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Comparison of CSXT 2000 vehicle and CSXT 2002 vehicle
Rocket Design Team: Ky Michaelson, Jerry Larson, Rick Loehr, Bruce Lee, John Gormley
- The new replacement Avionics / Recovery section is complete. The part was packed and shipped the last week of April. The Avionics team received the package on April 26th and has begun electronics and antenna assembly and test.
Rocket Design Team: Ky Michaelson, Jerry Larson, Rick Loehr, Bruce Lee, John Gormley
· A new replacement Avionics / Recovery section was developed and is currently being machined. The G10 section is being replaced after continued concerns about its structural margins at high temperatures prompted the change in February. The new part is made entirely of aluminum and is made possible by the Avionic
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Wind Weighting System Development: Jerry Larson, Tyler Larson, Todd Watson, and Roger McNamara
- Launcher Alignment hardware was completed and tested with 100% success. The system was designed and built by Ky, John and Jerry. (pictures right and below)
Wind Weighting System Development: Jerry Larson, Tyler Larson, Todd Watson, and Roger McNamara
The Wind Weighting telemetry system is nearing completion. The system has been tested many times with 100% success. The system was designed and built by Jerry with cables built by the Avionics Team
Wind Weighting System Development: Jerry Larson, Tyler Larson, Todd Watson, and Roger McNamara
Ky built the “Balloon Launcher” that is used to test the Towersondes and deploy the wind tower. (picture right). The three Towersondes have been uccessfully tested outdoors in the wind on this stand a total of 7 hours. The instruments and the JWINDS software have performed perfectly every time
2002 CSXT - Technical information pages - work in progress
Avionics - The plates top leftare the mounts for the electronics pictured around it. Notice how the plates get smaller as you go up, this is so it fits perfectly in the nose cone.
CSXT 2002 Launch Vehicle sensors
Assembled Sensor Package
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Decal Layout for Secondary Corporate Sponsors.
CSXT 2002 New Wind Tower Design
CSXT 2002 New Wind Towersonde