Potter, NY 6/25/15. 1/2 scale, 125 lbs. High Power Rocketry is a hobby conducted at sanctioned launches in accordance with FAA rules and applicable NFPA guidelines. See www.tripoli.org for more info.
Congratulations. This rocket of yours is a super show. Very good, the shooting, launching, switching and first to second stage, the opening of the parachutes of the two stages, the little variation in rotation that provided a more stabilized image. Really surprising. Great post, great video. Congratulations
Nothing special about that. Even commercial airliners use tape to fix their planes. Mostly little scratches that could have an impact on in flight stabilitly
That was AWESOME! Used to do the Estes rockets as a kid... Those guys did it right! The camera views were brilliant...especially the one looking at the earth as it took off! WOW!
"Let me get a piece of tape on there." Definitely inspires confidence haha. But seriously really nice staging, recovery, camera work and all. You can tell a huge amount of work went into this. Super cool.
BEEEEEEAUTIFUL FLIGHT and recovery!!!! LOVE how you delayed staging as well just like the real deal. Those little details make scale flights like these all the more spectacular. THAT is a day to be proud of. Thank you for sharing it! Brian - TRA2578
...Nice........very nice........you guys seem to have got it up and running this time....well done... congratulations on a time well spent with grand results...
I've seen a lot of videos of Tripoli and NAR guys launching some damn nice rockets. But I've watched this video at least 30 times. I'm looking at the precision of your work, and it is impeccable. That thing looked AND flew like it came right out the big door down at the Michoud facility. I've seen NASA rockets that weren't as well put together as yours, and I've seen guided missiles that didn't fly that straight and smooth. And please don't tell the North Koreans how you did that.
Not trying to be contrarian, but nasa rockets that send payloads to asteroids millions of kms away seems a tad bit more well put together then a hobbyist sounding rocket.
+Andrew Schecter Thanks Andrew! Although a longer coast increases altitude I wasn't planning that for this flight. When you're watching your own project your sense of time is distorted:) So it seemed to me I was firing the sep/staging events pretty fast when in reality I probably should have staged it sooner to minimize that arcing and downrange drift. Next flight will have a single motor in the booster so I'm swapping out the RC stuff for a regular staging altimeter. And shorter delays are already programmed :)
+vahpr I was wondering if you ran sims on the staging delay. As it says in The Handbook of Model Rocketry, "...a model rocket staged at maximum velocity of the booster will go roughly twice as high as one staged at the maximum altitude of the booster--neglecting aerodynamic drag...." Once drag factors into the calculations it gets far more complicated, which is where the sims come in handy.
+andy124124 I didn't bother to sim this one as I have enough experience with this and a near identical model some years ago so have a pretty good feel for what looks cool and works well. That said, I've been running exhaustive sims for a 98-98 minimum dia 2 stage flight at Balls this year as I'm trying to maximize altitude. I've found that longer coast time increases altitude but you have to balance that with the fact that it's gonna arc and make recovery a potential problem, not to mention costing alt. So I'll pick some happy medium there and hope for the best.
Excellent, love the two direction videos. Saw a puff of smoke at separation, was it to release the sustainer? Was it forward ignition or a timer in the nozzle of the sustainer?
+mojaverockets Thanks! I had a small separation charge between the stages. Having flown an identical scale model some years ago I knew it needs a nudge to get it apart. No timer - I fire the sep charge and sustainer igniter by radio control (with another e-match on one of the main chute charges). So if the cluster is unruly off the rail I can NOT light the upper stage and deploy the main immediately. I think this is the safest way to go on theses....
I had thought about doing RF ignition on our space attempt should the 2nd stage be less than vertical. Seen to many 2nd and 3rd stages fire when boosted less than vertical. We did both direction video on a Cal Poly NASA SLI 2-stage a few years ago to check the staging and deployment. With such small and inexpensive digital cams now available it seems a shame not to do so. Again, great job with the rocket and video.
+mojaverockets I'm planning a 98-98 md for Balls this year (this will be head-end), sims to about 110k', but we can't use the rc system due to the alt it burns out and coasts to. Got a couple of the rocket electronics guys working on tilt sensors and I'm hopeful this will be the ticket. Ideally something that maximizes coast so fires when your selected max angle is reached. Or something along those lines. Of course at M3 any external cam will melt while it's stealing altitude so I'm thinking something in the nc shoulder that looks out. Better than nothing I suppose :)
I'm involved with several space projects, the one I mentioned is Sugar Shot to Space, the original website is currently down but we are on facebook. We also have a 150 to 98 2-stage AP planned for Balls or XPRS this year. We had been considering a tiltometer (2 NASA SLI teams I mentored a couple of years ago used them in Utah for their 2-stage projects but I was thinking about either RF ignition or RF 'destruct' signal...early chute deployment?
