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Offline Urchin

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« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2005, 02:25:29 PM »
Don't think so... it really does climb like a .... wait for it... Rocket!  :)
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Offline hubsonfire

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« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2005, 02:29:45 PM »
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all im saying is that the rev counter should actually work, and that the plane should have a fuel tank. of course, there are reasons for not having the tank to save on fuel, but atleast make the stupid instruments work right


If someone can explain to me how a rocket motor's output can be measured in engine revolutions per minute, I'd appreciate it.
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« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2005, 03:05:06 PM »
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If someone can explain to me how a rocket motor's output can be measured in engine revolutions per minute, I'd appreciate it.


He wants it to count how many times per minute the wasiwigy rotates around the whatchamacalit.


Urchin, I may be wrong but the 163 climb indicator does not seem to accurately reflect the climb rate.  It looks like its close to the regular +/_ 4k guage despite indicating way higher...
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« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2005, 04:40:44 PM »
Poo think about it rocket motors don't revolve so there is no RPM.  They just explode out the back till the fuel is burned up.
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Offline Tails

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« Reply #19 on: July 06, 2005, 10:04:31 PM »
Without knowing how the 163 moved its fuel from tank to engine, I can assume that, since it did not use a cryogenic fuel (IE: LOX + LH2), that it used pumps to squirt the fuels into the combustion chamber. One could measure the theoretical power of the engine based on the pump settings. Failing that, fuel-flow or fuel consumption rate could also be used.
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« Reply #20 on: July 07, 2005, 06:32:48 AM »
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Poo think about it rocket motors don't revolve so there is no RPM.  They just explode out the back till the fuel is burned up.


i know that, read up a little bit. we need something to measure the output, but creating a thrust indicator in pounds will take time, so why not just make the counter work. who cares if its unreal, either that or we spend time creating a silly lb's of thrust guage and test that for months. go ahead if u want, id rather have a proper guage, but fixin the rev counter is a quick solution
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