CrocketRocket
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Hypothetical scenario:
You've entered a rocket altitude competition. You versus 10 other rocket competitors.
RULES:
The other 10 competitors have an unlimited budget.
You are the only competitor limited to a $100 budget = rocket kit, extra parts, engine. (altimeter not included).
The other 10 competitors can use ANY rocket kit from low power, mid power, high power.
You are the only competitor limited to using an low power Estes kit, although you can modify, add, remove parts, shorten, lengthen body tube, change fins.
Any motor size A-G
Clusters and staging allowed.
All rockets must have a payload bay containing an altimeter.
None of other competitors have much previous rocketry experience.
Rocket must have a recovery device.
Rocket must be found and recovered, but a crash landing will not disqualify.
The launch field is huge, (but a very tiny rocket could still get lost).
Only one launch.
Highest altitude wins.
PRIZE:
$500 and bragging rights
INTEL:
Based on the snooping you've done . . . 3 competitors have built their rockets shabbily, and will probably suffer catos. Other competitors purchased large impressive looking rockets but have unknowingly mismatched them with weak engines.
THE COMPETITORS:
1. cato
2. cato
3. cato
4. 600ft
5. 845ft
6. 865ft
7. 1010ft
8. 1850ft Aerodactyl 2 stage
9. 2250ft
10. 2450ft
What would you do to win this competition? What Estes kit would you use as your base start point? And what altitude would you aim to achieve?
My plans are a modified and lengthened Alpha (Apogee E6 engine) - projected at 3,500 feet
or
lengthened and tail-cone added Big Bertha (Apogee F10 engine) - projected at 3,200 feet
(these Open Rocket plans are rough estimates)
You've entered a rocket altitude competition. You versus 10 other rocket competitors.
RULES:
The other 10 competitors have an unlimited budget.
You are the only competitor limited to a $100 budget = rocket kit, extra parts, engine. (altimeter not included).
The other 10 competitors can use ANY rocket kit from low power, mid power, high power.
You are the only competitor limited to using an low power Estes kit, although you can modify, add, remove parts, shorten, lengthen body tube, change fins.
Any motor size A-G
Clusters and staging allowed.
All rockets must have a payload bay containing an altimeter.
None of other competitors have much previous rocketry experience.
Rocket must have a recovery device.
Rocket must be found and recovered, but a crash landing will not disqualify.
The launch field is huge, (but a very tiny rocket could still get lost).
Only one launch.
Highest altitude wins.
PRIZE:
$500 and bragging rights
INTEL:
Based on the snooping you've done . . . 3 competitors have built their rockets shabbily, and will probably suffer catos. Other competitors purchased large impressive looking rockets but have unknowingly mismatched them with weak engines.
THE COMPETITORS:
1. cato
2. cato
3. cato
4. 600ft
5. 845ft
6. 865ft
7. 1010ft
8. 1850ft Aerodactyl 2 stage
9. 2250ft
10. 2450ft
What would you do to win this competition? What Estes kit would you use as your base start point? And what altitude would you aim to achieve?
My plans are a modified and lengthened Alpha (Apogee E6 engine) - projected at 3,500 feet
or
lengthened and tail-cone added Big Bertha (Apogee F10 engine) - projected at 3,200 feet
(these Open Rocket plans are rough estimates)