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AMW/Pro-X, the industry's largest manufacturer of high power rocketry motors and reloads, has just received certification on 17 new reloads for original AMW 54mm hardware.

We have been busy in the breeding room to help you bring out the animal in your flight. 

AMW/Pro-X's new K1720 Scalded Tiger.

MORE ON THE STORY:
• AMW/Pro-X's new J1365 Scalded Tiger.

We found Black Bear wandering the forests in Canada and harnessed his power into six new Black Bear reloads, and we went the extra mile to certify these with the graphite nozzle and with the disposable nozzle.

The Scalded Tiger is a mean ornery cat. We have initially introduced her in two casing sizes: the 54-1050 is a J1365 and the 54-1400 comes in at K1720. She is fast with a 0.7 second burn time.

Wild Wolf brings the usual large volume of white smoke and plenty of power to your flight. Tamed Tiger on the other hand has lower smoke as most of the cat's do. The familiar Red Rhino led the charge from the cages.

The new nozzle carrier used with some of the AMW/Pro-X reloads allows optimization of design, far better than any other snap ring style case.

These will expand the reloads available for AMW hardware, adding to the already certified classic reloads that will continue to be produced.

This makes AMW hardware the most sought after on the market in both the commercial and research community.

The flier now has 12 different propellants in 41 reloads to choose and more are in process. And that's just in 54mm!

AMW/Pro-X will bring reloads for AMW hardware into California as well as overseas markets soon. These and the many new certifications that will come in the following months demonstrate our continued support of the high power rocket flier.

Reader comments:

#1 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

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Casing Motor designation
1050 932J1365-P

Glad to see them using the ILP method nomenclature, now decades old.

http://v-serv.com/usr/safety.htm

Just Jerry

Just Jerry on 05-15-2008 09:58 PM

#2 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

I am wondering what the new nozzle carrier is, i.e., how is it different the the current nozzles?

I just went to AMW website and its not updated yet. Waiting for that and get my mits on some reloads.

beharri on 05-15-2008 11:28 PM

#3 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

A ring that centers a phenolic nozzle in the aluminum case, probably aluminum itself. Have used them for a long time. My question is why not certify all the motors as long delay rather than plugged so non NAR/TRA/CAR launches could modify them at will and electronics users could ignore them, but have smoke?

Just Jerry

Just Jerry on 05-15-2008 11:41 PM

#4 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

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A ring that centers a phenolic nozzle in the aluminum case, probably aluminum itself. Have used them for a long time. My question is why not certify all the motors as long delay rather than plugged so non NAR/TRA/CAR launches could modify them at will and electronics users could ignore them, but have smoke?

It would require a new forward closure for existing AMW case owners. 54mm AMW motors are all plugged.

-John D.

jsdemar on 05-16-2008 12:13 AM

#5 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

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It would require a new forward closure for existing AMW case owners. 54mm AMW motors are all plugged.

-John D.

Note it required a new nozzle centering ring anyway and all new testing of hundreds of samples.

Just saying.

Just Jerry

Just Jerry on 05-16-2008 12:21 AM

#6 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

Am I reading that right? The chamber pressure is only about 160 psi?

Just Jerry

Just Jerry on 05-16-2008 07:15 AM

#7 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

I was curious re the pressure too. The scalded tiger is a Vmax based motor, wonder if that is why?

denverdoc on 05-16-2008 07:52 AM

#8 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

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Am I reading that right? The chamber pressure is only about 160 psi?

Just Jerry

The thrust trace is blue. The Pc (purple) and event voltage (orange) traces are not displayed on that particular graph although the axis are by default.

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Anthony Cesaroni on 05-16-2008 08:14 AM

#9 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

Thanks for the clarification--reminds me that I shouldn't try to think this early in the morning...

denverdoc on 05-16-2008 08:30 AM

#10 Re: CAR certifies 17 AMW/Pro-X reloads for AMW 54mm hardware

My brain was not fully installed yet before my last comment, but the action time chamber pressure is 18.85 psi (declared burnout). Is that the government 10% level, the NAR 5% level or some other arbitrary basis?

More to the point what is the "average chamber pressure" of the motor anyway?

I get the impression these may be the highest operating pressure motors ever certified.

Just Jerry

Just Jerry on 05-16-2008 09:17 AM

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