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ARCS IS NOW WEBIFIED:A.R.C.S. Establishes Internet Presence
ARCS has been sitting in the recesses of NASRA`s underground labs for too long. ARCS has now brought to NASRA a new phase of rocketeering, NASRA has many other projects, however recent successes has made ARCS a vastly more viable project. As such ARCS needed a web site.
RECENT EVENTS:
The Rocket Car (RoCa) ProtoType1, completed its first test run, passing with flying colours, even though shortly after engine ignition veered off and hit the embankment.
The Rocket Car (RoCa) ProtoType1, completed its first test run, passing with flying colours, even though shortly after engine ignition veered off and hit the embankment.
RoCa P1 achieved second firing perfectly on second test, however uneven road surface and debris on the test strip proved to be a major hindrance when applying course altering control signals.
RoCa P1 again achieved perfect ignition, however careful avoidance of debris and other surface issues, produced a straight course reaching very high speeds.
RoCa P1 again hit debris and other test strip problems and cart wheeled up onto the embankment, after hitting the embankment shortly after engine ignition.
RoCa P1 beat all previous speeds (unsubstantiated, however visual inspection of the video seems to confirm this) on a near entirely perfect test run. After engine burn out, driver error caused it to hit the embankment and flip over.
RoCa P1 had now performed a 100% successful test, course held, although course corrections performed in "flight",  after engine burn out, returned itself to base via remote control.
RoCa P1 Had its first twin engine cluster fire, at a different test strip, ignition was successful, but shortly after firing the P1 spun out of control losing all speed and acceleration. However conditions on the day and at that particular test strip were inappropriate for a RoCa P1 launch. Second test with good conditions and test strip will prove whether or not a 2 engine cluster fire in current configuration is a viable project.
RoCa P1 was taken to yet another test strip, which is a vast improvement on either of the two previous. At this test strip a race was proposed, to test speed and to compare acceleration and top speed between a RoCa and a standard RC car. The P1 lagged behind on normal power, however under rocket propulsion the P1 accelerated like a bat out of hell and proceeded to clip the back right wheel of the other car, sending the P1 FLYING over the top of the RC, the RC then continued off slightly knocked off course.
RoCa P1 had a second race at this test strip, this time a staged single engine launch, unfortunately this time the P1 was not on course at engine ignition, and careered off course nearly hitting the driver, then hit curb at exactly the same time as the second engine firing, and again flew over the other RC, however this time it almost hovered about half a meter above ground. On later inspection of the P1,the axel was found to be bent. However this has now been remedied.
RoCa P1 after extensive repairs and alterations was taken to the new test strip TS1, and again race another RC, however this was a different RC to the previous RC. The P1 did not fire on time, and lost top speed and acceleration, however its course was straight and well controlled.
RoCa P1 again racing the new RC, this time a staged single engine firing, unfortunately the P1 was again off course upon engine ignition, however course corrections were made and the P1 did catch up, but the course corrections were long and quite severe which caused the top speed and acceleration to drop.
The P1 is serving ARCS well, although it is inevitable that eventually a disastrous launch or just the accumulation of lots light damage will bring the P1 to its end. However depending on damage to the P1, the P1 will not die. There is currently in development designs for the PTS1 (ProtoType Sea 1) which will be the ARCS first water faring rocket propelled vehicle. Which will be made up primarily by the P1`s spares.