Mayf;
I'll be in the bunker while you're putting that thing
together..............
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: drmayf [mailto:drmayf@mayfco.com]
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 12:05 PM
To: Albaugh, Neil
Cc: Bryan Savage; MPittwood@compuserve.com; Land Speed List
Subject: Re: New project
Yeah the system used by Burt would be good also. Ammonium Perchlorate,
aluminum powder and Poly butyl rubber as biber and Nitrous Oxized for
oxidizer. Dead safe and throttleable. Since the case for the fuel has no
oxidizer in it we could make it in Neil's garage. And it would not have
to be very big either! Where is my pencil and calculator...
mayf, still nothing to do...
Albaugh, Neil wrote:
>Bryan;
>
>The Nike system was the first air- defense missile that the US had. It
>was designed soon after WW II so much of the technology was based on
>German rocket research. At least they didn't use LOX & alcohol like the
>V2. If those propellants didn't ignite at launch command they formed
>very explosive ice pellets.
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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