[Kosdon] Perchlorathon 6-04

I loved my Kosdon motors, too bad they are no longer certified :-(

The 38/600 motor was great. One fast burn reload and one slow burn reload (both baby J motors) along with one smoky reload and a C-slot that were I motors. You could Cert Levels 1 and 2 with one case! In addition, the C-slot was really sweet in my Endeavor - a 4:1 thrust ratio and almost 5 second burn produced a beautiful flight as long as there was NO wind!

There was a J2000 motor I saw fly one time, I think it was in a 38 mm case but it might have been 54 mm -- the ultimate sledgehammer motor!

Illegally of course!!

Yea. I've seen it :-( Danger, wayyy too fast :)

Jerry

The one I saw terminated the motor case with extreme prejudice. Actually, the only Kosdon CATO I ever witnessed in many, many flights.

You gotta love those snap rings!

Cool.

Jerry replied:

What law was violated? Please cite.

Is that a legal term?

Jerry-motors.

Mike F. wrote:

No, not jerry-motors, Frank Kosdon motors.

Jerry's motors got even more snap rings than Frank's do. (Not quite as many as Gary's got o-rings, though!)

I dunno, though - at least the o-rings won't try to slip loose of the pliers, leap out of sight, and get lost!

-dave w

I've got a minimum diameter carbon fiber rocket that I'll be trying it in in a couple of weeks. I'll probably set it up as a moonburner K340 though. I'm tired of epoxying the grains to the liner tube.

Mike Fisher

Not true!

Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L TRA # "Impeach the TRA BoD" >>> To reply, remove the TRABoD!

This poster is obviously TRA centric and quite myopic.

I've got a KBA L1000 and a K777 (somewhere). I flew an L1860 in a 4" rocket at MDRA. Kosdon cases kick ass but so do AMW's and Loki's, too. Can't beat the ease of setting up an AT 98 O-ring motor though.

That's what Dr. Evil was saying after that small problem with his pyramid. ;-)

Dr. Evil, good one. It made a nice flame thrower.

-Rob