DMC-FX7
ƒ/5.6
5.8 mm
1/320
100

Tom was giddy as he opened the crate on his O5100 motor (cruise missile booster aftermarket). For a size comparison, the G33 motor is sticking out of the rear of the Aerotech Initiator rocket. It’s so puny in comparison – it’s roughly the size of the igniter (or “electric match”) for the O-size motor.

6 responses to “SuperSize Me!”

  1. Todd Huffman Avatar
    Todd Huffman

    Taking a much deserved rest I see.

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  2. benjiman Avatar
    benjiman

    whoa. that thing could eat the wittle baby rocket!

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  3. BenODen Avatar
    BenODen

    That’s an impulse of 510 seconds!? Lordy, that’s gotta have some serious boost! With one stage you could get to 100k feet?

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  4. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    The 5100 means an average thrust of 5100 Newtons.

    The "O" reflects the total impulse range. For this motor, it’s about 30K Newton Seconds (thus a burn time of 5.9 seconds). More details here

    Made in Canada, eh!

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  5. BenODen Avatar
    BenODen

    Ah, so this is just the acceleration motor for the cruise missile. Reloadable, coooool! 😀

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  6. Chris Anderson Photos Avatar
    Chris Anderson Photos

    Awesome! Can you even RockSim a motor like that? I’d love to be listening when our club president called that launch into the CVG tower…

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