Thanks Patrick! I look forward to seeing you again on the range soon! You still have your AMW 54-2550 hardware?
-Eric-
How high did O Boy go on that O25k? Saw some pretty high velocity numbers and that's a pretty small rocket for an O.
Why thanks for asking, Dan. The truth is that I don't exactly know how high it went. The "boy" had a hard landing; when retrieved not one of the three avionics was beeping/functional. The two RRC altimeters had their capacitors and beepers displaced/removed due to forces. The "good" data received was primarily from the ARTS2....which was also damaged but was able to connect to the computer for download. The baro and accel based altitudes varied greatly: more so than I've ever seen with data from the ARTS...and the rocket went very straight. Dr. J. mentioned the somewhat rough burn of the O25k, and I think it did a number on most of the electronics onboard.
I will say this: if the concern lies with the waiver, I spent a great deal of effort tweaking the design within RASAero (a sim program that can actually be trusted) to keep the combo below the waiver. The final design was slated to stay roughly 2000' below the waiver. As you know, a lot of "minor" details can make a lot of difference in the ultimate performance of a rocket. I could show you two designs with the same planform and the same motor flown from the same sight in RASAero, which have a 9000' difference in expected altitude....the higher of which was the initial design, and the latter being the design flown at MWP12.
It's a bit ironic, but I've spent a lot of energy in the last few years trying to keep several rocket/motor combos under the waivers. I DID NOT EVEN BRING MY FULLY COMPLETED, MOSTLY PREPPED, BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR MWP12 WILDMAN SPORT MACH ENTRY because I couldn't creatively figure out how to keep it below the waiver.
Again, thanks for asking. The QCRS group is a great group to fly with; progressive and aggressive, YES, but worthy of lynching for pushing the envelope...NO!
-Eric-
Couldn't really tell at a distance but the 720P camera picked it up. Fun watching the shadow go up and down the rail.
Cool video! Did it land in the field west of the waterway?
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