[ARTS] Operating Height Limit

[Jeff Taylor]

Jarrett Gorin, AICP wrote:
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> Can anyone confirm what the peak altitude above sea level is that the 
> ARTS2 can record data for?  I assume if you exceed this, the ARTS2 
> will continue to function, but that it might have gaps in the logged data.
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> I am finishing construction on a 54mm minimum diameter 
> all-carbon-fiber kit that will readily exceed 25,000 feet so I want to 
> confirm that the ARTS2 is going to work in this for flights over that 
> height.
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> Anyone able to shed some light on this?
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> Thanks in advance.
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The baro altitude on the ARTS2 will max out at approximately 50,000 feet 
above sea level.  When you exceed this, the ARTS2 continues to function 
normally, but the baro data will be pegged at 50,000 until the rocket 
descends below that altitude.

I used two ARTS2 units in the Proteus 6 rocket that flew to over 80,000 
feet last fall.  If you are interested, you download the flight data 
here: http://www.lokiresearch.com/Documents/Proteus6.xls  That flight 
took place at Black Rock, where ground level is a little over 4,000 feet 
above sea level, thus the baro data maxed out at about 46,000 feet AGL.

-Jeff

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