Richard Hagensick's Q-Reaction

[tiagonyl]

What does the "Q-reaction" mean? just Q motor?

Thanks!

[stentorsoft]

dayum

[DavidFrazier100]

DAMM< BADASS !!!



[ThiagoMarquardt]

90000 ft high? Really? amazing!

[chippppp9000]

where do you get q motors

[LIONMAN11111]

The fuel was r-candy ?

[Tyrannobeast]

@LIONMAN11111 Nope, most everyone flying very large projects use Ammonium Perchlorate composite propellant.

[Blueberry954]

I heard these q motors go to about 90,000 ft

[cassiobj]

perfect launch



[LIONMAN11111]

What was the fuel of this motor ?

[SphinctersForever]

Great stuff! What a launch! And a great straight shot up, without a lot of side-winding on the way up.

[DragonFlyback256]

LOL ignition was funny a bit. *POP* *silence* "Oh no...---" *fffFWWWOOSH!*

Awesome!

[kaziabir1]

looks like Q motor is what I need for the summer project. xD

[kaziabir1]

CAMERAMAN WAS GREAT. THANK YOU!! finally a good view. How far up did it go?

[UnofficialRepublican]

i wonder what would happen if you launched this without clearance, what would the government think..

[honeybunchickens]

october sky style rocket

[Yukonexplorer1]

did you recover it

[BluThoth]

I've never even heard of a Q motor before! Are these even for sale (with license of course) or do you have to make one from scratch?

[emb11103]

@BluThoth they are for sale... if you have the money

[tsadrummer]

how much does this shit cost on average? these large rockets I mean, cause this looks like a good hobby.

[gorillagirlgorilla]

This thing is probably made out of hydrozyterminatedpolybutadiene and powered metal, probably Aluminum judging from the color.

[satweavers]

Where's the onboard camera footage? Who would launch such a beast without a camera?

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

@satweavers Good question...

[technodog14]

I LOVE how long the roar is

[333deejay333]

I like your pocket rocket 0__o

[cool5tuff]

damn 90k feet that woulda been awesome to see the earth up from that high (onboard camera next time!)

[detibry]

shoulda put a camera on board for a 90 k ft launch.

[danaownsall]

lmao 17 miles high, how the hell did u find it?

[TIRrocketry]

@danaownsall probably a Walston system and GPS

[puppynamedmoleson100]

how tall was it



[aerobee58]

How many burn seconds?Great flight.

[mike12703]

damn that went high as hell nice rocket nice launch

[rocketdog2116]

This is an epic win

[PremiumWater]

if there was a camera on board u would have seen the curvature of earth.

[kobasica]

this is by far my favourite launch video. wish i had the knowledge to build something like this

[transslucide]

Nicccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[RANDOMS92]

i am beginning rocketry and i was amazed that is so cool to someone who has only seen a model rocket go 1100 feet

[thesnape99]

i was there wene they lanched it it was cool!

[rktman1965]

@thesnape99 did the builder recover it? and what was that pre-ignition puff of smoke about ? i've seen thousands of launches over the years and don't ever remember seeing one light quite like that LOL beautiful flight though :-)

[NinjaDKDavid]

Everyone is like OMG FAIL! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!

[ManOfMeans]

My ass felt like that after my mother-in-law's tacos the other nite

[TalagangPinoy]

EPIC.

[noxnflame]

Are you sure you didnt mean 9,000 feet? I calculated it by time and i got 10161 feet

[TIRrocketry]

It most likely did hit 90k. This is at Tripoli's BALLS launch, they have a waiver to 100,000 feet and people constantly aim for it.

This was a minimum diameter rocket flying on a Q motor.

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

Calculated what by time? That doesnt make any sense. A bullet will go 9000 feet in 3 seconds. A bird will do it in 10 minutes. And the rocket continues to coast after the motor burns out, in this case for a long time maybe as much as a minute.

[criskeys]

@noxnflame

Physics works in metres :D try 33,300 ft and thats just when the motor burns out

[velomanmtl]

Man, that thing was GONE!!! Amazing stuff!

[choddo77]

I was going to put up some recordings of our rockets on youtube..... but now I feel ...er...small....,THAT MY FRIEND WAS AWESOME!!!!

[soldoutrules]

favourite. really awesome rocket

[therealgrobmotoriker]

beautiful launch!

[joe69rocket]

D@mn! how much thrust do those kind of engines put out? like how many pounds could it lift too? i bet they are loud as H*LL

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

@joe69rocket This one probably had about 2,000 to 4,000 lbs of thrust. Something in that range, a car in other words. Goes mach 3 or so for this kind of altitude. That is M16 bullet speed with a rocket that weighs probably more than 100 lbs.

[2naruto1]

dose it come down?

[normellow]

Beautiful !! What was the ns on the motor ??

[swisscowUSA]

god speed john glen

[L33tP1ckL]

Wow! Richard and crew, you have a lot to be proud of. As they say... 'she was fast, hard and true.' Curious to know what type of guidance and/or stabilization was employed. Thank You again for a great video.

[Logandown]

Can anyone Give me information on how to start with this hobby? I currently Fly Scale Model rc planes...,

However, I cant seem to find any information on where you can buy these rockets, or engins or support/info on these. Seems Fascinating to me.

[derekroolz]

hahaha you cant just go buy these rockets first you need to get certified and that is a lengthy proccess or if you just want to fly some ones that go about 1200ft i could help you with that

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

google for NAR, Tripoli, Estes, hobbylinc, model rocket, etc. There are thousands of web pages so you must not have tried very hard. Far more web pages than for RC planes (which is a great hobby also!)

