Jump Vehicle Details Ping Pong Productions Design Strategy

Jump Vehicle Details Ping Pong Productions

Design Strategy • Start with an already proven vehicle concept • Improve upon it with modern technology • Allow for full scale testing with final vehicle

Replaceable Crush Nose Cone Improvements over X-2: • Pilot Escape System • Filament Winding Body Fabrication • Carbon Overwrapped Pressure Vessel • Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) Parachute Egress Cockpit cg Increased Static Margin cp

Fuselage Construction • Filament wound composites fabrication • 2. 5 x stronger and 45% lighter than aluminum • Greater launch height with smaller motor • Less stress on parachute system • Allows for flight testing with final vehicle • ISO 9001, AS 9100 and ISO 17025 certifications

Steam Rocket Engine • Safest and most reliable rocket motor type • Same motor can be reused after flight tests • Carbon Overwrapped Pressure Vessel • Tested to 30, 000 psi (operates at ~700 psi) • 1/3 rd the weight of stainless steel (X-2) • Significantly more cg flexibility for stability

Parachute System • Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) design • Rocket extraction deployment • Assures rapid opening from any attitude • FAA Certified – over 30, 000 installed units • Computer assisted deployment timing • Dual systems / dual actuation methods

Egress Cockpit • Integrated 5 -point harness / BASE parachute • Proven 3 -ring release system • Low minimum altitude • Concept successfully tested from L-39 jet