All,
Thanks for all your help. Yesterday morning we got to launch the Mega Der Red Max, missing label and all. This was also my first launch with a composite rocket motor, we used an Estes F50-6T. I had a little trouble getting the motor in the mount, the label kept getting stuck trying the put the motor in, with a hard push it went in.
When we arrived we setup the new launch pad, I'll post in the ground support forum about the pad. Put the rocket on the 6' launch rod and David posed with the rocket.
The first attempt to launch failed, the igniter "lit" and was burned but the motor did not fire. So I put a second igniter in, we did the count down and WOW. Here's the video, I cut it off after the rocket leave the pad, I was just standing in awe of how loud the rocket was and the phone was videoing the grass.
[video=youtube;8TyVD6tYdSU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TyVD6tYdSU[/video]
The Thirsty Barbarian hit the nail on the head about the loudness of composite motors, it was much louder, faster and had a minimal amount of smoke as compared to a black powder motors. We'll have to use some of the other motors that he mentioned in my other thread.
The rocket went about 400 feet or so, straight up, the chute deployed and the race was on! We chased it down, the wind was at 8 MPH and took it to close to the edge of the flying field were it landed in the grass for a perfect flight. We're both looking forward to a calm day to fly it again.
Thanks again for all your help and advice.
Thanks
Joe Kipp
Thanks for all your help. Yesterday morning we got to launch the Mega Der Red Max, missing label and all. This was also my first launch with a composite rocket motor, we used an Estes F50-6T. I had a little trouble getting the motor in the mount, the label kept getting stuck trying the put the motor in, with a hard push it went in.
When we arrived we setup the new launch pad, I'll post in the ground support forum about the pad. Put the rocket on the 6' launch rod and David posed with the rocket.
The first attempt to launch failed, the igniter "lit" and was burned but the motor did not fire. So I put a second igniter in, we did the count down and WOW. Here's the video, I cut it off after the rocket leave the pad, I was just standing in awe of how loud the rocket was and the phone was videoing the grass.
[video=youtube;8TyVD6tYdSU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TyVD6tYdSU[/video]
The Thirsty Barbarian hit the nail on the head about the loudness of composite motors, it was much louder, faster and had a minimal amount of smoke as compared to a black powder motors. We'll have to use some of the other motors that he mentioned in my other thread.
The rocket went about 400 feet or so, straight up, the chute deployed and the race was on! We chased it down, the wind was at 8 MPH and took it to close to the edge of the flying field were it landed in the grass for a perfect flight. We're both looking forward to a calm day to fly it again.
Thanks again for all your help and advice.
Thanks
Joe Kipp