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23 November 2024 19:59
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Test run |
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Completed the first test run yesterday. It works.
Test was done on a rail. The device moved along the rail albeit slowly at this stage.
Small problem when it is run up to the higher speeds, it tries to destroy itself. The engineers are glueing and encasing certain parts in resin to prevent this. Once done, there will be a visually recorded test run that should hopefully move a bit quicker than the test yesterday.
There was no concrete bunker used, the engineering chap said "we duck when things fly off". My sort of people.
Gyros are only running at 18,000rpm and also need their weight increasing. The overall device can be spun up to approx 200 rpm before it lets you know it is unhappy. With any luck should be able to get quite a bit more out of it once tweaked. The tweaking was also done yesterday but will be at least 24 hours before the glue and resins dry off.
Now the fun starts. Video recordings, Patents, funding for stage 2, etc...
DaveS
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2 November 2006
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