This rocket us my favorite im building a smaller version now abiut half the size.. super cool rocket killer flight wish i was there thank you for the video
That detach shot was truly fascinating, hands down best model rocket I've ever seen.
Cheers from India!
Dude I wish Indians were into such stuff too...yahan pe uncle log politics se Bahar hi nahi aate
Why would anybody give this a thumbs down, it was amazing. Such passion , skill and attention to detail.
@@lukemaney645 They launch it in a launch site designed so that it doesn't hit anyone's property.
What a rush when the second stage kicked in... and from all three perspectives! The brilliance of tiny airborne cameras was never better illustrated.
Walks
Yes
Indeed great footage from many angles.
Oof
i love when youtube recommend old videos where people play kerbal space program in real life.
Yeh lol
xd
Omg I was thinking about that game the during whole video
haha
А чё
Congratulations.
This rocket of yours is a super show.
Very good, the shooting, launching, switching and first to second stage, the opening of the parachutes of the two stages, the little variation in rotation that provided a more stabilized image.
Really surprising.
Great post, great video.
Congratulations
1x Stage just wow, this Rocket going like a Rocket and then the 2x Stage it end in the Stratosphere, Big Thumb up for this Work.
👍👍
It didn't go into the stratosphere...
@@randomautonomousdronepilot3384 NASA even calls that "Outer-Space"!!!
This is hands down the best model rocket video I've ever seen produced. Excellent in every way! Thanks for sharing.
Screamn'. That first stage view is awesome. And the shadow and smoke on the second stage camera is equally as awesome.
Glad to see a rocket this small with a decent camera... soooooo boring when all we see are launches and data onscreen!
Agreed. If we want people to be excited about space and rocketry again, we need to show it!
sheeit, probably could'a fit an entire news crew on that thing!
The footage from the first stage has to be the coolest onboard I've ever seen well done.
That body flex just before separation was substantial! I think it's called max-q. This thing it is so well built!
Come here as a reminder so you don't miss out on this wonderful item, so glad to come back and see it again.
Two more stages and your rocket will say "hi" to the astronauts at International Space Station...
+moar boosters
Jeb *more
@@deez3979 r/wooosh
I see we have some KSP fans here.
not even close but ok
Thank you for showing me this.
I loved it, every time I go in here I'm happy, please keep doing it.
let me get a piece of tape on that.......best thing to hear before a launch
1.guy: Hey look this is broken!
2. guy: Na, put some tape on it and it'll pass
Astronaut sitting in rocket: 😨
Nothing special about that. Even commercial airliners use tape to fix their planes. Mostly little scratches that could have an impact on in flight stabilitly
@@sergeantsilly5239 special tape i hope?
@@nivlemvanviersen8524 yes
You've flown with united then
WOW WOW WOW I love it. To many expletives to capture my excitement. GREAT JOB!
That was too much fun, best four minutes I've experienced in a long time. Cheers
That was AWESOME! Used to do the Estes rockets as a kid... Those guys did it right! The camera views were brilliant...especially the one looking at the earth as it took off! WOW!
Impressive! That rocket launched, flew, and landed like it was supposed to do, and it did it with style. :) Good job gentlemen.
Beautiful. It tracked so well with very little rotation. Well done.
"Let me get a piece of tape on there." Definitely inspires confidence haha. But seriously really nice staging, recovery, camera work and all. You can tell a huge amount of work went into this. Super cool.
That detach shot was freaking amazing.
Congratulations! Watching the 2nd stage taking of with awesome speed was a great experience! Well done!
BEEEEEEAUTIFUL FLIGHT and recovery!!!!
LOVE how you delayed staging as well just like the real deal. Those little details make scale flights like these all the more spectacular.
THAT is a day to be proud of.
Thank you for sharing it!
Brian - TRA2578
That was So Cool. Watched 3 times already. Awesome video and music. Keep up the great work
Dennis Graham who
What a rush....
Beautiful
Greetings from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
It's been 6 years, but still, congratulations on a picture-perfect flight!
This is probably one of the coolest things i've ever watched!
That was INSANE footage!
Nice work and a great video, thanks guys!! WELL DONE!
OMG the "separating now" and "staging now" were spot on
Wow! Very, very impressive guys. I really loved the sound delay from the 2nd stage.
Vraiment incroyable cette fusée à deux étages!! Félicitations!
very cool. Great view of Keuka from the sky.
