My personal adventures in amateur experimental rocketry
The first version of a prototype flight computer, which seems to have been doomed from the start and will possibly never fly
After 3 days of coding, 2 days of construction and 2 months of procrastinating the first version of my Flight Computer is finished
… Read MoreThe only difference between science and screwing around is writing it down
Adam Savage (Quoting Alex Jason
A small cannon to shoot out parachutes.
a Rocket Cannon.
Rocket. Cannon.
The small brother of the main ICBM system, developed to allow for low current igniters, for in flight use
After the purchase of some hair thin (0.1mm) nichrome wire for low current igniters, I realized I would need a system to test said igniters
Thus the ICBM-Micro was created
What it lacks in safety, it makes up for in … Read More
The first Casing 2.0 test featuring the improved nozzle assembly, which failed to live up to its potential due to some below average fuel
I have recently acquired new materials for use in casing construction
The idea is that instead of locating a nozzle manifold on the inside of the rocket casing, it is placed directly on top, and then held in place with … Read More
As the title implies, some projects and preparations made during January
After getting a 3d printer and not having anything major to work on, alot of small QOL improvements have been made over the month, most of these are compiled here
I printed a small phone clamp to mount my phone … Read More
Third test of Casing 2.0, this time with cast gypsum nozzles
After some consideration and experimentation it was decided that a cast concrete nozzle might be better than a bare washer going forward
R-8 was made to test our cast gypsum nozzles, and is the first test to be conducted in … Read More
The new year special, consisting of a video compilation of all tests conducted in 2020
To celebrate a entire year of rocketry, I have edited most (not all) of the tests and flights into a compilation, to show the progress that is being made and the many things I did this year
The second, slightly more successful casing 2.0 test, and some 3D printing shenanigans
After a short Christmas break, testing resumed on the casing 2.0 design
Main iterations for this test are:
The first test of the (then) new casing 2.0 design, with a spiky thrust graph and interesting failure modes
After acquiring new materials I immediately made a test rocket using my proposed Casing 2.0 design, here are the resulting results
(Due to a interesting casing failure I will also do a “frame by frame” analysis down below)
A in depth explanation of the first casing 2.0 design
A more detailed explanation of the new Casing 2.0 design
The objective of this new design is to reduce nozzle blowout and thus increase thrust, and improve structural integrity
This is (hopefully) achieved by having 2 different sizes of pipes, … Read More
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