 Members
of teams 7159 and 7158 traveled to the Virginia launch site again. It was
beautiful day, very little wind. The day before we tried to
launch (Saturday, April 4) but the launch site was closed down due to
wind. We completed all our
qualification launches. Here is what it is like to
check an egg.
Objectives
- Final qualification launch of the Phoenix (team 7159) with F39-6T reloadable.
- Qualification launches of the Kaboom (team 7158)
with F52-5T reloadable.
- Possible qualification launch with
Old Glory (team 7158), if Kaboom has issues.
Lessons
- We need to pay more attention to the
chute size and possible warm thermals.
- Old Glory worked well.
- Better luck next year.
Kaboom Old
Glory
Phoenix
Launches (altimeter
data)
|
Rocket |
Engine |
Cargo |
Chute |
Weight |
Results |
Comments |
Kaboom
Launch 1 |
F52-8T |
egg,
altimeter G |
24" choke and
15" |
g |
692ft, 46sec
(video) |
Wiggle in launch, Score 60 |
Kaboom
Launch 2 |
F40-7T |
egg,
altimeter G |
24" choke and
15" |
g |
673ft, 37sec
(video) |
Cocked into the wind,
Qualification Score 95.26 |
Old Glory
Launch 1 |
F24-4W |
egg,
altimeter G |
24"X and
15" |
49xg |
690ft, 54sec
(video) |
Very straight, early ejection,
Score 78 |
Old Glory
Launch 2 |
F24-7W |
egg,
altimeter G |
24"X and
15" |
5xxg |
744ft, 35sec
(video) |
Very straight,
Qualification Score 26.38 |
Phoenix
Launch 1 |
F39-6T |
egg,
altimeter C |
16" and
4x60 streamer |
478g |
753ft, 57sec (video) |
Chute too big, Score 27 |
Phoenix
Launch 2 |
F39-6T |
egg,
altimeter C |
16" and
4x60 streamer |
480g |
808ft, 52sec (video) |
Very straight flight, Score
72 |
Phoenix
Launch 3 |
F39-6T |
egg,
altimeter C |
18"X and
4x60 streamer |
478g |
777ft, 54sec (video) |
Qualification Score 46.50 |
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