Testing the new chute release on Rice Lake using a fiberglass Black Brant ii 2.6″ diameter rocket on an Aerotech G67 reloadable motor. The chute release was set to open at 300′ AGL and it slowed the descent from 101fps to 27fps.
Today we launched two super chiefs (both as 2-stage rockets), the blue dart beta, and the warthog. A lot of fun on the frozen lake with these low-mid power rockets !
Ciel d’octobre 2021 was hosted by the Club quebecois de fuseonautique at a launch site near Saint-Pie-de-Guire. We used the opportunity to fly the Black Brant II and test the experimental Blue Dart Delta II rocket plane using a high power motor. Blue Dart Delta II This flight was used to test the Blue Dart …
The Blue Dart Delta II is a fiberglass experimental rocket plane. Specifications: Length: 37”(93.98cm) Diameter: 2.56”(66mm) Delta wing area is 1,428cm2 One version was constructed to test the design using a high power rocket motor and one version to test the RC control configuration. Both have flown using medium power rocket motors. We’ll be further …
In preparation for several STEM events we are planning in Northern Ontario for the fall of 2021 we refined our launch and safety processes.
