Loki
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I flew my "Super Comanche" three stage rocket at the last METRA launch. This rocket had been in mothballs since its last flight at LDRS 19. It's a 2.5X upscale of the Estes Comanche 3. The first two stages are tumble recovery (as the original), which makes it easier to prep. It flew using three Loki Research reloads H144->H144->H144. The third stage took its time coming up to pressure and I had almost given up on it when zoom! I used two of the Ozark ARTS flight computers, one to fire the stages, and one for deployment. It was a near perfect flgiht, marred only by some landing damage to the second stage.
The flight looked like this:
<img alt="" src="https://www.lokiresearch.com/pics/Super_Comanche.gif">
I haven't built a staged rocket in some time, but I really should do another one. High power staging is a lot of fun.
The flight looked like this:
<img alt="" src="https://www.lokiresearch.com/pics/Super_Comanche.gif">
I haven't built a staged rocket in some time, but I really should do another one. High power staging is a lot of fun.