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Definitely - the Loki K350 is a wonderful choice for a moonburner K now, and a lot easier on the wallet than the Aerotech offering.

Agreed, and now that you mention it, I think you're right - it's an 80something percent K now. Because of that, I seriously doubt the current K record will fall anytime soon...

Still a cool motor though 😎

There were a ton of records smashed late this year, September 23 & 24 at Black Rock. Check out http://www.tripoli.org/records/single.shtml Most of those are beyond comprehension to me. Those guys had a full "K" in their boost as well. Note that the J record is now over 19K.

I used to be competitive with some of those guys. Not after that weekend!

Definitely - the Loki K350 is a wonderful choice for a moonburner K now, and a lot easier on the wallet than the Aerotech offering.

Anytime you get away from the single use, it sure helps the wallet... but it does hurt performance-wise. The Loki is a *wonderful* motor, but it is a bit heavier (not good for altitude), a lot longer (WAY not good for altitude) and it gives up a couple hundred NS. That said, if I ever do a 2 stage blast, that will probably be up in the sustainer...

JW

Agreed, and now that you mention it, I think you're right - it's an 80something percent K now. Because of that, I seriously doubt the current K record will fall anytime soon...

Still a cool motor though 😎

There were a ton of records smashed late this year, September 23 & 24 at Black Rock. Check out http://www.tripoli.org/records/single.shtml Most of those are beyond comprehension to me. Those guys had a full "K" in their boost as well. Note that the J record is now over 19K.

I used to be competitive with some of those guys. Not after that weekend!

Interesting...

One record that I think will fall pretty soon is that L record - it is only 50 feet higher than the K record.

The K250 used for that was an older one, right?

chris,

yea the k250 (old version--reputed to be a 2 percent L--think you told me that). The problem with the L is the dearth of long burners--the L330 being the exception and only a modest L at that. The low hanging fruit is in the complex arena. I have sims suggesting Loki 54mm's L1400/K350 can reach altitudes close to 50K. Course I dont believe those, but I thing high 30's is achievable.
JS