OMG! 1100 pounds of thrust in one second!

[bilivigijhak]

did u died or just dont want to do more videos?

[solidskateboards]

@bilivigijhak Not dead yet LOL! Just doing other projects.

[Barnekkid]

I guess that's what testing is at least partly about, to learn of the unexpected. I'd say don't give up on that engine.

[willitstimothy2]

That's a lot of potential to throw away man, you should try to fix it rather than throwing out the design. With safety being an issue, you should probably return to your old location where property damage was nearly impossible, and then just test the engines remotely from say 250-500 feet away, or dig a containment pit of some sort. That's a lot of thrust potential to throw out.

[solidskateboards]

@willitstimothy2 Very true, thanks.

[willitstimothy2]

@solidskateboards I am actually kinda surprised that you were using that site near Brown Field. Yes it is open and a lot closer than driving all the way down the 8 over to the Coyote Wells area, but I have personally visited this site and walked around the area, as well as flown my plane over it to do drop tests for one of my own projects, and I know that were a fire to start in the area it would be very difficult to put out on ones own. I do like your work a lot though.

[solidskateboards]

@willitstimothy2 Thanks, we're very careful.

[360MoDsX]

where are you!? :( been so long since last vid

[solidskateboards]

@360MoDsX Just doing a new project, only so much time in the day ;-)

[360MoDsX]

@solidskateboards Well I hope your keeping the best! You should do an update video letting us know how your getting on. It's been too long!

[jallious2]

Try an end-burning design for the solid, and a slower-flowing gas tube for the NOX. That way you can have more overall thrust, and less of it over a longer time. It should be far easier to make a rocket that would stay in one piece with this.

[TheTinxE]

I totally wish I knew you in real life. I would love to make and launch rockets and then BBQ. There isnt any rocket clubs near me :[

[solidskateboards]

@TheTinxE I guess this is the next best thing ;-) If there aren't any clubs near you, make your own! You don't need a club to do what you love to do.

[LIONMAN11111]

@solidskateboards Exactly !!!!

[4johnscott]

Nitrous is a mono-propellant in its own right and has a lot of energy. If you give it enough activation energy it decompose (very quickly) and a relief valve won't do anything. These things happen, good work!

[solidskateboards]

@4johnscott Thanks!

[Chrisshay111]

Hell, if possible, don't give up on this idea--it sounds like you're headed somewhere!

[mojaverockets]

That sounds like my long ago discarded idea of making a long externally burning regressive sugar grain inside Jeff's 8" hybrid as the nitrous igniter and chamber pressurizer (we never tried it). Something that we are working on is a sugar motor booster with a ram jet that takes over using the now empty hot sugar motor casing...want to help?

[solidskateboards]

@mojaverockets Did you see the video??? LOL

[mojaverockets]

@solidskateboards Ours is for getting into space (sub-orbital at first).

[TalksWithDirt]

You should build an SS-18 and attack the Minuteman silos. They'd never expect an SS-18 attack from California. Stay safe man. Love your work.

[NedrevikOWNS]

Maybe, you should do the test horizontally? anyways... idk

[shiznak55]

glad to hear everyones alright! happy flyin!

[richarddale76]

out of curiosity what do you do as a job? if you do this as a hobbie, you are one clever son of a bitch my man! Really do admire your technical know how, your passion to experiment and your creativity.

[solidskateboards]

@richarddale76 Thanks, I'm a run the air conditioning in an office tower.

[tkrinc]

decades ago i had an idea of casting a solid such as rubber into a case with a grain.i would have a pyrotechnic plug at the top where there was a tank of lox.the grain in the lower section would be filled with micrograin.it would start on micrograin and when it burnt thru the plug the lox would come down and oxidize the substainer solid.never got around to doing this.but i thought it may work

[jesseroybal1]

I'm glad there were no one was hurt. I'm curious how was the NOX plumbed? Is there a check valve in place that failed? I love science.

[solidskateboards]

@jesseroybal1 A check valve isn't a bad idea.

[Barnekkid]

There's a bit of hardware I've seen used on oxy-acetylene rigs mounted on the hoses. These are supposed to prevent any kind of flashback. Maybe you could look into using one of these on your nox connections. Good video.

[solidskateboards]

@Barnekkid It's a good idea but the flashback arrestors reduce the flow too much.