A recent post on a facebook page run by Contrail Rockets LLC has highlighted a new 72" long by 98mm N15000 that has an improved injection system, and a 42-star fuel grain!!! (See the images posted below)
Had I not been following Contrail Rockets on facebook, I might not have found this info/images, and this new thread would not have resurrected the topic of hybrid rocketry... yet here we are!
Previous Threads:
Hybrids 2015
Hybrids 2016
Hybrids 2017
Hybrids 2018
Hybrids 2019
Hybrids 2020
Why another year in hybrids? Especially with interest nearly non-existent? Because 2021 marks the 12th anniversary of the NAR & TRA winning the lawsuit against the ATF, where-by removing APCP from the explosives list. This is the proverbial line in the sand, marking the time which we begin to see the decline of hobby based hybrids. Why you say? Because, of the 4 or 5 manufacturers that supplied our hobby, there is one left. One who still believes, and is trying to support us, and provide new hybrids for the small market. I am referring to Contrail Rockets.
It would seem that hybrids are thriving in the research world, rather than the commercial hobby industry. So, if you are indeed researching hybrids and or tri-brids, please post up the research in the proper research forum. But be sure to share your videos and flights here in the Hybrids forum. So, without further ado:
Another flying season gone-by, and a new one is just ramping up... what are your goals for flying hybrids during the 2021 flying season? Anything and everything hybrid related is welcome!
* Motors
* Vehicles
* Ground Support (GSE)
* Research motors discussion (within the limits of a non-research forum)
* Electronics
*Altimeters; Vent sensors; GPS etc etc
* Commercial/Professional advancement hybrid discussion
* College development (i.e. TUDelft etc etc)
* Events/Launch coverage
* New flyer questions
Had I not been following Contrail Rockets on facebook, I might not have found this info/images, and this new thread would not have resurrected the topic of hybrid rocketry... yet here we are!
Previous Threads:
Hybrids 2015
Hybrids 2016
Hybrids 2017
Hybrids 2018
Hybrids 2019
Hybrids 2020
Why another year in hybrids? Especially with interest nearly non-existent? Because 2021 marks the 12th anniversary of the NAR & TRA winning the lawsuit against the ATF, where-by removing APCP from the explosives list. This is the proverbial line in the sand, marking the time which we begin to see the decline of hobby based hybrids. Why you say? Because, of the 4 or 5 manufacturers that supplied our hobby, there is one left. One who still believes, and is trying to support us, and provide new hybrids for the small market. I am referring to Contrail Rockets.
It would seem that hybrids are thriving in the research world, rather than the commercial hobby industry. So, if you are indeed researching hybrids and or tri-brids, please post up the research in the proper research forum. But be sure to share your videos and flights here in the Hybrids forum. So, without further ado:
Another flying season gone-by, and a new one is just ramping up... what are your goals for flying hybrids during the 2021 flying season? Anything and everything hybrid related is welcome!
* Motors
* Vehicles
* Ground Support (GSE)
* Research motors discussion (within the limits of a non-research forum)
* Electronics
*Altimeters; Vent sensors; GPS etc etc
* Commercial/Professional advancement hybrid discussion
* College development (i.e. TUDelft etc etc)
* Events/Launch coverage
* New flyer questions