Whereditgo? Model Rocket Launch

Third test flight of my own design model rocket "Whereditgo?" on Jan 3rd 2009 at the Rhyl Model Flying Club field. The model rocket is designed for duration competitions, aiming to acheive the longest time in the air possible.

It weighs around 22g empty (42g with an Estes B6-4 motor onboard) and recovery is via parachute. This particular launch was only a partial success, due to a parachute deployment failure. The downwards part of the journey was, therefore, rather quicker than anticipated!

Estimated altitude was around 100m on an Estes B6-4 motor, and flight time was a shade over 25 seconds.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Model Rocket
• Whoosh
• Wow
• Oh dear
• Splat.