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Infinity Reanimation
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This rocket is the "Ferrari" of
my fleet. All composite and steel construction insures that this
rocket can survive punishing motors and awesome altitudes. It is
also a very simple design, keeping prep simple, weight low, and flexibility
high. It can fly on any motor from a high thrust I to a 7600Ns M,
and features dual electronics units for dual deployment. Read on
to see the flights and construction techniques I used on this awesome
rocket. |
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| Flight
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Flight
Details |
Construction
and Modifications |
RockSim
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Flight Log
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Flight #
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Motor
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Electronics
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Performance
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Comments
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K410S |
RRC2, ARTS |
10,674 ft. |
Beautiful slow flight. Lost after burnout; recovered
track after main chute deployment. No damage. |
Flight 1, November 2004
| Well, it was bright and early on the first morning of
Turkey Shoot. I had installed the motor into AIR already back at the
hotel, and I was nearly ready to fly. All that was left was to
install ejection charges, hook up the altimeters, pack the chutes, and
push the button. Problem was, there was no range set up yet! I
had the vehicle all prepped, and then helped Tripoli Vegas to get
everything ready for the launch. After BSing with Andy Woerner for a
while (hoping to Providence that I wouldn't be the first person to fly
that morning), I finally trekked out to the pads around 11:00. After
arming the altimeters and installing a Thermalite igniter, I gave Kendall
Reed the go-ahead to let her rip. The motor took a little time to
come up to pressure, but eventually a yellow laser of flame emerged from
the base of the motor and we were on our way. There was light cloud
cover so the small rocket became difficult to see for the second half of
the burn, and disappeared totally after burnout at 6.5 seconds. A
pop filtered down from above, indicating that something had fired and the
rocket was hopefully descending drogueless. Eventually I caught
sight of it again with the help of Gordon McDaniel, and saw it deploy its
main parachute at 800 feet. We recovered it quickly from the bushes
and deprepped it. 10,700 feet on a full K motor... I wonder what it
will do on an M? |
Video
Here
Liftoff
Heading for altitude
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