Huntsville Alabama L5 Society (HAL5)

TL-1 Static Motor Test #2
September 30, 2006

$Case rupture near the injector bulkhead. The black 'ring' on the right is the carbon fiber that we wrapped around the injector bulkhead swage. The explosion pushed the fuel grain (black rubber) and case outward. The brownish fractured pieces are the charred white PVC pipe that we used to hold the HTPB rubber. The two light orange 'patches' with tapes are the strain gauges.$

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TL-1 Static Motor Test #2 September 30, 2006

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TL-1 Static Motor Test #2
September 30, 2006