Just watched Tim Dodd and wow! He knows engineering and the simplicity of a complicated world it can be. I doubt in time he will upgrade to make a 300bar rocket with a bigger beer keg
Go go go RFA! I really like RFA's philosophy and scrappy attitude. I think they are the closest thing to a European version of SpaceX. I wish them luck!
It's not a proper rocket until you get the Bird flying away for its life shot (35secs) Congratulations. I hope everyone is buckled down. This is going to be one hell of a ride.
Gratulation an das Team der RFA und an alle die mitgeholfen haben so weit zu kommen. Sieht einfach aus, ist aber eine enorme Leistung über alle Diszipline hinweg. Respekt und Bewunderung. Macht weiter so - das wird (ist jetzt schon) ein super Erfolg auf weltklasse Niveau. 💯💯💯💯
I'm very sure that it was just to characterise how vibrations and torque (due to asymetrical thrust) changes, how plumes interact, whether there are some unexpected interactions via fuel system etc... Now they have data for different engines sets/count. I expect them to normally start in pairs tenths of a second after each same as F9 or Electron (both have 9 engines too).
Everyday Astronaut (RU-vid channel) just recently released a great video on RFA and Isar Aerospace. Now that both get close to their first launch attempts, they will probably get much more attention.
@@OwnittEdits I know but everyone's making such a big deal about it even though this isn't the first launch from the uk, launcher one coined that. Not to mention that it's a German company, they launched V2's from German soil in the war, why not launch from home turf? The real hype will come when a rocket launches from British/English soil, not Scottish soil.
