Anyone try this...?

[JERRYR708]

Launch a rocket with a camera attached and immediately launch a second rocket. The first rocket would capture the second rocket being launched and ascending toward the camera and capturing it's apogee from above. Then watching the descent and looking down on top of the parachute of the second rocket.

This might take several attempts to get decent footage, being that the rockets will split away and not fly straight with each other. The second rocket might have a lower altitude to be able to capture everything.

Anyone try this? Your thoughts?

 

[dhbarr]

If I was going to try this, I would use three identical rockets. One each R, G, B and drag race 'em.

Natural variability should ensure a fair number of interesting shots, and since you can't really control them anyway you might as well just get a lot of footage.

 

[Steve Shannon]

Launch a rocket with a camera attached and immediately launch a second rocket. The first rocket would capture the second rocket being launched and ascending toward the camera and capturing it's apogee from above. Then watching the descent and looking down on top of the parachute of the second rocket.

This might take several attempts to get decent footage, being that the rockets will split away and not fly straight with each other. The second rocket might have a lower altitude to be able to capture everything.

Anyone try this? Your thoughts?

It has been done before, within the last few years. It might even be on TRF somewhere.

 

[manixFan]

Ray Dunakin did exactly that:

https://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Rocket_Aerial_Photos_Two.html#9

He has some really great photos on his website:

https://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Rocket_Aerial_Photos.html

Amazingly, his photos were taken using 35mm cameras loaded with film, before the advent of inexpensive digital cameras. He was featured in several rocketry magazine articles. Really great stuff.


Tony

 

[Marc_G]

Wouldn't a drone-cam be easier and likely to deliver better photography?

Still, neat idea

 

[K'Tesh]

You mean something like.... ?

 

[kuririn]

Wouldn't a drone-cam be easier and likely to deliver better photography?

Still, neat idea

Hard to control the twisting/swaying of the 808 cam's rocket on descent. A drone cam is much easier.

 

[muddymooose]

Kind of close to a busy road isn't it?

 

[kuririn]

Kind of close to a busy road isn't it?

Yeah, we set up according to which way the wind is blowing on launch day.

 

[Nytrunner]

Wouldn't a drone-cam be easier and likely to deliver better photography?

Still, neat idea

Only if you don't have these guys' luck. (and I want an excuse to share this video again)