Hey Gang!
I had the pleasure of attending a fantastic launch over the long Memorial Day weekend.
Mike Roland and I (Newton's 3rd Rocketry) teamed up with Scott Harrison of West Coast Rocketry to fly a manufacturer's demo of the upcoming 75mm Hybrid systems from West Coast rocketry.
Scott made 2 boosters by welding fins to his L motor casing and his M motor casing.
Mike and I made composite forward section that housed the dual deployment recovery section (controlled by an FC877 altimeter) and a 400 line resolution CCD camera that transmitted video on the 2.4Ghz band.
Scott's first booster, an L700 or so, burned for a 7.4 seconds and propelled the rocket to 12,500' AGL.
The second booster, an M900, burned for 9.5 seconds and propelled the rocket to 15,990' AGL.
Both flight were recovered less than 1/2 mile down range.
We don't have any pics of the first motor online yet, but here are some pics of the second M motor in flight:
I'll post video when we get it digitized, if anyone is interested!
--Alex
I had the pleasure of attending a fantastic launch over the long Memorial Day weekend.
Mike Roland and I (Newton's 3rd Rocketry) teamed up with Scott Harrison of West Coast Rocketry to fly a manufacturer's demo of the upcoming 75mm Hybrid systems from West Coast rocketry.
Scott made 2 boosters by welding fins to his L motor casing and his M motor casing.
Mike and I made composite forward section that housed the dual deployment recovery section (controlled by an FC877 altimeter) and a 400 line resolution CCD camera that transmitted video on the 2.4Ghz band.
Scott's first booster, an L700 or so, burned for a 7.4 seconds and propelled the rocket to 12,500' AGL.
The second booster, an M900, burned for 9.5 seconds and propelled the rocket to 15,990' AGL.
Both flight were recovered less than 1/2 mile down range.
We don't have any pics of the first motor online yet, but here are some pics of the second M motor in flight:


I'll post video when we get it digitized, if anyone is interested!
--Alex