 month ago
Great ! How do you vector the thrust ? Is the whole engine gimballed( from the pumps to the nozzle) ?
raphy1123 2 months ago in playlist Autres vidéos de mastenspace
Nice article in the Smithsonian Air and Space magazine on you!
wlb50 11 months ago
Great Job!
browing1974 1 year ago
Nice landing!
apickle 1 year ago
Nice flight there. Congratulations and I hope you have cont. success with the Xombie rocket
Starwing1272 1 year ago
Congratulations! Very impressive work. Nice vectoring tumble to keep us on the edge of our seats :)
xcut0 1 year ago
Awesome. Total control. This is one smooth operator!
gustep12 1 year ago
rock on.. nice!!! now we just need to strap the ceo of BP to something like that and shoot them into space.
nx2overide 1 year ago
Very cool!! Saw Armadillo Aerospace almost pull off winning $1 million at Holloman AFB before the rocket tipped over :-(
generalripper1964 1 year ago
Yeah!!!!
09rockmusic 1 year ago
Nice!
fizzguts 1 year ago
benchmark rocketry achievement, to be sure. space, not yet.
kaidokert 1 year ago
Great job boys!! Keep on goin'!! :)
Hootz99 1 year ago
Austin Powers outdoor voice: "Yeah, Baby!!"
Chrisshay111 1 year ago 3
WOOHOO! Little Zombie flies, stops and flies again! Go little Zombie, GO!
:)
DenisePouchet 1 year ago
mastenspace: the full-frame video gives context to the video that you have in real life, but that you're missing in a video like this. lets get more of those full-frame (zoomed-out) videos to get the real breath-taking is-it-going-to-crash effect!
moneyman10k 1 year ago
truly a benchmark new space achievement
moneyman10k 1 year ago
Awesome. Definitely makes you hold your breathe there for a few seconds! Kudos!
wjpomerantz 1 year ago
Wow. Very little room for error on that one.
NextGiantLeap 1 year ago
I can watch this nonstop.
ianmga 1 year ago