That reminds me I was watching Science Channel last night, and they had the ads on for the LDRS show on July 5th at 9PM. I'm set up to record :thumbsup:
It's definitely cool, Amused.
Noob question - how much does each launch cost?
A very cool and no doubt expensive hobby. Can you reuse a rocket over and over? Do you have to worry about any stress fractures?
That was some great video footage. What kind of on board camera?
Very nice.
Any idea what altitude it reached?
Very nice.
Any idea what altitude it reached?
On a related note, do you launch with any sensors on board? It would be interesting to measure linear and gyroscopic acceleration, as well as altitude vs time.
Porthos reached 6300 feet. The Sumo was a proof of concept project for our 1:10 Saturn 1B project. We put clear half inch thick Plexiglas drag plates on the Sumo's fins and two bowling balls in her nose to slow her down and see if drag plates were a viable option for slowing down a rocket. It worked beautifully and Sumo flew to 2300 feet. Without drag plates, the Saturn 1b project will fly supersonic and to 30+ thousand feet. We want to slow her down without making huge changes to her fin design.
We like to fly low and slow. At first you want to go as high and fast as you can, until you realize you can't see anything so high, and you chase your rocket for miles. Low and slow is the way to go and is the best crowd pleaser (though the best crowd pleasers are the rockets that fail with really dramatic and fireworks like effects, LOL)
Amused, sorry about your brother.
Thanks for sharing the pics, it looked like a great time. I'd love to check out a rocket launch in person.