James Owen
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone!
It’s been a minute since I’ve visited the forum.
I bought a wildman darkstar Jr. a little while back and it has flown twice so far, first on an Aerotech H100 and then on an Aerotech I175. It’ll be flying again this weekend at NSL on the I600R. Should be an exciting flight.
Here’s a recap of what’s happened so far:
Flight 1: beautiful, clear day with nice low winds. Flew with a homemade altimeter on board to about 3000’ and 350 mph.
(Videos of each launch are attached to bottom of this post)
Flight 2: slightly cloudier day, but the clouds were confirmed to be high enough to permit launching. Wind was nice and low, and the rocket went to roughly 4500’ and 500mph.
Both flights were incredibly stable and recovered perfectly. The flight on the I600 simulates to 6800’ and 850mph given the lat/lon, elevation, and projected atmospheric pressure and temperature of the alamosa, CO launch site.
Will post more pictures and videos soon.
It’s been a minute since I’ve visited the forum.
I bought a wildman darkstar Jr. a little while back and it has flown twice so far, first on an Aerotech H100 and then on an Aerotech I175. It’ll be flying again this weekend at NSL on the I600R. Should be an exciting flight.
Here’s a recap of what’s happened so far:
Flight 1: beautiful, clear day with nice low winds. Flew with a homemade altimeter on board to about 3000’ and 350 mph.
(Videos of each launch are attached to bottom of this post)
Flight 2: slightly cloudier day, but the clouds were confirmed to be high enough to permit launching. Wind was nice and low, and the rocket went to roughly 4500’ and 500mph.
Both flights were incredibly stable and recovered perfectly. The flight on the I600 simulates to 6800’ and 850mph given the lat/lon, elevation, and projected atmospheric pressure and temperature of the alamosa, CO launch site.
Will post more pictures and videos soon.
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