LeeBee
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First flight from Sunday - Aerotech F50 with the updated piston'd clam shell nose cone. Hard to see in the very, very zoomed-in video but looks like the nose tangled a little with the parachute cord - still hit the ground slow enough to not cause any damage.
Not perfect, but ok..
Not perfect, but ok..
April 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
First flight from Sunday - Aerotech F50 with the updated piston'd clam shell nose cone. Hard to see in the very, very zoomed-in video but looks like the nose tangled a little with the parachute cord - still hit the ground slow enough to not cause any damage.
Not perfect, but ok..
Not perfect, but ok..
3D printed pi zero mount with integrated baffle we've been flying since September.
The diamond on the top is a GPS antenna and the two ends are exposed through the rocket body via small panels.
The base is wedge shaped and the deployment charge is directed through serpentine channels at the sides.
The diamond on the top is a GPS antenna and the two ends are exposed through the rocket body via small panels.
The base is wedge shaped and the deployment charge is directed through serpentine channels at the sides.
March 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
3D printed pi zero mount with integrated baffle we've been flying since September.
The diamond on the top is a GPS antenna and the two ends are exposed through the rocket body via small panels.
The base is wedge shaped and the deployment charge is directed through serpentine channels at the sides.
The diamond on the top is a GPS antenna and the two ends are exposed through the rocket body via small panels.
The base is wedge shaped and the deployment charge is directed through serpentine channels at the sides.
Second attempt with the clam shell nose cone on an AeroTech F50 - also did not go well 😁🚀🪦 Unfortunately due to battery issues on the day I didn't manage to capture any data from this flight, so no data overlays for this one...
March 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Second attempt with the clam shell nose cone on an AeroTech F50 - also did not go well 😁🚀🪦 Unfortunately due to battery issues on the day I didn't manage to capture any data from this flight, so no data overlays for this one...
First attempt on a AeroTech F27-4. Not great - deployment charge seemed to go off early - you can see black smoke just before the nose is ejected. The nose itself also broke apart and 'helicoptered' off.
On the plus side, the parachute did inflate but clearly more work to do..
On the plus side, the parachute did inflate but clearly more work to do..
March 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
First attempt on a AeroTech F27-4. Not great - deployment charge seemed to go off early - you can see black smoke just before the nose is ejected. The nose itself also broke apart and 'helicoptered' off.
On the plus side, the parachute did inflate but clearly more work to do..
On the plus side, the parachute did inflate but clearly more work to do..
Couple of copies of a scaled up to F size, glue-less/bayonet joined "potato masher" rockets for use with my remaining TPS F35s. Semi-sacrificial as the F35s have been known to go pop, but if they do get off the rail then they *might* touch ~700 metres...
January 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Couple of copies of a scaled up to F size, glue-less/bayonet joined "potato masher" rockets for use with my remaining TPS F35s. Semi-sacrificial as the F35s have been known to go pop, but if they do get off the rail then they *might* touch ~700 metres...
I've been working on a bungee-powered, clam shell nose cone
in an effort to shift the parachute mass forward.
I took some slow motion (1/8th speed) videos earlier to get some idea what the deployment might look like and gain some confidence that it will actually separate. 🚀
in an effort to shift the parachute mass forward.
I took some slow motion (1/8th speed) videos earlier to get some idea what the deployment might look like and gain some confidence that it will actually separate. 🚀
December 20, 2024 at 8:08 AM
I've been working on a bungee-powered, clam shell nose cone
in an effort to shift the parachute mass forward.
I took some slow motion (1/8th speed) videos earlier to get some idea what the deployment might look like and gain some confidence that it will actually separate. 🚀
in an effort to shift the parachute mass forward.
I took some slow motion (1/8th speed) videos earlier to get some idea what the deployment might look like and gain some confidence that it will actually separate. 🚀
Data viz and video from the November MRC (Aerotech F50). The flight phase detection is based on heuristics developed from October's flights and happens in real time on the onboard computer - just changes the beeper pattern but should be a good base build on.🚀 #rocket #dataviz
(Sped up 🦋 1 min limit)
(Sped up 🦋 1 min limit)
November 23, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Successful 🚀 TSP F35 powered flight from September's MRC - tracked+stabilised with sync'd data overlay.
October 19, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Successful 🚀 TSP F35 powered flight from September's MRC - tracked+stabilised with sync'd data overlay.
🥔First flight of the "potato masher" 3D printed grid fin rocket at October's Midland Rocket Club 🚀
October 19, 2024 at 1:44 PM
🥔First flight of the "potato masher" 3D printed grid fin rocket at October's Midland Rocket Club 🚀
TSP F35 motor failure at October's Midland Rocket Club 😕😁
October 19, 2024 at 1:22 PM
TSP F35 motor failure at October's Midland Rocket Club 😕😁