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Frozen Lake Launches

Today we launched the Black Brant II and the Blue Dart Delta II on Rice Lake. The videos of the Black Brant and the Blue Dart flights are available on our Youtube channel. The weather was accommodating this morning. It was a bit cold but the winds were low. We hiked out to the launch …

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Black Brant II Assembly

This Black Brant II is a 2.6″ diameter fiberglass rocket and it is 52.25″ long. It will fly on both G (G67R-14A (38/120) RELOAD. 110NS/1.4SEC) and H (H148R -14A (38/240) RELOAD. 206NS/1.6SEC) solid rocket motors. Sanded the OD of the motor tube and ID of the centering rings so that the rings fit over the …

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Canard Wing

Here is a video of the canard fit and functional test. During transit from Alberta to Ontario the canard wing received some minor damage to the right elevator trailing edge and the left tip fairing. Loose and damaged pieces were cut away from the right elevator trailing edge where the damage occurred. 1-ply BID cloth …

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Winter Circuits

After heating up the plane and some snow removal, we took to the winter sky at CYPQ for some circuit practice.