Launched at the monthly TTRA launch at the Varn cattle ranch in Plant City, FL. Rocket was powered by an Aerotech H180-10 motor and contained an Aiptek Hi Speed HD camcorder. Rocket achieved an altitude of 2,158 feet. The homemade dual deployment chute release device failed due to too much BP in the ejection charge, prematurely breaking the fishing line holding the device together. Upon landing, the base of the altimeter/camcorder section landed in a pile of fresh cow manure! Check out the end of the video. Last month a water landing- this month a poo landing!
Beautifully built rocket. I noticed the initial spin reversal and subsequent stabilization. Nice, very nice . . :-]
olderanddecrepit 3 months ago
@olderanddecrepit - Thanks. The camcorder sticking out of the rocket, without any shrouding, wreaks a bit of havoc on it's flight charactistics. Also found that only two screws securing the base of the camcorder section to the coupler weren't enough- it slightly pivoted at launch. It's now secured with four screws, and it flies straighter off the rail. It's the little things....
jmomenee 3 months ago