- second booster separation
- first booster stage separation
- Duck and cover! - Mike_fj40
Icarus
This flight went wildly unstable… just as I predicted on GeekDad…. but I had to give it a try. =)
“Flower Power” (R.I.P.) was a mélange of three rocket kits, with altimeter nosecone, and festooned with flower stickers. This flight added a D12-0 with booster fins, taped to a D12-0, taped to a E9-8.... Each motor ignites the next at burnout.
Soon after liftoff, it went into an upward spiral, but when the booster fins on the first stage fell away with a burst of blue smoke, it started to wildly flip about overhead (cue Devo: Whip it Good… Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth).
When the weight of the second booster stage fell away, the E9-rocket combo finally stabilized, but the random walk left it pointing down... So it hit maximum acceleration in a straight zoom back at us.
It landed about 15 ft. from the pad, a lawn dart under thrust.
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DNSF David Newman, Joie de Vivre, Dave.Hull, TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³, and 82 other people added this photo to their favorites.
cageitfallsinto (74 months ago | reply)
coool
Mr Geoff (74 months ago | reply)
Wow! That is so cool!
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Victor1 (74 months ago | reply)
whipped good!
how close were YOU to the landing...puncture?
msamaclean ©...be back soon!...;-) (74 months ago | reply)
Ya, very cool. Thanks for sharing it!
TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ (74 months ago | reply)
Weeeeeee! :D
This photo is SUPERB in all the ways!!!! Luv it luv it luv it!
Curtis Morton-Lowerlighter (74 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
I is (74 months ago | reply)
woa, that must have been scary
Egmel (74 months ago | reply)
I love the way you've got the trail to frame the sun, a cool shot :o)
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Spaceman Spiffy (74 months ago | reply)
Sweet shot! A spectacular failure.
That was a little too close for comfort.
walk the rock (74 months ago | reply)
Very fortunate you were prepared for this shot--nice capture indeed! Well done
whiteoakart (74 months ago | reply)
Every disastrous failure should be this good.
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Stargazer95050 (74 months ago | reply)
At first I thought it was from some acrobatic airshow !!!
Starlisa (74 months ago | reply)
hee hee... you did all that just so you could get this awesome photo! Good work!!!!!
(R.I.P.)
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jurvetson (74 months ago | reply)
I try to have a camera handy when hijinx are about....
stargazr: well, I guess it became an acrobatic airshow after all...
thanks y'all. Rocket launches are my favorite photography subject
CatsFive (74 months ago | reply)
Run for your lives!!!!!!
Pieces of Eye (74 months ago | reply)
nice.
The Rocketeer (74 months ago | reply)
Icarus is a great title for this.
citrit1 (74 months ago | reply)
Please add this beautiful photo to CITRIT,Best of yours!
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Felipe Morin (74 months ago | reply)
great capture! oerfect framing!
Paul moved to paul_peeraerts.ipernity.com (74 months ago | reply)
Perfekta bildo; perfekta teksto!
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Number Six (74 months ago | reply)
What a great capture.
Matthias Hilf (74 months ago | reply)
A+++ Grade Photo
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A+++ Grade Photo
dare6 (74 months ago | reply)
Your photo is "A"Class
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Mr-Sparkle (74 months ago | reply)
That's an incredible photo, nice work!
*0ne* (74 months ago | reply)
too cool! amazing shot, great title, and dear lord, you used the word "festooned" in your caption. fantastic. instant fave!
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m a y a* (74 months ago | reply)
This is fantastic.
Pianoman75 (74 months ago | reply)
Well, at least you got an awsome photo out of the adventure! :))
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Trpster* (74 months ago | reply)
WONDERFUL PHOTO.
So sorry for the misfire[?], but you got a great photo out of the ordeal!!
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Jeremy-G (74 months ago | reply)
splendid shot! great timing!
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mysparetimedesign (74 months ago | reply)
(ACTION NOW)
Well sometimes when things fall apart we are just busy looking in the wrong direction....but you didn't when this happened. Great shot!
cheesekid (74 months ago | reply)
A+++ Grade Photo
swifferkins (74 months ago | reply)
A+++ Grade Photo
lutrasimilis (74 months ago | reply)
This is a good scientific photography. Thus, I've chosen it to stay in the group pool of Scientist Photographers. It's a great capture! Good lucks on the scoring next week.
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dash - (74 months ago | reply)
beautiful!!!!!!!
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_vanitY_ (74 months ago | reply)
This photo is a certified...
You can now post it to an open contest and
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Tripod Ape (74 months ago | reply)
You crazy guys!
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Hotortillas (74 months ago | reply)
Your pic has been featured in Las Mejores Fotos de Flickr
Damgaard, (TheObsessivePhotographer.com) (74 months ago | reply)
Really cool!
Absolutely A Super A+++ Photo!
Chris[topher] Lin (74 months ago | reply)
Great title for the path of the rocket. Better luck next time!
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CoffeeCypher (74 months ago | reply)
really cool!
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Orange_Wedge (74 months ago | reply)
Are there events in the UK or EU that I could attend? A quick search with rocketeer rocket club uk london, keywords was unfruitful. An association or keyword suggestion? Cheers in advance.
jurvetson (74 months ago | reply)
Thanks y'all.
Wedgie-orangé: I asked major Tom, and he was helpful, as always. Here are the UK high power contacts:
Tripoli English Midlands(116)
PAUL LAVIN
449 LUTON RD
HARPENDEN
44 1582 713765
plavin@btinternet.com
Tripoli United Kingdom(108)
CATHERINE BASHFORD
34 WYCLIFFE RD
LONDON
44 20 77381544
tripoli@bfo.org.uk
flattop341 (70 months ago | reply)
Ouch! I bet that hurt!
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Camerist Obscured (66 months ago | reply)
Hard Hat Photography!
knightoyo (63 months ago | reply)
awesome shot
I saw this in the 50+ Faves group and Faved it.
B℮n (63 months ago | reply)
Waaaooh!!!!
I saw this in the 50+ Faves group and Faved it.
HE~GOES (63 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
senzapareti_01 (63 months ago | reply)
How many attendants did it kill ? ;-)
Steve's Photography (61 months ago | reply)
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