n27sb
N27SB
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Launched my new 3" FG DD yesterday. The CTI motor CATO'd at 225 ft. The onboard Mobius camera caught some great video
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Full video
[video=youtube;vvYvrWPdwd0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvYvrWPdwd0[/video]
Photos
1. Adapter ring falling away
2. Nozzle
3. Adapter
4. Case blew forward into lower section. This separated lower section from AV bay. Not intended. Case falling out of lower section. You can see a ding in the front end of the motor case when it slammed into the eyebolt.
5. Fuel grain
6. Nosecone, upper section and AV bay prior to main chute deploy.
7. Initial motor failure.
Because the lower section was to stay attached to the AV bay the failure caused the lower section to slide down and make contact with the fin can after the main chute deployed. The sections were attached with 3 plastic rivets.
AV bay was equipped with Altus mini, RRC2 and Eggfinder GPS.
All 4 charges fired and Rocket was recovered with no damage.
Nice straight flight but shorter than intended. Max altitude 550 ft.
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Full video
[video=youtube;vvYvrWPdwd0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvYvrWPdwd0[/video]
Photos
1. Adapter ring falling away
2. Nozzle
3. Adapter
4. Case blew forward into lower section. This separated lower section from AV bay. Not intended. Case falling out of lower section. You can see a ding in the front end of the motor case when it slammed into the eyebolt.
5. Fuel grain
6. Nosecone, upper section and AV bay prior to main chute deploy.
7. Initial motor failure.
Because the lower section was to stay attached to the AV bay the failure caused the lower section to slide down and make contact with the fin can after the main chute deployed. The sections were attached with 3 plastic rivets.
AV bay was equipped with Altus mini, RRC2 and Eggfinder GPS.
All 4 charges fired and Rocket was recovered with no damage.
Nice straight flight but shorter than intended. Max altitude 550 ft.