Sunday, August 29, 2010

MIM-104 (Patriot) 1/2 Scale


Member: James Dougherty
Club: AeroPAC
Altitude: 14,000 ft

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Hokie High


Member: Ron Rickwald
Club: AeroPac
Altitude: 31,000'
Web site: Hokie High

Mercury Joe

Member: Jamie Clay
Club: AeroPac
Altitude: 2200'
Web site: MercuryJoe.com

Project Goal: To get another solid flight with all cameras recording! More cameras than ever (7 total).

Coastal Eddie


Member: Kurt Gugisberg
Club: ROC
Web Page: Coastal Eddie
Altitude: 50,000 ft
Motors: AT M650 staging to AT K250
Project Goal: The goal is to get it to fly straight and recover intact. Breaking the M staged record is an added benefit.

Pegasus-II


Member: James Dougherty
Club: AeroPAC
Altitude: 45k'
Motors: AT N1000 WP / CTI N5800 CS
Project Goal: Hi-altitude bird with new upgraded electronics package featuring 5HZ GPS, remote control power and status, firmware for testing new altimeter design and HCX/LCX backup electronics.

Project Note: Flew last year to over 42K' AGL.

Astroboy!


Member: Jamie Clay
Club: AeroPac
Altitude: Good question to ask.
Motors: Aerotech single use Fs (or maybe Gs)

Project Goal: To make Astro Boy fly a good stable flight and THIS time get some actual air!! This is the third year, and we all know third times the charm! :)

Leopard


Member: William Earls
Club: Oregon Rocketry (OROC)
Altitude: over 22,000
Motors: I140, K454, L990

Project Goal: After being out of HPR for over 4 years. I am coming back. I will be re-certifying L1 and L2 and also attempting L-Motor Speed and Altitude record. The rocket is a Mongoose 54 kit from Performance Rocketry. The rocket is all carbon fiber with graphite nose cone and T6 aluminum tip. Project is still in build process but will be completed in time for XPRS!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Organic Carbon


Member: Allen Farrington
Club: ROC
Web Page: Organic Carbon
Altitude: 50,000 ft
Motors: M650W / M650W

Project Goal: At the 2008 XPRS event held on the Black Rock Desert, Kurt Gugisberg and I decided to try to drag race to 50,000 feet for the 2009 event. In addition, we’re both going to try to set altitude records, but in different classes, so the competition will be first to 50K! Kurt, looking for the Complex M class record will be attempting a 3 stage that he’s been refining over the past few years. On the other hand, I’m taking a more conservative approach by attempting the Complex N class record with a two-stage rocket I call Organic Carbon.