Killer video! Awesome rocket and flight!!! Everything was so well executed! I used to fly HPR but the biggest engine I ever flew was a J-570.
Awesome.. you guys have taken all minute details to build it. Great
Beautiful... Not much else to say about that. Thank you for sharing.
That was brilliant - Well Done !
2:32 the onboard video from the booster stage`s pov showing separation and ignition of the second stage is just awesome. Gave me goose pumps.
...Nice........very nice........you guys seem to have got it up and running this time....well done... congratulations on a time well spent with grand results...
Beautiful rocket, perfect flight
Best amateur rocket video on youtube by far!
My thoughts exactly.
Steve Eves Saturn V launch is pretty impressive
Enjoyed. Simply awesome work and wonderful video. Congrats.
Uh, that was about as perfect a launch as you could hope for. Great job. Great video.
What a beautiful flight, everything went so perfect. I would be very proud. May I ask,, how much does cost to build a similar rocket like that one?
Wow! Finally those cardboard mailing tubes have a real purpose
Loved the view from the first stage, and watching the seperation from the first stage vantage point.
Love the echo after the first stage propellant ran out
I've seen a lot of videos of Tripoli and NAR guys launching some damn nice rockets. But I've watched this video at least 30 times. I'm looking at the precision of your work, and it is impeccable. That thing looked AND flew like it came right out the big door down at the Michoud facility. I've seen NASA rockets that weren't as well put together as yours, and I've seen guided missiles that didn't fly that straight and smooth. And please don't tell the North Koreans how you did that.
Not trying to be contrarian, but nasa rockets that send payloads to asteroids millions of kms away seems a tad bit more well put together then a hobbyist sounding rocket.
늦은 미국인 (с) Kim
@@stirhaven1981 they don't send anything to asteroids yet. And he said some NASA rockets, not all of them.
@flyingeagle357 lol and let me guess, they can nuke Russia and the US out of existence?
@@meezalamazala279 they do actually? New horizons passes one, and there was Osiris Rex mission?
That looked awesome :D Amazing work!
Nice bird nice flight one of my favorite 2 stage rockets.
Any higher and 1st stage burns up and capsule is in orbit. Wow great job in 2019.
2:28 The flex on that interstage is unnerving to say the least. :P
Best camera angles I've seen good job dudes
Great video. I really appreciate all the camera angles you got out of it.
My! That was way freaking Cool!
👨💻💭2020 this still 1 of the best🥇Rocket videos still on board cameras Well done watched it 3 times & slow mo😜👍🦘oz
Holy cow this is a seriously impressive rocket. Great video. 👍👍
You guys did great! I 'm thrilled !!!
Hi I'm mohamed from morocco you did good guys I love American people. Good luck
Mohamed kimo what about Canadian people... ☹️
Gorgeous flight, congrats! One question: it sounds like you're trying to maximize the delay before 2nd stage ignition. If so, how come?
+Andrew Schecter Thanks Andrew! Although a longer coast increases altitude I wasn't planning that for this flight. When you're watching your own project your sense of time is distorted:) So it seemed to me I was firing the sep/staging events pretty fast when in reality I probably should have staged it sooner to minimize that arcing and downrange drift. Next flight will have a single motor in the booster so I'm swapping out the RC stuff for a regular staging altimeter. And shorter delays are already programmed :)
+vahpr I was wondering if you ran sims on the staging delay. As it says in The Handbook of Model Rocketry, "...a model rocket staged at maximum velocity of the booster will go roughly twice as high as one staged at the maximum altitude of the booster--neglecting aerodynamic drag...." Once drag factors into the calculations it gets far more complicated, which is where the sims come in handy.
+andy124124 I didn't bother to sim this one as I have enough experience with this and a near identical model some years ago so have a pretty good feel for what looks cool and works well. That said, I've been running exhaustive sims for a 98-98 minimum dia 2 stage flight at Balls this year as I'm trying to maximize altitude. I've found that longer coast time increases altitude but you have to balance that with the fact that it's gonna arc and make recovery a potential problem, not to mention costing alt. So I'll pick some happy medium there and hope for the best.
i love these rocket videos!
OMG! Greatest video ever. 2nd stage took off like a bullet!
Is that a super dx3 next to your terrier sandhawk??
That was almost as good as my own personal 4-1/2" sugar rocket.. Almost.
Obviously JK. Awesome job, looked amazing.
wow! Clean launch, very stable and astounding view
I loved the view from the first stage booster!!!!!
269 North Koreans disliked this beautiful video, I mean how can you dislike this video?!
Nice video montage/edit by the way.
