66 Litre Booster

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66 Litre Booster

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A new is ready for lift off!


Volume 66 litres, with 15 mm high speed nozzle, 15 mm launch tube with integrated non return valve 1600 mm long, height 3400mm. Loading through the air connection.
Connections to the tried and tested Batkiter system. Pressure test successful, everything tight.

Regards Batkiter
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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That Looks Great! (Impatiently waits for launch video)
Does the booster have full 22mm nozzles?
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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That's a monster booster Batkiter! :D I was just curious about the arrangement of the booster. It looks like the booster only has the single central nozzle. Is the central section filled with water, and the outside booster segments only with air? I can see how that kind of arrangement would help with stability by distributing the water further up the rocket. How much water will you use in the booster? Does the central distribution point also include a staging mechanism for another stage, or does it all stay together? It was hard to tell from the photo. Like Brian said, I too look forward to the video of the launch.
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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It is a singlestagebooster with a 9 litre Central tank. The booster will be filled only with air and the central tank be filled whit 9 litres of soft water. The airpressure (18bar) blows the water through the 15 mm nozzle and this provide a longer burn time and a higher acceleration. (Should it be!)
Lift off is planed on the German Rocket Event end of March 2012.

Greetings from Germany!

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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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Batkiter wrote:It is a singlestagebooster with a 9 litre Central tank. The booster will be filled only with air and the central tank be filled whit 9 litres of soft water. The airpressure (18bar) blows the water through the 15 mm nozzle and this provide a longer burn time and a higher acceleration. (Should it be!)
Lift off is planed on the German Rocket Event end of March 2012.

Greetings from Germany!

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That's a HUGE rocket. Congratulations! The launch should be amazing!
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Batkiter wrote:It is a singlestagebooster with a 9 litre Central tank. The booster will be filled only with air and the central tank be filled whit 9 litres of soft water. The airpressure (18bar) blows the water through the 15 mm nozzle and this provide a longer burn time and a higher acceleration. (Should it be!)
Lift off is planed on the German Rocket Event end of March 2012.

Greetings from Germany!

Batkiter

So the boosters on the side do not fall off?
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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U.S. Water Rockets1 wrote:
Batkiter wrote:It is a singlestagebooster with a 9 litre Central tank. The booster will be filled only with air and the central tank be filled whit 9 litres of soft water. The airpressure (18bar) blows the water through the 15 mm nozzle and this provide a longer burn time and a higher acceleration. (Should it be!)
Lift off is planed on the German Rocket Event end of March 2012.

Greetings from Germany!

Batkiter

So the boosters on the side do not fall off?
NO!
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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Batkiter wrote:
U.S. Water Rockets1 wrote:
Batkiter wrote:It is a singlestagebooster with a 9 litre Central tank. The booster will be filled only with air and the central tank be filled whit 9 litres of soft water. The airpressure (18bar) blows the water through the 15 mm nozzle and this provide a longer burn time and a higher acceleration. (Should it be!)
Lift off is planed on the German Rocket Event end of March 2012.

Greetings from Germany!

Batkiter

So the boosters on the side do not fall off?
NO!

Sorry for the double post.
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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Any news from the German Rocket Event ? Video or photos ?
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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Wow!
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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Please post a video and results!
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Re: 66 Litre Booster

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Fantastic!!

I hope all the great work and skilled engineering you have achieved, pays off at the launch. I have no doubt that it most certainly will!!
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