The big adventure begins! La grande aventure commence!
Avis et excuses aux Francophones:Désolé les amis, mais je dois faire ça en Anglais (pour mes TAP) et j'aurais pas le temps de tout documenter en Français en mémé temps. Il y aura un jour une traduction de faite.Un Grand Merci! a Yves pour me permettre d'utiliser ce site pour heberger mon projet!
...and I'm sticking to it!
I wont bore you with my entire rocketry chronicle (i'll save that for another web page
but the abridged version is this:
Did my L1 2 years ago, wanted to do my L2 last year, first at NYpower, then at Gagetown NB, but didn't-
Finally built a new L2 rocket this spring, code name KISS2? (i.e. Keep It Simple, Stupid ; that story also reserved for another page) finally renamed "GoldMember?" (due to the paint job)
Flew it at NERRF in June 2008, for a successful L2 cert! WooHoo!!
Now when i went to NYPOWER last year, John D, the prez of the MARS rocketry club there and all-around good guy, was kind enough to apply the buddy system with me so i could use high power motors there (and store them for me), since i can't cross the border with any of those. He also brought my small consigned stash to NERRF this spring, so i didn't need to buy new motors there!
Another guy named John D, also a cool rocketeer, and really nice guy, made available to me some inexpensive 'M' reloads and a loaner motor case, that i can use at this year's NYPOWER13, for a possible L3 cert.
Now how could i pass that up?
Of course, i had to get my L2 taken care of first before i could really work on the L3, but i have been thinking about the L3 project for over a year now, so it didn't take too long to finalize the plans after my L2 flight at NERRF 2 weeks ago.
That leaves me only 2 more weeks to get my L3 project finished, so i better get cracking! some work is already done, but much work left to do. Now that i have a place to put my files, I'll adding lots of commented build photos, official L3 documents & everything else...
Stability: 1.5 or 3 calibers depending on method (Barrowman / Rocksim) verified by extensive simulation in Rocksim V8.1
Construction: Home made fiberglass tubes, composite sandwich fins, wood fiber & fiberglass nose cone
Motor Mount: 1x 98mm with 3x 54mm outboards
Cert Propulsion: 1x 75mm Aerotech M1315W with 98mm adapter
Cert est. altitude: 4500 to 5000 feet
Recovery Devices:
Triple parachutes:
3' x-form drogue at apogee
(controlled by altimeters 1 & 2, and timer backup at ~ +2 seconds)
6' ballistic drogue at ~ 1500 feet (timer)
15' main chute at 800feet
(controlled by altimeters 1 & 2)
Recovery Deployment Control:
Triple independent electronic systems:
Main altimeter: Missile Works RRC2-mini
Backup altimeter: JD's MARS altimeter design, home made, modified firmware.
Backup Timer: Home made, 2 inputs for apogee charge trigger from altimeters, plus G-switch; 2 outputs for apogee & ballistic drogue
Some unrelated stuff
Picture of my LOC Bullet taking off (before paint, right after fin repairs)
Very short and low quality video of my L2 takeoff (sorry, in the excitement i accidentally hit the record button again just after it left the pad) ARGHHH!
but the abridged version is this:
