VALKYRIE VISION II (VVII) COMPLEX HIGH POWER ROCKET LAUNCH AND AERIAL VIDEO

On Nov 20, 2010, at the Hudson Ranch launch site located 9.5 miles south west of Pueblo Colorado located on Colorado Highway 78 (Beulah Highway), the Southern Colorado Rocketeers (NAR Section #632) and the Valkyrie Civil Air Patrol Squadron launched a complex high power rocket with onboard video. This was a high power rocket weighing over 50 pounds and was expected to reach an altitude of almost 7,000 feet above ground level. The rocket was meant to fire a core L motor L1030 burning for 2.7 seconds. At two seconds into the flight, three J290 motors would air start and burn for 2.4 seconds. At 3.5 seconds after ignition, three J357 motors would air-start. The intended total burn time of all motors was 5.5 seconds; unfortunately, the air-start motors did not ignite during this launch.

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[NatCapWing]

I love the on-board video footage! Great job.

[SportRocketry]

@NatCapWing Thank you. I appreciate your input.

[jeffmensch]

Great flight guys. Good luck with the air-starts next time. I love Hal's comments at the end of the video. :D

[SportRocketry]

@jeffmensch Thanks! I appreciate your positive comments. I needed audio for the stills at the end of the video and felt that the clips were a good fit.

[inerax86]

did you ever get this to work with the air starts?

[BTDen]

Search Youtube for: pD0dUk7U1RI - another video by Sgt Alex Miller (Cadet)

See this rocket launch again at the Pawnee National Grasslands on Sat Oct 8, 2011 Northern Colorado Rocketry - Octoberfest

B.T.W. Sgt. Miller CAP Cadet received the Air Force Rocket Badge and received an Appointment and Acceptance to the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Long Island N.Y.