First launch was my QCC Explorer on a D12-5. Shock cord came undone with the Kevlar line. No damage to the rocket though. Fell back to earth horizontal and recovered it and the nose cone with parachute. Tied everything back up and had one more succesful launch.
Maiden voyage of my Aerotech Gforce on a G40-4. Body tubes didnt separate and it lawn darted into the hard desert dirt. It was obviously destroyed. I have a possibility of what went wrong. I built this rocket months and months ago. I thought it was all finished but after inspecting at home after the crash, I noticed the top centering ring on the motor mount was only glued to the plastic bafffle. I didnt have a ring of glue around the body tube. Im wondering if there was any way some the ejection gasses escaped further down to the bottom of the body tube and not having enough to separate the body tubes. I found the top centering ring was not even attached after the crash but I think the force of impact jarred it loose. It was attached before flight. I have cut the rocket all apart and salvaged the motor mount and centering rings, launch lugs, and fins, parachute and shock cord. Im going to order the 2 body tubes and nose cone and rebuild it.
I got some pretty funny video of the launches. Ill try and post them. I had some bad luck, but we all had fun. I think Im just going to have to practice because I havent had a launch in a year or two.
[video=youtube;benTQsdgQUw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=benTQsdgQUw[/video]
[video=youtube;ao9z6H0vt4A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao9z6H0vt4A[/video]
I get a little emotional on the Gforce crash, the QCC video was funny. We all had a good laugh watching it afterwards.
Maiden voyage of my Aerotech Gforce on a G40-4. Body tubes didnt separate and it lawn darted into the hard desert dirt. It was obviously destroyed. I have a possibility of what went wrong. I built this rocket months and months ago. I thought it was all finished but after inspecting at home after the crash, I noticed the top centering ring on the motor mount was only glued to the plastic bafffle. I didnt have a ring of glue around the body tube. Im wondering if there was any way some the ejection gasses escaped further down to the bottom of the body tube and not having enough to separate the body tubes. I found the top centering ring was not even attached after the crash but I think the force of impact jarred it loose. It was attached before flight. I have cut the rocket all apart and salvaged the motor mount and centering rings, launch lugs, and fins, parachute and shock cord. Im going to order the 2 body tubes and nose cone and rebuild it.
I got some pretty funny video of the launches. Ill try and post them. I had some bad luck, but we all had fun. I think Im just going to have to practice because I havent had a launch in a year or two.
[video=youtube;benTQsdgQUw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=benTQsdgQUw[/video]
[video=youtube;ao9z6H0vt4A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao9z6H0vt4A[/video]
I get a little emotional on the Gforce crash, the QCC video was funny. We all had a good laugh watching it afterwards.