On Saturday 14Nov2015 the KloudBusterMAX project flew at the Argonia Rocket Pasture.
This rocket was about 22 1/2" tall, weighed somewhere in the 550# range and was powered by a central P6450 and three M2450 research motors. There was somewhere just short of 70,000Ns installed impulse.
This rocket was started by members of KloudBusters some 15 years ago and the current team was able to complete the rocket, cast the propellant and successfully launch it last Saturday - a picture perfect fall Kansas morning.
The linked video depicts the culmination of those efforts. As you can see, the motors performed flawlessly and the rocket flew great. The 'chute on the booster was tangled a little and acted more as a huge streamer but the rocket sustained only minor damage and could literally have been flown again with 2 hours or less of repairs (and 75# or so more propellant). We couldn't have been more pleased.
[video]https://youtu.be/MJ8r305I5kw[/video]
Media credit to Carrie and Chuck.
Many thanks to the project team for putting up with me and sticking with the project to get it done.
There is a TON more media on Facebook. Search #KloudBusterMAX. Also, this DropBox has much of the same media in case you don't Facebook: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vdutxkby5rd3ywi/AABWGGjSmPv6yvq1B1xCiyVaa?dl=0 There should be more photos posted in the next couple weeks via Facebook or Dropbox as well.
Thanks, --Lance.
This rocket was about 22 1/2" tall, weighed somewhere in the 550# range and was powered by a central P6450 and three M2450 research motors. There was somewhere just short of 70,000Ns installed impulse.
This rocket was started by members of KloudBusters some 15 years ago and the current team was able to complete the rocket, cast the propellant and successfully launch it last Saturday - a picture perfect fall Kansas morning.
The linked video depicts the culmination of those efforts. As you can see, the motors performed flawlessly and the rocket flew great. The 'chute on the booster was tangled a little and acted more as a huge streamer but the rocket sustained only minor damage and could literally have been flown again with 2 hours or less of repairs (and 75# or so more propellant). We couldn't have been more pleased.
[video]https://youtu.be/MJ8r305I5kw[/video]
Media credit to Carrie and Chuck.
Many thanks to the project team for putting up with me and sticking with the project to get it done.
There is a TON more media on Facebook. Search #KloudBusterMAX. Also, this DropBox has much of the same media in case you don't Facebook: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vdutxkby5rd3ywi/AABWGGjSmPv6yvq1B1xCiyVaa?dl=0 There should be more photos posted in the next couple weeks via Facebook or Dropbox as well.
Thanks, --Lance.
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