SEMR
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I put this together this morning, features all of the flight worthy rockets we currently have plus Beagle 1 which was lost long ago. Just a fun video.
Also, the first recorded *90% successful* test flight of Aquila included. I mentioned in the Aquila build thread it was only 90% successful because the shock cord snapped which sent the fuselage back to earth ballistic and gave a long lazy corkscrew landed for the nosecone. The parachute was melted a little bit. Still classified successful because all parts of the rocket where recovered without any permanent damage, and Aquila should be back on the launch pad this afternoon weather conditions permitting. As you will see in the video Aquila flew !straight! Up, perfect launch.
*Depending on your internet service, it may help if once you start the video to hit pause and wait 30 seconds or so before hitting play again.*
<a href="https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=40016739">South East Michigan Rocketeers</a><br/><object width="425px" height="360px" ><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="movie" value="https://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=40016739,t=1,mt=video"/><embed src="https://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=40016739,t=1,mt=video" width="425" height="360" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" /></object>
Also, the first recorded *90% successful* test flight of Aquila included. I mentioned in the Aquila build thread it was only 90% successful because the shock cord snapped which sent the fuselage back to earth ballistic and gave a long lazy corkscrew landed for the nosecone. The parachute was melted a little bit. Still classified successful because all parts of the rocket where recovered without any permanent damage, and Aquila should be back on the launch pad this afternoon weather conditions permitting. As you will see in the video Aquila flew !straight! Up, perfect launch.
*Depending on your internet service, it may help if once you start the video to hit pause and wait 30 seconds or so before hitting play again.*
<a href="https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=40016739">South East Michigan Rocketeers</a><br/><object width="425px" height="360px" ><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="movie" value="https://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=40016739,t=1,mt=video"/><embed src="https://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=40016739,t=1,mt=video" width="425" height="360" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" /></object>