I put a ContourHD cam inside the airframe in record mode. So it sat in the dark for the launch and popped out into the bright light at apogee and recorded the flight down.

More frame grabs of the decent are below. The video itself is at the end of this compilation.

And the data log for this supersonic flight and launch photo can be found here

8 responses to “Airframe Separation at Apogee”

  1. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Puff of CO2 cartridge at top center
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 10.31.17 AM

    Looks like Jupiter up there
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 10.34.03 AM

    Tumbling down without chute. Colorful minerals in the hills
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 10.58.48 AM

    Pointing at Gerlach
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 11.31.35 AM

    Kevlar chute protector unfurling
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 11.08.44 AM

    Looking out over Old Razorback
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 11.18.19 AM

    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 11.41.53 AM

    Burning Man site, looking clean a couple weeks later
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 11.25.02 AM

    Drifting back over the flight line
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 12.02.44 PM

    Moment before impact, casting a shadow
    Screen shot 2011-09-20 at 11.56.58 AM

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  2. solerena Avatar
    solerena

    Everything from above looks cool:)

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  3. jared Avatar
    jared

    This is amazing.

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  4. r o s e n d a h l Avatar
    r o s e n d a h l

    That. Is. Awesome. Loved the video.

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  5. Happy Tinfoil Cat Avatar
    Happy Tinfoil Cat

    That looks like Area 51

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  6. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    just buzzing the aliens

    and here are some photos by Donna:

    Hooking up igniter (all other people clear away):
    Screen shot 2011-09-21 at 8.27.01 PM

    As found. GPS transmitter and RF beacon in green bubble wrap
    Screen shot 2011-09-21 at 8.27.35 PM

    He’s adding this location to our GPS log of landing sites
    Screen shot 2011-09-21 at 8.27.54 PM

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  7. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    P.S. I shared these photos with Giant Leap Rocketry, the source of the Vertical Assault kit and their CEO wrote back about the "Jupiter" shot:

    "Dude…………….that has to be the most impressive picture of one of our rockets EVER. I mean EVER. Holy smoke………"

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  8. solerena Avatar
    solerena

    cool, and this shade of blue – like the sky and your t-shirt has a hypnotic effect on me:D
    uf…

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