I recently got into contact with a veteran experimental rocketeer, who generously provided his help with my rocketry program
He generously provided help designing my own engine (more on that later), lent us a Emco Unimat 3 lathe to build that engine
He also provided me with a engine I have christened MM-H-38 (Metal Motor, H Class, 38 mm)
I might name it something else, for example H280-38 (H Class, 280 Newton Seconds, 38 mm) or 280H38 (280 Ns, H Class, 38 mm, with the H acting as a dash)
Nothing is set in stone (or metal) yet, so we shall see what it ends up being
Its 38 millimeters in diameter, has a nozzle of stainless steel, and a impulse of 280 newton seconds! (56 times as powerful as R-7! which was 5 newton seconds)
Here are some pictures:
Edit: I also designed and 3D printed some wall brackets to store and display this new engine, pictures follow
Here are some Dimensions:
MM-H-38 is (roughly) 29 cm long including the nozzle, and 38 mm in diameter
Other measurements removed due to being boringThe casing is 38mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick, and 26.3 cm long, or 28.8 cm including protruding nozzle
The Bulkhead is 3cm long
The Nozzle is 4.6cm long, and both it and the Bulkhead are 34.5 mm in diameter
I also got a bag with spare O-Rings and Snap Rings in case they get lost or deteriorate
Mass (Dry) | Grams |
Nozzle | 121.1 |
Bulkhead | 61.8 |
Casing | 123.5 |
Snap Ring | 3.2 |
Total | 312.8 |
Now, since this rocket is gifted, I don’t yet know a lot about it
For now, I will be focusing on digitizing this engine (done), and developing fuel grains and the supply chains to make them
I also, as mentioned before, got access to a Emco Unimat 3 tabletop metal lathe to develop my own engine
Very Fancy
Now, before you can make a engine, you need a design
I have also been working on that:
V2 is the current version as of time of writing (28/05/2021)
It has a lot of work needed still, mainly the nozzle is imperfect and none of the parts have sealing yet
More explanation will be provided when its actually finished
Now this article was mostly just posting pictures and giving a slight update on new tools and developments, but once more stuff has been done it will of course get more in depth explanations
I would also like to thank this fellow rocketeer for the great help, resources, and kind gifts, they are very much appreciated!
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