[normellow]

That,, ladies and gents was a '' perfect flight '' !!

[kobasica]

im have nearly completed my first project. 2 q motors am expecting around 90,000 feet, will be launching it at my local airport

[DG121480]

The Top-Fuel Dragsters of the aviation world.

[RCking93]

how do u get a licence to fly a rocket with a G motor?

[emj0001]

In the USA, you don't need any certain license or certification to fly with a G impulse motor.  They are hot little motors though and should be treated like a "high power" motor.

[gunnerboy1994]

u must install camera in this rocket :P

[Mysticlambo]

hoolllly shit!! 26 second burn? wow!

dmamn im still on lvl 1. im gonna try to get lvl 1 cert flight at mudrock in 2009 with either a g or h motor.

[tomcornwall83]

That was SWEET! 26seond burn time, we can only dream of stuff like this in the UK.

[nguyentuan1990]

u can only get a lvl1 cert by using an H motor, u cant use a G motor for lvl1 cert flight.

[Mysticlambo]

ya were goin to borrow some guys motor tube and buy a g. i 4get the guys name tho.

[RocketMan8911]

You should come to Aeronauts.

[Mysticlambo]

im not going to be able to make it to Aeronaut this year. But ill be at XPRS. if i can get my rocket built before then in between all the other work i have to do then ill get level 2 then.

[housteiny]

I have no certification, I will used aerotech G series the biggest I can get about 6 of them. THe rocket is about 9 or 10 pounds. Three 6" tubes 3 or 4 feet high and the middle tube is also 6" about 9 or so feet high. All homemade. someone help me with any ideas, thanks

[r0ckt3hc4sb4h]

Do you mean you're going to cluster the six G motors? Freakin' sweet!

[xzzy00]

BE VERY CAREFUL!!!! Be at a safe distance Composite engines do not ignite suddenly. Expect difficulty timing the ignition of all six of your G's. Before launch, test the electrical continuity and placement of each igniter. Consider dual igniters. Also, be sure your airframe can stand the stress. I've seen a single F engine rip a rocket apart. Your rocket will break the sound barrier. Find some mentor who knows what they are doing and get certified. G IMPULSE ENGINES ARE NOT TOYS.

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

Other than the comments these guys gave, such as "freaking sweet" or "do it but be careful"...

I have to leave a more depressing one.

Do not fly more than two G motors at a time without certification, because it is illegal. If you do it on your own, you will get in trouble with the law most likely. If you go to a launch, they plain simple wont let you fly the rocket at all without level 1 certification.

Rocketry is great, get into it. But biggest rocket possible isnt a good first step.

[housteiny]

This is not my first rocket. I've built 10 foot rockets before, the material i'm using is a bit thicker. i've clustered three g's before, went about 2,000 feet, that was a 10 foot plus rocket. i also made a nice sidewinder rocket with two g's.. a lot lighter, about 6 feet tall, it went out of the atmospher. had to get a search team to find it, I have vids of some launches, i'll put them on soon. I've been in rocketry for 15 or so years I'm not saying im a pro.. but I do know what i'm doing..

[housteiny]

Awsome flight. straight up up up and up.. Perfect flight. I'm making a 9 and 1/2 foot rocket but I need some power to launch it.. Anyone have any ideas.? Thanks for the video..

[Omnigeek6]

well... What diameter is the rocket? what altitude are you aiming for? what level of certification do you have?

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

They make a 10 foot rocket that will fly on a D motor. If you are not certified, you may want to start with rockets under 3 feet for a while until you get certified. If you are certified, I suggest a skidmark! If you dont know what that is, dont fly a 10 foot rocket.

[Ief36]

AwersOmeeeeee... five stars

[simav8r]

Wow. Out of curiosity, was this one recovered?

[nguyentuan1990]

people in china got it 2 hours later

[tomcornwall83]

LOL.

[zomgerln]

@nguyentuan1990 no, but the people on the ISS saw it fly by.

[DTHRocket]

It must be hard to cluster these if it goes three seconds after ignition.

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

What a perfect flight... Most rockets spin or weathercock or something... this one was like on a rail.

[GoibniuGodOfTheForge]

lol The little pop at the beginning. The guy in the back ground was probably like, "fucking damn it!"

[kobasica]

are these motors made from scratch or purschased?

[DTHRocket]

I wouldn't say from scratch, but they definately aren't commercially manufactured.

[bluedog1976]

WOW...... When you visit Australia???

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

4qs to an r? That sounds great, but is it real?

[Sethry25]

There was a recent LA Times article that mentioned it - said it wasn't going to be an R, it would be an S.

[adfgfds]

Can't wait till Wedge gets that rocket that hes staging 4 Q's to an R

[madhaus]

OMG I have got to see that. What event is he going to launch it at? Course I've been avoiding Black Rock for years now, that might be the one to get me to show.

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

You should ideally stage to motors 4x smaller with each stage.

That is, 4 Qs to a Q.

[davmach100]

It was a Q motor

[sasprr]

@davmach100 how long was the burn on that!?

[madhaus]

90,000 feet!!! Next time put it into orbit! How big was the rocket?

[RocketMan8911]

The motor was a Q6102 with a total impluse of 105,000 Newton Seconds. It was six fuel grains each one weighing 18 pounds. The rocket's max alt. was some where between 86,000 feet according to GPS and 76,000 feet according to the accelerometers. The rocket is 8" in diameter and 17 feet tall. Weighted in at 300 pounds on the pad.

[dawson01912]

Mother of God! Those are 10 times better than the katyusha rockets.

[Omnigeek6]

Imagine what a similar rocket could to on a 160k NS Q with that kind of burn time