Pluto and Charon Explorer Post 1010
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Launch - December 12, 2015		 New Horizon Spacecraft

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On Saturday, December 12, members from teams 1639 and 1641.traveled to the Great Meadow launch site for test flights. The day was clear, warm, nice, almost no wind. We used the NOVAAR provided launch rails. We conducted 7 flights.

Objectives

  • Test flights of all our team rockets.
  • Refine our motor selection.
  • Get ready for qualification in January.

Lessons

  • The F44 still seems to be the motor of choice.
  • Still had some ignition issues.
  • We had no issues with eggs breaking or recovery of rockets.
  • The NOVAAR launch rails again may be a problem.  We should use our rails for qualification.
Turquoise Rocket Pink Rocket
 Two-Stage Rocket   
 
In October, we recovered parts of a two stage rocket we lost the previous year. We repaired the rocket and flew it again at this launch. It flew, the staging worked, and was fully recovered. We used a D12-0 and a D12-6 black powder motors. Here is a video.

Launches (no video from some launches)

Team Rocket Flight Motor Weight Alt Recovery Altitude Time Comment
1639 Black 1 F24-7W 437g 10 18" 872ft 42sec  
1639 Black 2 F24-7W 436g 10 18" 902ft 48sec  
1639 Red (video) 1 F44-8W 447g 1 17"hex 804ft 36sec  
1639 Turquoise
(video)		 1 F44-8W 437g 10 18"X 846ft 42sec score 12, fins broke
1641 Pink 1 F44-8W 438g 9 2-12" 884ft 44sec  
1641 Pink (video) 2 F44-8W 448g 9 2-12" 871ft 39sec one chute deployed late, tape issue
1641 Pink (video) 3 F44-8W 455g 9 2-12" 850ft 41sec score 12

Altimeter Data (Excel format)
Flight Data Chart

Pictures

 Team 1639                                                                                  Team 1641
 Team 1639     Team 1641

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Updated: December 29, 2015