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It’s like 1000 of the largest Estes E-motors going at once, taking Warped Reality supersonic. it’s my biggest rocket launch to date, an O motor blasts off the playa in the Black Rock Desert. More photos below… (and large version of my shot above)

12 ft. tall fiberglass, three flight computers, two onboard HD cams, RF-tracking beacon, dual CO2 cartridges to deploy a small drogue chute at apogee, and a big one at 800 ft.

And I was flying Kate, the speaking flight attendant derived from the streaming GPS downlink. You can hear her voice in the video compilation.

5 responses to “Engage Warp Drive”

  1. Wow Wow Wow Amazing! Magnificent shots.Kate is a flight speaking attendant? She was speaking while flying supersonic? Now you know the exact data as Big data 🙂 The video is very cool, like flying with the Rocket.

  2. yes, over the PA system so everyone in attendance could hear… (Here are all the Warped Reality photo pages)

  3. That is Surreal Warped Reality!
    Awesome.. Must watch the videos few times :-))
    Does it need few video cameras so we can see the landing?

  4. A pre-flight interview with ROCKETS Magazine:
    P1030263
    (reposting because of flickr’s new UI)
    A beautiful backdrop in the Black Rock Desert
    RocketEdit
    full size

    Supersonic! 1,136 MPH
    IMG_0922

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