She is finally ready to fly. I think the fins are pretty bulletproof with the various epoxies and carbon-fiber overlap from fin tip-to-tip.
In the other hand is a new CTI motor case for the N1100 I plan to launch this weekend at BALLS. Assembling the off-center grains will take a bit of work for this one. It all goes well, it will burn for a long 12.5 seconds, taking the rocket supersonic as it climbs a vertical 5 miles.
The tubes look similar in size as the rocket is minimum diameter, which is essential for high-altitude performance.
I will be testing a new avionics package from G-Wiz. The flight computers, GPS and radio are integrated so that the setup of the rocket avionics, confirmation of GPS-lock, and real-time GPS downlink all connect to the Mac at the flight line. So no listening for beeps and chirps at the pad. And my son is excited to manage the base station where we’ll see the rocket as it flies overlaid on the satellite imagery of the launch area. And if all goes well, finding the rocket should be a breeze as we’ll have its GPS coordinates.
All-carbon rocket with aluminum tip on the Von Karman nose. Lettering from Stickershock23.
And I may try to strap on a small video-cam that will rip off during the climb and return by its own small chute.
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