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Rocket Racing League Sets Dates for Exhibition Races
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| April 14, 2008
| Clara Moskowitz
Posted on 04/14/2008 2:38:51 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Next will be Roller Ball!
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:41:45 PM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Vote for McCain but trust in the Lord)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Just looking at that reminds me that I am a 19th century person, born in the 20th century and somewhat confused by 21st century life.
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:42:39 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Berlin_Freeper
This is cool ... I would pay to see it.
Live.
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:42:56 PM PDT
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ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
LOL! While cool, in almost all respects rocket-powered planes are really no different from jet-powered ones .... aside from the fact that the fact that they have to carry their own oxidizer means that the rocket planes can’t go for nearly as long.
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:43:57 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Berlin_Freeper
support little league roller ball!
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:44:00 PM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
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To: Berlin_Freeper
What’s the point of using rocket engines in the lower atmosphere? Why carry oxidizer, when a jet can just suck it out of the air?
To: Berlin_Freeper
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:46:27 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
Ok, fine, but where’s the Thunderdome?
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:50:07 PM PDT
by
Danae
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To: r9etb
I think the point is to fund the development of lightweight man-rated rocket engines ... note that the “X-Prize” folks are behind this.
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posted on
04/14/2008 2:55:00 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
better tell my parents to get some rocket insurance on their house...and the barn...and the machine shed...and the granary...
To: ArrogantBustard
I think the point is to fund the development of lightweight man-rated rocket engines ... note that the X-Prize folks are behind this. I guess my complaint is that there is absolutely nothing new about it -- it's a publicity gimmick. Pretty cool, of course, but it's not ground-breaking in any real sense.
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posted on
04/14/2008 3:02:12 PM PDT
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r9etb
To: Berlin_Freeper
This could really take off, but they must avoid “cookie cutter” courses, and NEVER mention the “rocket racer of tommorow”.
To: Berlin_Freeper
I am so there.
Just as long as I’m not in the part of the crowd where the chunks of rocket land.
To: r9etb
but it's not ground-breaking in any real sense. That remains to be seen. I'm aware of those historical artifacts, and of much more advanced historical artifacts.
But small man-rated rocket engine development got stalled ... These folks are trying to re-start it. In the private sector.
I see that as a good thing.
YMMV
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posted on
04/14/2008 3:12:38 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Berlin_Freeper
I'm disappointed that the races will be airborne. I am waiting for a ground-based race with perhaps a five or ten-mile circuit with no restrictions on engines, weight, etc., except that your machine could not endanger other competitors. (by burning them to a crisp for example).
Imagine 350 MPH+ laps -- now THAT would be fun.
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posted on
04/14/2008 3:13:18 PM PDT
by
ZGuy
To: Berlin_Freeper
“The initial racer design was powered by XCOR’s liquid-oxygen and kerosene rocket engine, though Whitelaw announced Monday that a second engine type, fueled by liquid-oxygen and ethanol, will also be available.”
These Boys just might be serious...
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posted on
04/14/2008 3:24:36 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts.....)
To: ArrogantBustard
But small man-rated rocket engine development got stalled ... These folks are trying to re-start it. In the private sector. I see that as a good thing. The question is, of course: why did it get stalled? The answer is pretty simple: there was (and is) no practical need for man-rated rockets of the size required here.
Air-breathing engines are far superior for atmospheric use; you need a much bigger rocket to go to where air-breathing rockets aren't useful; and once you're in space, you don't need rockets of the size that can keep an airplane aloft.
So again: this is cool stuff, but it's not really useful.
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posted on
04/14/2008 3:26:27 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: Bean Counter
second engine type, fueled by liquid-oxygen and ethanol Like the V-2.
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posted on
04/14/2008 3:27:08 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: r9etb
yah, and a Mazeratti burns the same gasoline as the Model T...
Same fuel, radically different engine...
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posted on
04/14/2008 3:39:50 PM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts.....)
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