Pterodactyl NERRF 6

This is our 7.5" diameter, 10' long PML Pterodactyl. The kit was modified with an additional 4' payload section to facilitate dual deployment recovery. That, not to mention it is a lot bigger! The rocket flew on an AeroTech M1845 NT which is from the Karl E. Bauman signature series using the New Blue Thunder propellant. The flight was our best effort yet as this was the largest rocket we have ever flown with the most powerful rocket motor we have ever used. The rocket was recovered with the booster section on the bank of the Wallkill river dirctly behind the flight line. Thanks to eveyone noted in the credits for their help in setup, launch and recovery.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Pterodactyl
• PML
• high power rocket
• high power rocketry
• aerotech
• new blue thunder
• nerrf
• nerrf 6
• pine island

[SportRocketry]

Beautiful rocket, launch, & recovery. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing.

[jcara17]

@SportRocketry Thanks very much! I am editing another video from Red Glare IX (October 22-24 2010) with this rocket painted PINK for breast cancer awareness. You may already know about this benefit launch. You should get an announcement when the video is posted. Also, I subscribed to your channel. John

[RocketJoe1]

Nice...congratz...

thats how its done...

hey I took notice if u watch at 2:55 and I saw watt apears to be a mach signiture on the nose..maybe just compressed air but it is surely something at the nose cone and traveling down the side.....

was the sim saying mach >??

great job

[jcara17]

@RocketJoe1 Hey Joe, I do not think that was a mach effect of any kind. More likely the rocket changed trajectory so as to allow the sun to illuminate the airframe tangentially along it's length. Thanks for watching and your comments. Now let's see you back at a launch really soon. John

[jbeninati1]

lol the car hitting thing was hillarious that was cool 2:45

[jbeninati1]

lol the car hitting thing was hillarious that was cool

[gkieley]

Lookin good John..  That boogied on the AT Blue...

[RocketJoe1]

NicE....thats how its DonE..!!

hey took notice that at 3:25 there's a trail of some kind at the nose..( look at slow one ) condensed air ? about to go mach??

did u sim it..? what speed was it to hit..?

great flite !!