Goddard series L sec
Rocket equipped with a cluster of four combustion chambers, each 5.75 in. in diameter.
American test vehicle. Tests of the Goddard L Section A covered development of a nitrogen-pressured flight rocket using 10 in, motors based on the K series and ran from May 11 to November 7, 1936 (L1-L7). Length of the L Series Section A rockets varied from 10 ft 11 in, to 13 ft 6 1/2 in.; diameter 18 in.; empty weight 120 to 202 lb; loaded weight 295 to 360 lb; weight oxygen about 78 lb; weight gasoline 84 lb; weight nitrogen, 4 lb.
Gross mass: 163 kg (359 lb).
Height: 4.12 m (13.51 ft).
Diameter: 0.46 m (1.50 ft).
Thrust: 2.75 kN (618 lbf).
First Launch: 1936.07.31.
Last Launch: 1936.11.07.
Number: 3 .
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Goddard L-A Chronology
1936 May 11 - .
LV Family:
Goddard.
Launch Vehicle:
Goddard L-A.
- Goddard begins tests of his L Series of liquid fuel rockets. - .
Nation: USA. Related Persons: Goddard. These would run through August 9, 1938 and included 30 flight tests of 10-in.-diameter motors, in nitrogen-pressured rockets. The series was divided into three sections: A, B, and C. Section A covered development of a nitrogen-pressured flight rocket using 10 in, motors based on the K series and ran from May 11 to November 7, 1936 (L1-L7). Length of the L Series Section A rockets varied from 10 ft 11 in, to 13 ft 6 1/2 in.; diameter 18 in.; empty weight 120 to 202 lb; loaded weight 295 to 360 lb; weight oxygen about 78 lb; weight gasoline 84 lb; weight nitrogen, 4 lb.
1936 July 31 - .
LV Family:
Goddard.
Launch Vehicle:
Goddard L-A.
- Flight of Goddard series L section A rocket - .
Nation: USA. Related Persons: Goddard. Apogee: 0.0600 km (0.0373 mi). Range: 0.0900 km (0.0559 mi). Summary: Rocket achieved altitude 200 ft above 80-ft tower; duration 5 sec; landed 300 ft from tower..
1936 October 3 - .
LV Family:
Goddard.
Launch Vehicle:
Goddard L-A.
- Flight of Goddard series L section A rocket - .
Nation: USA. Related Persons: Goddard. Apogee: 0.0600 km (0.0373 mi). Summary: Rocket achieved 200 ft vertically in 5 sec, then combustion chamber burned through; weight oxygen 40 lb; weight gasoline 46 lb; weight nitrogen 4 lb; fell 20 ft from tower..
1936 November 7 - .
LV Family:
Goddard.
Launch Vehicle:
Goddard L-A.
- Final flight of Goddard series L section A rocket - .
Nation: USA. Related Persons: Goddard. Apogee: 0.0600 km (0.0373 mi). Rocket equipped with a cluster of four combustion chambers, each 5.75 in. in diameter; length 13 ft 6.5 in.; altitude about 200 ft; fell near tower. The L series included four proving-stand tests and three flight test attempts, of which all were successful. Average interval between tests 25 days
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