NPOCP: Rocket Engine Test Stand

"Ad Astra" (ad-astra) 09/29/2013 at 23:03 • Filed to: NPOCP, rocket motor

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I was looking for engines on Craigslist and ran across !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ad for a "small rocket engine test stand." Rockets are not an uncommon sight in Huntsville (see below), but this is still not a typical Craigslist find.

The seller describes the stand as "a gaseous H2/gaseous O2 rocket engine demonstrator that developed about 7 lbs of thrust." If you're concerned about the test stand not working properly, don't worry. The seller assures that "two rocket scientists have told me they saw it perform [in the early 90s]." The stand can be yours for "$1000 green cash, silver coins, laptop(s), van, and/or other trades."

Here's a slightly more detailed picture:

It's a "Porch-uh" > Ad Astra 09/29/2013 at 23:05

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You don't already have one?

Ad Astra > It's a "Porch-uh" 09/29/2013 at 23:06

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Sadly, no.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Ad Astra 09/29/2013 at 23:09

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Of course he's accepting payment in the form of silver.