The Black Brant is a family of Canadian-designed sounding rockets originally built by Bristol Aerospace, since absorbed by Magellan Aerospace in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Over 800 Black Brants of various versions have been launched since they were first produced in 1961, and the type remains one of the most popular sounding rockets ever built. They have …
A full day in the workshop building some new rockets to launch this spring: Athena, Alpha III, Black Brant VA, Black Bran IV, and the Blue Dart Alpha I.
The rocket motor body is mounted to a dual sliding rail system for upcoming ground tests. Here is a short video clip. A force measurement scale is included in the test rig. Here is a short video clip. Next up will be connecting the remotely controlled ignition and O2 systems.
This was the 2nd flight of the Conquest model rocket plane at our Crooked Creek facility. Here is a short video of the flight. The 1st launch of the Conquest can be seen here if you are interested. The purpose of this 2nd flight was to test out some new electronics and to launch the …
First test flight of our Conquest Rocket Plane. We used a low powered engine for this initial flight. The beacon helped us locate the plane after it landed in the tall grass at Crooked Creek. Here is a video of the flight. Click here if you’d like to learn more about our launch controller and …
