Saturday, May 11, 2013

Rumble Bee - High Power Rocket

This is the second time my Rumble Bee has flown on an "M" motor. This time I used the Animal Motor Works Blue Baboon M1900 off the pad and air started two J420 Redline motors. One of the redlines came up to pressure a little slow so the flight had three distinct burns with three distinct breaks in the smoke trail. The Black Sky AltAcc reported 10,185 feet and 631 MPH.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Mariah 38 Rocket


Mariah-38 has the Shotgun Recovery System™. What is the Shotgun Recovery System™?

It is term coined by giant leap rocketry to describe a dual-deployment recovery system with only one separation point. It givesthe Mariah-38 extremely low drag and the potential for extreme performance, and we mean E-X-T-R-E-M-E.

Our testers called its performance insane, stunning, and over-the-top. 3-mileson j-motors, 1/2 mile on g-motors! They called the design ground-breaking, innovative and clever.

The Mariah-38 may be the most complex rocket we've ever designed. They'll know that you know...how to fly!!

WARNING: Intended for intermediate and advanced flyers, not for beginners.

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Mid-Power Model Rocketry


Those, who have become fed up with traditional model rocketry, mid-power model rocketry can be an ideal option for them to spice it up. Mid-power model rockets are usually built up with powerful composite propellant model rocket motors. The size of this model rocket ranges from “E” to “G”. AeroTech is considered to be the largest manufacturer of mid-power model rocket motors, kits, launch pad, rocket propellant and other rocket parts. If the weight of your model rocket propellant is less than 125 grams (4.4 ounces) and the total weight of mid power model rocket does not exceed 1500 grams, you can fly that mid-power model rocket without obtaining any permission prior to flying. However, there is doubt in the fact that building a mid power model rocket is by far the most complex task, as it demands greater understanding of rocketry. Though the price of composite propellant mid-power model rocket motor is slightly high as compared to smaller black powder model rocket motor, the cost per unit of composite propellant mid-power model rocket is less than small black powder model rocket motor.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Friday, February 22, 2013

Kites at Night


Kites? Kites aren’t that cool. You know what’s cool? Kites with freaking LED lights and fireworks attached to them—that’s cool! And that’s what’s in this video: a bunch of cool kites with cool lights and fireworks galore. Enjoy.

These amazing kites are flying over the Caspian Sea in June of 2009 in a special performance for the President of Turkmenistan. The delta kites are 17′ wingspan kites with Super LED lights and fireworks all controlled by radio control. The diamond kites are 6′ wide and 6′ high with 100′ tails. The kites are two line steerable kites.

Here’s more information, courtesy the video’s YouTube description: YouTube

Monday, February 18, 2013

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Flight Vehicle: Phoenix

By shadowaero.com

ShadowAero is the aerospace design firm of Dave Triano, specializing in the advanced design and construction of extremely high performance flight vehicles.

ShadowAero flight vehicles have a long history of exceptional performance and unmatched quality. We were the first to develop true carbon fiber rocket kits, and we continue to provide state-of-the-art materials and techniques in custom built rockets for technically advanced users.