Seven members from all three teams and several adults traveled to the National Pike Park launch site on
Saturday, October 20. It was a beautiful day, but windy around 10mph. The cargo unit of the second launch
landed in the woods. We couldn't find it, but came back a few weeks later and found the cargo unit. Objectives
- Give the new members a launch experience.
- Try some BT80s to see if the egg fits sideways.
- Try a booster recovery separate from the cargo.
- Try a streamer booster recovery.
Lessons
- We have good recovery with separating the cargo unit from the booster.
- The BT80s seemed to carry the eggs sideways. Start building.
- We need to be more careful when the wind blows towards the trees.
- We need to have team members out near the landing area to improve our recovery
percentage.
- When looking for a rocket during deer hunting season, we should wear a orange vest.
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Launches
Rocket |
Engine |
Rail |
Cargo |
Cargo
Recovery |
Booster Recovery |
Weight |
Results |
Comments |
Silver
test 1
video |
E30-7 |
3d |
1 egg,
altimeter |
15" Round |
6x60" Streamer |
383g
178g |
768ft, 44sec |
Flew into wind, everything recovered |
Red test 1
video |
E30-4 |
6d |
1 egg,
altimeter |
15" Round |
12" Round |
347g
~150g |
847ft, 65sec |
Straight, booster in tree recovered, cargo recovered 4 weeks later, egg
broken and rotten |
Altimeter Data
(Excel format)
Learning
Loading
Connecting wires
Team
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