We will be building common design rockets.  Our launch weight should be around 380 grams.

• Two eggs and the nose cone - about 180 grams
• Altimeter and electronics unit - about 40 grams
• Booster and recovery chute - about 100 grams
• Engine - about 60 grams

We will be using Estes BT80 body tubes and plywood fins.  We will design and build from scratch. We will use one of the Estes nose cones (PNC-80B or PNC-80K). The engine mount will be 24mm.

We will launch from the Post's 1/4in stainless steel rod.

We should be able to get to 750 feet with a composite Aerotech E reloadable engine (E28 or E18).  We should be able to do some stability and structure testing with Estes E9.  We will discover what we need through flight tests.

We need the following sub-teams...

• Nosecone/Egg Cargo Unit -
• Altimeter Cargo Unit -
• Engine Build and Load -
• Chute Fold and Pack -
• Booster Build -
• Launch and Recovery -

Some tasks for the sub-teams...

• Build a cargo unit for two eggs in a nose cone.
• Test the two egg survivability with a 6, then 8, then 10 foot drop test.
• Reuse an altimeter unit from last year
• Make a new altimeter unit.
• Learn to build composite reusable engines.
• Design a body, fin and engine mount using RockSim (we could use three designs).
• Build the designs.
• Learn to fold parachutes (the X-chutes worked well last year)

The basic design looks like this...