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AHPRA 8-23-2003 |
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Quite a few brave souls endured the 109F heat, making for a great launch. |
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Marty, Bruce and Waysie prep Bruce's "Homer" rocket for a flight on one of our 8 grain L class 75 MM motors. This unique rocket is all plastic and has several electronic systems for deployment and data collection |
The 49 pound "Homer" leaving the pad and putting a ton of dirt in the air. More on "Homer" can be found here; |
Bruce and Marty discussing the flight, this was also our first time deploying the laundry with our new Pyrodex P system. "Homer" had two BP backups that were not needed. |
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The data
graph from Homer's flight. |
Bruce's Vaughn Brothers Extreme 38 flying on our 38 mm 2 grain night flight motor. The effect can't be seen in the daylight, but at night it has a nice pink flame and throws loads of white sparks about 25 feet, due to a good dose of magnesium chips. |
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Our less than successful test fire of the 5" motor. The divergence and throat section broke off the nozzle due to too much pressure and poor design. In the first picture the nozzle pieces can be seen near the top of the smoke plume. |
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One of Don
Alexander's big rockets on a 4" long burn APCP M motor, very nice flight! |
Ron Zeppin's rocket flying on one of Norm Egolf's 54 mm sugar motors, the pink smoke is from the copper oxide he adds. | |
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More of Norm's pink smoke sugar motor flights. |
Jim and Jim, Jr. Gorombei enjoying a flight. | |
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| For the "local critters tradition" this hawk was standing in the road as I left a SSS launch! | ||
