PHX4 Rocket launches to over 200000' attaining the highest amateur two stage flight.
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- Experience this amazing supersonic near space flight through on board HD video. Curt von Delius's state of the art PHX4 launched on June 16, 2018 from the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Accelerating to over 3.5 times the speed of sound the rocket coasted to 46 miles above sea level. This is the highest flight of any amateur two stage rocket. The reusable design was recovered using Disc Gap Band Parachutes and touched down 6.36 miles from launch.
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This rocket flew faster and higher than most surface to air missiles do. Impressive does not begin to describe this achievement, I would say the builder is a professional.
it did'nt have to carry the weight of the warhead thats why. It was all fuel.
Ankit Sharma yup I agree there wasn’t even a payload only the camera, avionics, and other else
Almost zero payload.
that rocket climbed almost 40 miles in less than a minute. that's insane
That acceleration was mad
46 miles. Over 240k feet. That is just below what counts as space.
imagine the Gs it would be experiencing
*S C I E N C E*
Thats 2400 mph if im right 😱😱
Always amazes me how quickly the sky goes black. The blue is just this very thin puddle on the surface
EASYTIGER10, fragile isn't it? Such a thin ozone layer. Like an egg shell.
yup the blue is just a reflection of the ocean off our atmosphere. Once it thins all you see is darkness.
Thanks for pointing that out. I have never thought of it that way
@@danjuric622 It's not the ozone layer what makes the sky appear blue, it's the whole atmosphere, which its indeed itself very, very thin if you compare its thickness with the diameter of the Earth
Yes amazing that that reality hasn’t sunk in for many.
Good to see a rocket actually go vertically
Their goal is height, not orbit anyway :v
It’s because they weren’t looking for a orbital flight
Well if you wanna watch that go to blue origin launch of new shepard. They are all sub orbital, they only need to go sideways. Orbit on the other hand needs to go horizontal or they just fall back to earth
Even though they were just trying to reach the highest apogee possible, rather than actually make orbit.
would love to see a documentary on all processes of this video..
from design to construction and manufacture to launch..
I'd watch a 3 hour video.. easy.
There is a documentary I think but I don’t remember the name of the video
92.5 miles traveled round trip, and lands less than 6.5mi away... Impressive!
This was the Absolute BEST Amateur Rocket Video that I have ever Watched, Thank you so much for Sharing it !
I know I'm 'too young' to do this at 13, but someday I want to make the impossible possible and learn something like this. then make the double impossible possible and achieve something like this.
that's the first rocket i have ever seen go straight up rather than up and across
You do realize why they do that right?.
wisconsin trout fisherman this is because they weren’t trying to put this rocket into orbit
It was not trying an orbital launch.
Going for height instead of orbital velocity :) pretty cool huh
Because it's not trying to get into an orbit,just as high as possible. To go into orbit you need "lateral" speed not just going upwards
OMG!!! This totally blows my mind so much on how fast it goes to space. Congratulations guys. You guys worked hard and deserved to be on the book of world record.
Super interesting to hear the wind noise slowly fade out as the rocket leaves the atmosphere and then fade back in on re-entry.
Sadly didnt reach space, but that is still really high for an amateur rocket.
73 KM!
What amazing footage,
Simultaneously frightening, beautiful and inspiring.
Absolutely breathtaking views, incredible acceleration and I dare say far beyond amateur.
Well done guys on breaking the record, or should I say smashing the previous record. Keep it up, I am sure you have just created a sensation and a new record for others to aspire towards breaking.
Reached the mesosphere. Pretty cold temps up there.
Excellent launch , great video , and good narrative on each step. Thank you for the adventure. I hope you make another !
Man! That really carried past propellant exhaustion! Incredible video! Thank you!!
Congratulations to all those involved. A great achievement!
Wonderful execution, everybody needs to step up now! Thank you.
From a former rocket engineer...IMPRESSIVE.
This is even better than NASA
Congrats! Curt is a very smart dude and a heck of a nice guy. This does not surprise me that he built a rocket capable of this.
Stunning footage. Absolutely breathtaking. Thank you for this.
A big congratulations on the IMPRESSIVE flight and video. Amateur rocketry has come a long way since the time of Estes rockets. Space has finally reached the public. Again thanks and wow.
Wow, the speed is incredible. The surface of that rocket must've experienced some insane temperatures on the way up.
Bet not much paint could've stayed on the outside. Let alone heat, sandpaper like air at mack 3.5 !
Yep would've got damn hot in the lower atmosphere. Probably cooled down fast though
Did anyone calculate the g-forces on launch?
Indeed, you often see that the leading edges of fins experience significant ablation, and depending on the material, melting.
If fibreglass, Kevlar, carbon fibre, or any other fabric type of material is used, it must be wrapped over the leading edges, otherwise it frays and can even rip the structure apart. At minimum, of significant fraying occurs, it causes massive drag which may be unbalanced, causing the vehicle to go wildly off course.
Camera lens covers/overhangs used to protect the lens itself from heating and ablation must also be carefully selected, otherwise it is not uncommon for them to melt or fray over the lens, obstructing the view partially or even completely.
