My personal adventures in amateur experimental rocketry
3 more static tests, featuring the first engine to break the 1kg thrust barrier
After a few days delay due to the holidays I launched rockets 3 to 5 on the improved STTS, which was modified to take readings 50 times per second instead of 10, and keep track of time internally to minimize … Read More
The first 2 static tests, with amazing results!
Today I made 4 and a half rockets, and even managed to test 2 (not bad for 1.5 hours)
Here are the (Amazing!) results:
Rocket 1:
The first major overhaul of the ICBM system, now 100% more reliable!
For a while now, I needed a new, electrical way to ignite my rockets
After a generous donation of Ni-Chrome wire from a friend of mine and the purchase of a 12v lead-acid battery I went to work overhauling my … Read More
Details regarding the first iteration of the STTS system
I have been working on a way to measure thrust over time of my rockets for a while now
After a good friend of mine got me a 5kg load cell and alot of procrastinating I put it together
A minor failure of the launch, not a minor rocket failing to launch
I have recently made 3 rocket motors based on sorbitol
I still had 2 left over, so I decided to try them instead of letting them absorb moisture and become useless
Since the previous one was such an unsuspected success … Read More
My very optimistic phase 2 plans
First test launch of a Sorbitol based sugar rocket, and the procedure used to make it
Details from a short detour about using gunpowder as rocket fuel (which ended up going nowhere, literally)
Footage from the trails and tribulation of unguided short range near horizontal rocket tests
A Test had been conducted testing the Electrical Ignition System and the engines ability to propel themselves against gravity
Rocket 1 (Small Relative Diameter)
A short followup about the first ball mill experiment, detailing the resulting fuel
I have made a new batch of fuel with my new ball mill, and even though it was not perfect and I could have left it running longer, the fuel resulting from this process seems to be incredibly potent
The … Read More
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