Colossus I Flight

Colossus I Flight

The real flight here was the people ducking for cover. Colossus went OK at first, then something...

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Sunset on IRW 2003 & Colossus I

Sunset on IRW 2003 & Colossus I

Always nice to finish on a sunset Looking across the firth of Clyde to Great Comrie

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Retrieve Self

Retrieve Self

Back down to earth and we can all go home.

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Not Quite Finished

Not Quite Finished

I still had to retrieve the rope, which was much quicker than installing it.

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Its a Wrap

Its a Wrap

"The best laid schemes o'mice and men" The problem soon becomes apparent. I had angled...

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Fracture

Fracture

Lets have a look at all the pieces and do the forensics. A brittle fracture due to shock rether than burn through, hmm! Note the angled motors.

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String on Rope Launch Pad

String on Rope Launch Pad

The rocket was hoisted to the vertical on a string attached via a pulley to 80m of climbing rope, one...

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Colossus I Tripod / Shute Pod

Colossus I Tripod / Shute Pod

Goliath had all the motors at the top of the tripod, but that is a lot of weight at the top especially...

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Colossus I First Stage Motors

Colossus I First Stage Motors

The rocket was spinning very fast even before taking off, it wrapped the string round itself and so...

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Colossus I Shute

Colossus I Shute

So it did not work as intended, but what was meant to be a one & a half stage rocket broke in mid...

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The Flying Fox rocket (during)

The Flying Fox rocket (during)

The original Flying Fox Rocket at 1/8s intervals.

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The Flying Fox rocket (before)

The Flying Fox rocket (before)

The first version of the Flying Fox Rocket was a pain to recover since the far end is so high. More...

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Skyrocket

Skyrocket

Model rocket at Rocketfest 1/8 sec intervals show the evolution of the ~2 sec burn.

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Swing Testing for Stability

Swing Testing for Stability

Like an arrow or weather cock, a rocket should point into the wind going past it. To swing test your...

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Goliath Take Off - WOW! Factor 3

Goliath Take Off - WOW! Factor 3

At International Rocket Week 2002 near Glasgow, Scotland, Goliath was launched by the Warp factor...

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Goliath on the Pad

Goliath on the Pad

At last he is vertical, and 25 feet (7.62m) tall rather than long.

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David Take Off - WOW! Factor 2

David Take Off - WOW! Factor 2

At International Rocket Week 2002 near Glasgow, Scotland, David was launched. 16 feet tall, motors at...

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Goliath on the way to Vertical

Goliath on the way to Vertical

The Warp(ed) Factor team take Goliath from horizontal to vertical, using a long carbon fibre tent pole and judicious use of inertia.

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