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MiniSShot - Motor test firing ProtoSShot Mark III
Post test Image gallery

Rick Maschek 2009/09/13 Rick pausing for a photo prior to dispatching the box containing the motor parts   Rick Maschek 2009/09/06 Interior views of motor casings after thorough cleaning   Rick Maschek 2009/09/06 Interior views of motor casings after thorough cleaning   Rick Maschek 2009/09/06 Interior views of motor casings after thorough cleaning   Rick Maschek 2009/09/06 Casting tube from Aft Casing (after cleaning)   Rick Maschek 2009/09/06 Casting tube from Forward Casing (after cleaning)   Rick Maschek 2009/08/30 Removed casting tube nearest the nozzle   Rick Maschek 2009/08/15 Interior of the aft motor chamber as seen after removal of the Nozzle and Mid-bulkhead   Rick Maschek 2009/08/15 Interior of the aft motor chamber as seen after removal of the Nozzle and Mid-bulkhead   Rick Maschek 2009/08/10 Forward Bulkhead showing cork liner   Rick Maschek 2009/08/10 Forward Bulkhead showing cork liner   Rick Maschek 2009/08/10 Two forward-most casting tubes of the Forward Chamber   Rick Maschek 2009/08/10 The four other casting tubes of the Forward Chamber   Rick Maschek 2009/08/10 The four other casting tubes of the Forward Chamber   Ben Brockert 2009/07/26 The post-firing ceremonial rocket documenting   Ben Brockert 2009/07/26 Motor after burn   Ben Brockert 2009/07/26 Rick Maschek checks out the motor. It is not morning, nor does it smell like black powder. Though it uses one of the same oxidizers   Ben Brockert 2009/07/26 One of the personnel on site,  wearing leather gloves, removing the hot motor from test stand immediately after firing   Ben Brockert 2009/07/26 The motor, after firing and being removed from the test stand for inspection   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 Motor partly disassembled after firing   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 Post-firing view of the motor casings, showing a couple of minor hot spots   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 View of the fired nozzle convergent region after cleaning. Two areas, 180 degrees apart, have no ablator remaining. The metallic Nozzle Ring, visible at these spots, shows no sign of heating, suggesting this was a post-firing occurrence   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 View of the fired Mid-bulkhead after cleaning showing fully intact ablative liner   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 View of Mid-bulkhead after disassembly   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 (black soot on motor casing is superficial, a result of post-firing flame-out of ablator)   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 Aft end view of fired rocket motor   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 View of fired nozzle after disassembly of motor   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 View of fired nozzle after disassembly of motor   Rick Maschek 2009/07/26 View looking into forward motor casing with ablative casting tubes still in place   Chris King 2009/07/26 First phase burn data Chris King 2009/07/26 Second phase burn data

Video of Rick removing ablative tubes from Forward Chamber

 
video courtesy Rick Maschek