... and yeah, the paint is often scorched away completely in sections, commonly the area just below the nose cone and around + behind (if there is such a section) the fins
Incredible from beginning to end !
6 miles ! Ha, doubt mine would have stayed in the same country !
Fantastic job, can’t wait for your next !
Astonishing results! Best amateur footage ever by far!
This was really, really cool. The most stable camera I've seen, great job!
woof! what a flight.. well done folks!!! I was surprised to hear the atmosphere as high as I did.. amazing footage.. but I did have to look aways a few times as it was spinning my head... Thanks for the share..
Play it st 1/4 speed, makes it even better
Absolutely amazing good job hope all ur rocket launches go as good as this
1:40 I love how silent it is
This is without a doubt the most incredible video i've ever seen in 10 years wandering on youtube.
My sincere congratulations for such an achievement.
Semper Ad Astra
I agree
For a summer my two sons and I would buy the rocket kits from Hobby Lobby and set them off. Looking back it was a great way for us to bond. Thanks for the video, wish you great success in your future endeavors.
That's just WAY cool!!
Nothing like the rockets my brother and I launched from the Junior HS field back in the early 70s. Awesome!
Absolutely wonderful, great work!
Wow, quite amazing! Good Job!
Damn, great job on the rocket and its flight!
This is honestly both an amazing feat and beautiful at the same time, our Earth is amazing that's for sure!
Amazing rocket and beautiful footage!
the transition of the blackness of space into the blueness of the atmosphere always fascinates me
Excellent job!! Great footage
That was truly amazing! Much Congrats and much more success!!!
Just amazing, fantastic video!
Just because of the the way u jus made me feel while watching this video...im subscribing now
Well done. That thing was really moving!
It's amazing that the thing is going SOO FAS when 2nd stage ended, about the same time it was finishing punching through the thickest of atmosphere gas and finally getting in the somewhat vacuum after 2nd stage, it still climbed another 1.5 minutes before stopping and falling back! Wow 36 miles in 2 minutes. So cool. Can u imaging if there was a 3rd stage to burn after it was in the vacuum?? Boogie boogie!
And I thought my bottle rockets went high...
Within 35 seconds you have gone from the safety of our “blue sky” to the blackness of space. Phenomenal.
Fantastic work! This video is absolutely beautiful.
Outstanding work. Well done!
That was amazing thanks for doing this. And good luck in the future.
Not a bad way to spend your afternoon. Thanks!
nicely done! Congrats!
This is absolutely amazing.
Fantastic! What an accomplishment
In a word: PHENOMENAL!
Congrats on your achievement!
Tis a FAR cry from an Estes "A" series rocket and motor combination.
WOW.... This is truly amazing!!
awesome Job and great footage!
That was so freaking cool!
Just over 46 miles in altitude. Impressive.
Very nice. That was truly impressive!
Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
Congrats team. That was a wild ride.
Awesome flight and recovery. Thanks for sharing and pushing our envelope.
At 2,700 mph, it not only became very hot, the aerodynamic forces upon the rocket must have been enormous.
great flight, well done!
This guy is as much an artist as engineer and holds records all over the impulse classes. He gets small motors to go, what mere mortals would judge, impossibly high. Here he's getting large motors to go, what mere mortals would judge, impossibly high :)
LOL WOW ! What incredible acceleration.
Congratulations, Sir ! Very nicely done.
That's crazy how fast it crossed the boundary between atmosphere and space. 1:28
just WoW !!! When I first read the title I thought it said, 20,000 feet. They need to put a comma in there ! 200,000 ! Unbelievable !
I have my 2 stage estes alpha ready. I'm going for it!
Absolutely outstanding!
Congrats!
It's so quiet... it's actually peaceful...
Absolutely Awesome! Incredible! I love it!
Absolutely STUNNING!!!!
Incredible!!👍👍
Incredible! I love it! I really am tempted to start my own model rocket adventures
That's awesome guys.fast launch that baby was zooming
Excellent shot folks. A tremendous achievement.
Unreal and awe inspiring!!!!
WOW! Congrats to all the people who contributed to this. A real achievement.
3:45 WOW! Beautiful.
I tip my hat to these guys. Very impressive.
That... was … AWESOME! lol Great job.
And by the way congratulation! Most awesome!
Good job
Congratuations from Brazil.
That was amazing, congratulations!
Very very very nice! The video is very artful.
Absolutely brilliant. Excellent footage. Congratulations!
Very impressed!
Amazing! I wish i had the brains and the money to make something like this.
superb. but why isn't the rocket shown? anyway, this is the best rocket launch I've ever seen.!
That was hands-down, no bullshit, the coolest thing I've seen this year. Where is the design and building video?
Nice flight. Congratulations!
The Great Leader Kim is taking notes.
Excellent achievement guys! Good work! And considering a touchdown location only 6 miles from the launch site, that's pretty incredible! What a superior feat of engineering! What's the next goal? Something put in a sustainable orbit, at least one revolution? That would be amazing!!
Congratulations! Great Job
First of seen of it. Thanks Curt.
Its so dope seeing how blue sky turns into pitch black after a couple of seconds
That's pretty awesome! Well done. :)
Very well done!
The topography is reminiscent of the descent to Titan's surface.