Melhor que a Nasa 👏👏
Great view of Keuka from the top, and a few more lakes
i dont know if i commented on this before, but watching it again, i feel i gotta say AWESOME!!
Who the hell can dislike this video and put a thumb down ? Awsome job, congrats !
flat earthers disliked the video
Excellent, love the two direction videos. Saw a puff of smoke at separation, was it to release the sustainer? Was it forward ignition or a timer in the nozzle of the sustainer?
+mojaverockets Thanks! I had a small separation charge between the stages. Having flown an identical scale model some years ago I knew it needs a nudge to get it apart. No timer - I fire the sep charge and sustainer igniter by radio control (with another e-match on one of the main chute charges). So if the cluster is unruly off the rail I can NOT light the upper stage and deploy the main immediately. I think this is the safest way to go on theses....
I had thought about doing RF ignition on our space attempt should the 2nd stage be less than vertical. Seen to many 2nd and 3rd stages fire when boosted less than vertical. We did both direction video on a Cal Poly NASA SLI 2-stage a few years ago to check the staging and deployment. With such small and inexpensive digital cams now available it seems a shame not to do so. Again, great job with the rocket and video.
+mojaverockets I'm planning a 98-98 md for Balls this year (this will be head-end), sims to about 110k', but we can't use the rc system due to the alt it burns out and coasts to. Got a couple of the rocket electronics guys working on tilt sensors and I'm hopeful this will be the ticket. Ideally something that maximizes coast so fires when your selected max angle is reached. Or something along those lines. Of course at M3 any external cam will melt while it's stealing altitude so I'm thinking something in the nc shoulder that looks out. Better than nothing I suppose :)
+mojaverockets Do you have a website on your space shot project?
I'm involved with several space projects, the one I mentioned is Sugar Shot to Space, the original website is currently down but we are on facebook. We also have a 150 to 98 2-stage AP planned for Balls or XPRS this year. We had been considering a tiltometer (2 NASA SLI teams I mentored a couple of years ago used them in Utah for their 2-stage projects but I was thinking about either RF ignition or RF 'destruct' signal...early chute deployment?
Thumbs Up! Excellent camera work with high quality. Good Job!!
Great flight. Congratulations
2:27 When you blow in the microphone
Excelente 🇩🇴🇩🇴🌎
That was epic. Great job, guys.
One of my favorite launches on YT!
Supreme Court: Second amendment now includes Rockets
Americans:.
LMAO
Based
WHAT IS THE COST OF THIS ROCKET
AND WHAT S THE RANGE
At least a couple thousand dollars, firing multiple L3 motors don't come cheap...
Man, if I could tap the thumbs-up a thousand times, I would. Great stuff, great videos, fellas. Thanks for sharing.
Perfect flight! Congratulations
I guess american people can make a cruise missile by DIY on Sunday.
YOCOSU KENT and we all have at least 10 guns and 20, 000 rounds
I believe there was an australian guy who wanted to make a DIY tutorial for easy CRUISE MISSILE
state police arent concerned with you shooting a missile that goes 600 mph?
not when you have FAA clearance
They did it for the taste of Diet coke
Awesome flight! That second stage.... whoooweee!!
The ending video was amazing!
Awesome!!!! Thats all that needs to be said....lol
Anyway ~
Good!
This rocket us my favorite im building a smaller version now abiut half the size.. super cool rocket killer flight wish i was there thank you for the video
WOW! Did that second stage move. 😮👍
2:05 you’re welcome and eat your cereal
Wow, at what point does the government intrude because your rocket is too damn good?
I'm pretty sure if you bust 18,000' you need FAA approval, anything above 18k is controlled airspace
@@firebunny3198 Anything above tree top level is controlled airspace.
Yesss!
Very cool thing to see !
Congratulations !!
great shot. Nice cam shots.
what is the fuel ??
Solid fuel, probably the same as used in the space shuttle.
Think ist ammonium perchlorate,with Al powder and some plastic binder
I enjoy the joke, but the space shuttle didn't use solid fuel... get your head out of minecraft.
NiceWhenEarned RudeMostlyElse I think you might be being a little bit literal. I’m sure he didn’t mean he orbiter, but the SRB’s
@@nicewhenearnedrudemostlyel489 Yes they use it as shuttle busters
3:46 I SEE A 'NIKE' CLOUD.
One of my all time favorites
Cool! Got me remembeing beening 13 and firing my 3-stage rocket! :)
could you shoot down an airliner with one of these? asking for a friend
I would attach it to A cessna
Welcome on the NSA watchlist
FBI !!! open up
Jk lols! It'd be way easier to bring an ar-15 on board. '2nd amendment'
Big brother watching now