Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ƒ/9
100 mm
1/3,200
1000

Designed for Estes B and C size motors, I tried something twice as powerful for the first launch, an Aerotech D10W-7.

As it is a new kit, designed by SpaceX, this may be the first test of the Aerotech AP-based motors in a stock build of the kit.

It was a perfect flight at Snow Ranch, in the foothills to the Sierras.

Launch sequence photos below. Short video here

4 responses to “Space Falcon 9 Kit – First Flight”

  1. Ah, we have a hold on launch. We’ve got cows

    IMG_3286

    Flew straight as an arrow

    IMG_0662 IMG_0663

    A welcome sight overhead, with booster and Dragon capsule under chute

    IMG_0667

    And some "wheeee…" time at the landing site

    IMG_0704

    Kit details… designed by SpaceX with some unique features I have not seen before, like removable "unbreakable" fins. Earlier post:

    SpaceX Model Rockets IMG_7108

  2. Excellent, Steve! I was going to mention this in the day’s flight stats, but the post was getting a little long and the club honchos wanted to include all of the High Power Certs for the day. We had 2 L1s and 3 L2’s!

  3. This kit is really cool! With attribution, I linked one of your photos here:

    contestrockets.tumblr.com/tagged/SpaceX

    -Ryan

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *