Can you even static fire a second stage and/or solid fuel stage?
I always thought the sound suppression water dumped more in the flame trench. Not on top of the pad. Interesting. I never heard it called rainbird
The water sound suppression system that dumps the water at the exit of the flame duct is called the "car wash", at least colloquially. If you look at Falcon 9 launches, you'll see they rain water straight to the nozzle output. It starts a second or so before ignition (which is T-3, I believe).
Very cool! Thanks guys. I was wondering, would someone be so kind as to post a pic from 0A and annotate where the sound suppression system nozzles are located? Thanks in advance!Skip
Looks like 26 or 27 second firing. Throttled down to 75% then to 55%. - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 06/01/2016 01:13 pmLooks like 26 or 27 second firing. Throttled down to 75% then to 55%. - Ed KyleWas the hot fire 100 percent successful?
Can you give us a little update on the, uh, Cygnus plans for August 22nd, how realistic is that date. Have you guys finished your analysis of uh, you know the engine issue that came up after their hot fire, um. Anything you can add on on their schedule, thanks.