Next was Kody's SEMROC Saturn 1B. We've flown it on a D12-3 and a cluster of C6-3's. Today we wanted to fly it on four B6's. I don't have a lot of B6-2's so we used two B6-2's and two B6-4's. I figured they would have near identical burn times, but you can see in the third image that two have already burned out. The fourth photo shows that the delay can spit out some serious burning bits too.
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That's a good looking 1B.
How does the video look shooting out the side of the rocket instead of down? |
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It looks pretty decent. I need a dedicated payload section that will hang under its own chute without fins so it will be stable coming down. It'll make the average land lubber sea sick watching recovery portion. I'll try to chop off the useless portion of the video and post it here before long. What's funny is that the flights seem to take much longer while standing on the ground watching. When you look at the videos, it's over almost before you start. Of course, I was using a little 12" chute on both of those rockets to try to get them back down in the same county. For some reason, it was calm most of the day, including when we were setting up the pads. The winds picked up considerably by the time we were ready to fly. |
Love those pics! And please post the video from the Bertha :)
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I didn't know there was a string on the escape tower. What is it for? I've seen lately, some have a solid cone for launch and the tower is for display only. But after all these years, I've never actually seen a Saturn in person. ( I grew up on the poor side of the tracks) |
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We attach our parachutes to the tower with a string so that it will not land on the tower itself. I think that launching without the tower takes too much away from the aesthetics of the Saturns, so we launch with them on. |
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I'll try to get the vids on tonight if I get home in time. If not, tomorrow for sure. I'll have to get Kody to remind me. :rolleyes: |
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