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On Saturday, December 8, members from the Post traveled to the Great Meadow launch site for test flights.
The day was clear and light wind, but very cold. We used the NOVAAR launch rail, straight up.
We flew our new rockets for the second time and got some good data. We left after one flight because of the cold.
Temperature=36F, Pressure=29.90inHg, Wind=4-8mph, Altitude=587ftObjectives
- Our second launch with our TARC designs.
- Straighten our fights.
- Refine our motor selection.
- Refine our recovery designs.
Lessons
- Straight flights, keeping the booster and cargo in-line seems to have helped.
- We need to increase the weight on all the rockets to get altitudes down.
- We need to focus on chute lines and wear.
- We need work on chutes deployment.
- One video captured two flights (Gold and Pink rockets)
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Launches
| Team |
Rocket |
Flight |
Motor |
Weight |
Alt |
Recovery |
Altitude |
Time |
Comment |
| 1 |
Gold (video) |
1 |
F39-6 |
481g |
11 |
2-15"/12" |
925ft |
54sec |
straight, chutes OK |
| 2 |
Multi (video) |
1 |
F32-6 |
591g |
12 |
2-15"/60" |
929ft |
33sec |
straight, one chute broke loose, lost |
| 3 |
Pink (video) |
1 |
F39-6 |
498g |
13 |
2-15"/12" |
879ft |
45ec |
straight, chutes OK, booster chute not deployed, score 23 |
Altimeter Data
(Excel format)
Pictures
Packing Chutes Packing
Chutes
 
Team 2
Watching the Flight
 
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