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Franken 5 igniting, marking the start of a record breaking burn. Photo: Jens Bastue Jacobsen.
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Peter and Thomas retrieving Franken 5 from storage and prepping it for test. Photo: Jens Bastue Jacobsen.
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Jop is inspecting the engine after testing. Photo: Jens Bastue Jacobsen.
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Franken 5 engine thrust during the Sunday record breaking test.
Wilson and Skyt kneels by the ”Meincke-sled” during inspection of a ”Wilson-stick”, mounted in BPM-5. Madsen and Meincke is watching, while Bo and Stenfatt has turned their back to us (Photo: Carsten Olsen)
Wilson and Skyt kneels by the ”Meincke-sled” during inspection of a ”Wilson-stick”, mounted in BPM-5. Madsen and Meincke is watching, while Bo and Stenfatt has turned their back to us (Photo: Carsten Olsen)
1. Igniter cutting through steel plate, 2. Smurf-barstool, before and after, 3. Jetvanes offering limited space for igniter exit (Photo: Jev Olsen, Jørgen Skyt, Thomas Petersen)]
1. Igniter cutting through steel plate, 2. Smurf-barstool, before and after, 3. Jetvanes offering limited space for igniter exit (Photo: Jev Olsen, Jørgen Skyt, Thomas Petersen)
Russian PZU, used to ignite the Soyus rockets main engines
Russian PZU, used to ignite the Soyus rockets main engines
Ignition of BPM-5: Nominal (left), Anominal (right) (Photo:CS)
Ignition of BPM-5: Nominal (left), Anominal (right) (Photo:CS)
Test facility in Kummersdorf (Photo: Martin Trolle Mikkel)
Test facility in Kummersdorf (Photo: Martin Trolle Mikkel)
”Heart Of Butane II”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAYn0ZWF1I (Photo: Jørgen Skyt)
”Heart Of Butane II”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAYn0ZWF1I (Photo: Jørgen Skyt)
