Model Rockets
Apr 19th, 2003 by Nate
Discovered a new hobby today, model rocketry. We bought a rocket, a launch pad, some propellant cartridges, and an ignition switch and headed over to a top secret undisclosed location somewhere in connecticut. After finding a good open spot that was shielded reasonably well from the wind, we did the first launch, and it was a beauty (unfortunately our camera’s battery died so I don’t have any vids to show). It went up about 700 feet, and a few seconds after it’s apogee the parachute charge ignited and the parachute sent it safely towards earth. On launch #2 the rocket appeared to go much higher, and after the parachute deployed some wind blew it off course, and it landed on top of a huge tree, ending our fun. We immediately headed over to the hobby shop and bought 3 more rockets, one of which I am building this week. I will christen it the “S.S. Homer Vs. Kidd”. The new rocket can fly about 1/4 mile, but it’s still under the 1 pound limit. Anything over 1 pound needs FAA approval.
Next week I’ll have a fully charged camera, and I’ll post video of the launch.
