rcktnut
Well-Known Member
GOOD LUCK!!!!! 11,700 ft.
In case of a significant failure (motor CATO, airframe failure, etc) there will be no winner. There must be a "fairly nominal" flight -- if there's a recovery system failure, but the altimeters still provide information, then the contest is still on.
The down part, and its result, was pretty awesome, too, just not in the way I would have preferred....
I've joined a rather exclusive club -- the folks who've entirely buried a 12' tall rocket. The butt-end was 6" under ground!
Ouch...
How does one go about getting a 12' tall rocket out of the ground? It seems that it would require a very large hole.
That's easy! You send in the recovery dog! Kevin will have to post the pictures.
Ouch...
How does one go about getting a 12' tall rocket out of the ground? It seems that it would require a very large hole.
At least a part of the answer is that the rocket is no longer 12 feet tall...
10' AGL :dark:
Oh man Kevin, that's really no fun... again. Hope the post-mortem goes well.
You, along with Tim Lehr, Dennis LaMothe, the OuR project, and others I'm probably forgetting... that's some good company to be in, at least! I remember someone (Neil Davis, I think) referred to it not as burying a rocket, but "planting a rocket tree"
Sean Serell did it on his 2nd L3 attempt too (granted, this one only started around 7 feet tall):
Oh, and I'm really sorry about the rocket Kevin. It was a beautiful boost, and I just felt almost sick watching it coming in. Your next attempt (when you get around to it) will work perfectly, I'm sure.
I know I am disqualified to win the prize. It lit on the first ignitor!! Maybe not a good thing
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