I designed a MicroMaxx powered Nike Hercules. I only have the sustainer so far, but will add the rest soon. I have most of the parts to build, the rest are on order. The Rocksim file is available in the downloads section. I also have some templates on Google docs. The titles on the parts [...]
The new update was approved yesterday. I have an update to the update almost ready to submit. This adds a couple nice features to the altitude prediction calculator. It will show the percentage motor class and the thrust to weight ratio. The thrust to weight ratio will display green if above 5, and red if [...]
I finished the update to Rocket Calculator and submitted to Apple last night. It should be approved and available in three to five days. This update contains the new altitude prediction calculator as well as a few usability improvements. The new calculator displays burnout velocity, burnout altitude, peak altitude, and coast time. The user inputs [...]
Here’s a quick slo-mo video and some stills from the Honest John flight today. More commentary following… I think I have a good estimation of how high it went. I used my new altitude prediction calculator (update should be available between 2/17 and 2/22) to determine peak altitude based on NAR motor information and measured [...]
I flew the Fliskits Green Crayon and Art Applewhite Micro Stealth today. Here are the slo-mo and video stills from my Aiptek HD camera. The camera can’t keep up after a few milliseconds. It looks pretty good though for what it is.
I was going through files on the Aiptek today and found two videos I previously thought were garbage. One is the Nike Hercules first flight at Orangeburg, SC in August 2011. The other is the Dr. Rockzo at the Freedom Launch. Here is the Nike flight. Only two motors lit. You can see and hear [...]
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