jcantalupo
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I recently flew my Madcow Torrent on a Cesaroni I175, configured for dual deployment with a StratologgerCF altimeter. Backup motor ejection charge was set for 11 seconds. At about 400 feet the rocket separated, did a bit of skywriting, and shortly after that the main chute deployed and it came down with the rear section badly zippered and the forward airframe banged up as well.
I'm trying to understand what went wrong. The attached photo shows that the motor was still firing when the rocket came apart, and it was at less than 500 feet, so I don't think it could've been drag separation. The data from the Stratologger shows that the drogue charge didn't fire until a few seconds later.
Could the motor ejection charge have somehow blown this early? That's what the photo seems to show, but I've never heard of that happening before.
Thanks in advance for any insights.
I'm trying to understand what went wrong. The attached photo shows that the motor was still firing when the rocket came apart, and it was at less than 500 feet, so I don't think it could've been drag separation. The data from the Stratologger shows that the drogue charge didn't fire until a few seconds later.
Could the motor ejection charge have somehow blown this early? That's what the photo seems to show, but I've never heard of that happening before.
Thanks in advance for any insights.