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How exactly do you get it in the van with everything/one else?
The U.B. ... uhh, I mean ... the YouBee ... conveniently breaks into multiple pieces which makes it easy to transport.
-- Roger
How exactly do you get it in the van with everything/one else?
The last bit about the test has a typo maybe? set to fire the main at 5000ft, but the test did it at 1000?
Roger, I just showed Kate the progress on the UB. She said that I need to tell you that you are a bad influence on me. Perhaps there is a support group she and Bracha can join.
Here's the trick .... I've made Bracha part of the team. She's helping me build the rocket. Specifically, she made the recovery harness and is probably going to make the parachute - as soon as I figure out how large it needs to be.
-- Roger
If I did that i'd end up with a cinderella blue tulle tutu for a parachute.
You are going to ground test again with the different size charges? :eyepop:
Yikes! Glad to hear that no people or rockets were hurt. If it weren't for the drogue part of it, I would say it just sounds like a loose connection and/or short. But given what you described, I'm mystified. Was there flight data recorded?Well ... at yesterday's NEFAR launch, I did another ground test of the YouBee's ejection charges.
It wasn't intentional .....
We set up the rocket on a 1515 rail. Everything went rather smoothly. But, when I armed the altimeter, it started beeping out that only one charge was connected. So, I powered off the altimeter and took the electronics bay off the rocket. I took it apart and tightened all the connections.
I tested it and it beeped correctly. I disarmed the altimeter and took it back to the rocket. Standing on a ladder, I armed the altimeter. Once again, it only indicated one charge. So, I disarmed the altimeter and ... boom ....
The nose cone popped off and fell down the side of the rocket. Then, a second later, the drogue charge fired and the top of the rocket flew off.
Fortunately, no one was hurt and the rocket wasn't damaged.
-- Roger
Yikes! Glad to hear that no people or rockets were hurt. If it weren't for the drogue part of it, I would say it just sounds like a loose connection and/or short. But given what you described, I'm mystified. Was there flight data recorded?
Chris flew his Break Away at the NEFAR launch yesterday ....
Later, he helped me set up my version of his rocket ...
More photos. videos, ... and the complete story coming soon .....
-- Roger
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