Project Note: Actual rocket is the little fat guy on the left (just kidding)
Club: AeroPAC
Motor: CTI N1100-P
Altitude: 33k'
Description: 3FNC all-carbon minimum diameter 98mm
hopefully we will not repeat last year's yuck-truck-stuck-in-the-muck misadventure.
Plan to launch them on their maiden flights in succession smallest to biggest.
Project goal: HAVE FUN!
Special Thanks to Evan Curtis, Jim and Becky Green for all the help obtaining and making the parts!
Member: Kurt Gugisberg
Club: Rocketry Organization of California
Altitude: 52k'
Motors: M1315 to K700 to J570
Project Goal: The goal is to get three stages to fire in the right sequence and to go straight up.
Project Note: This is, more or less, the fifth try!
Member: Scott Berfield
Club: Washington Aerospace
Altitude: 15K
Motors: K550 staging to a J350
Project Goal: The goal is to successfully fly (and recover this time) a 2 stage high power rocket. Everything else is gravy.
Project Note: A year ago, the three of us decided or XPRS challenge wold be to fly or first 2 stage rockets. BiPolar Disorder turned out to be both my first 2 stage and my first shovel recovery when the nozzle in the sustainer cracked and the violent corkscrew flight killed the electronics.
Club: Washington Aerospace Club
Motors: 1 central N2300, 4 J250 CTI Skidmarks
Project Goal: The team set our sights on a group project for the 2009 flying season. Knowing that bigger is always better, we started with 24' of 12"dia tube. We wanted to maximize the "show" for the flight so we canted the four 54mm motors outward at a 15 degree angle to shoot the skidmark propellant out away from the central purple flame. First flight of U4EA at FITS 2009 was slow, graceful and nearly perfect.
Member: Jonathan DuBose
Club: AeroPAC
Altitude: 29,000+
Motors: M1297 / K250
Project Goal: Another configuration of my favorite flights -two stagers. This rocket is made up of the fin can of my Level 3 rocket "Killer Shrew" and the sustainer of my newly rebuilt "Quantum Leap" sustainer. Estimated maximum speed (sustainer)1135.6809 ft/s
Project Avionics:
Club: Rocketry Organization of California
Altitude: 55-79K
Motors: M650W-M650W
Project:
Booster: Perfectflite Mini Timer
Sustainer: Control for events, Beeline GPS for altitude and location
Club: LUNAR & AEROPAC
Altitude: 5 - 6k
Motors: Aerotech J99 End Burning Warp-9
Project Goal: Flew this same rocket and motor configuration at Aeronaut 2009 and it weather cocked really badly off a short 6' rail. This time I will be launching from one of the a way pads in a hope that the longer rail will provide for a straight and higher flight then at Aeronaut 2009.
Club: Tripoli Idaho
Altitude: 10,300
Motors: M1419
Project Goal: "Kate" will be onboard for this flight. Kate is a computer synthesized female voice that narrates the flight in real time by making call outs of altitude, speed, direction, distance, descent rate and so on. The data for these call outs is supplied by an onboard GPS unit. I hope to connect Kate into the PA system so that everyone can listen in. She has been a big hit at previous launches.
Member: Ken Biba
Altitude: 45k' AGL
Motors: N1000
Project Goal: Refly of my 45k' flight from last year with subtle improvements to lower drag and finally get the HD camera to work.
Project Note: If I get it back .. there will be a second flight using this as booster to a 54mm min diameter with K250.
Altitude: 13,000 +
Motors: AT I350, AT I600, KBA I370, KBA I310
Project Goal:
Aerodynamic research such as dynamic stability of a rocket, multiple forms of drag and Cd analysis, allowed us to begin narrowing down the design concept of Ragnarök to a rocket with great aerodynamic properties. The design is constantly being optimized as there is no finite high performing rocket. Post research work consists of aerodynamic/wind tunnel testing of different rocket shapes and components will be analyzed.
The design of Ragnarök will also be centered around its structural integrity vs. weight efficiency. Utilizing the strength of the composites will help minimize amount of materials necessary for construction.
Following the completion of the design, construction of Ragnarök will begin. Due to the carefully planned design, the process of construction will be highly detailed and intensely scrutinized by our team members to achieve best results.
Taking what we learned and applying it is important but it’s even more important to take what we discovered and sharing the learned information to a group of interested engineers and/or enthusiasts. The reason for explaining and demonstrating the research and design of Ragnarök is to spread our findings to an audience that could potentially expand on what our team learned.
Club: Team one , Michigan
Altitude: Phyllis 60,000 ft Gladys 70,000 ft.
Motors: N3180 to N1100
Project Goal: Gladys and Phyllis are two totally scratch built rockets. Gladys weighs a little more than Phyllis but other than that they are almost identical twins. The goal is just to come out to Blackrock and try out some serious altitude.
Project Note: These projects will be recovered by GPSflight system. Right now they both have a 24" drogue in them but I am considering flying them drogueless.
The girls getting ready
