Rocket Update

So I decided not to start the 2 stage project now, and instead bought another motor system to fly in Positive Ascent. I bought the Aerotech 54/2560 hardware from Ken Allen of Performance Hobbies in Geneseo right after I flew Positive Ascent on a K590-Classic-DualThrust motor to 2532 feet. It was a good flight. It was a very sluggish flight due to the low average thrust of the motor, and it landed very close, which was nice.

In addition to the new hardware from Aerotech, I bought a K700 reload for it, which is a 2400 Newton-Second White Lightning motor.

Ready for assembly

This is the "business end" of the assembled motor.

This past weekend I launched Positive Ascent on the K700W with PYRO in Potter, NY. It was very windy, gusting to about 25mph. The rocket still performed perfectly in the strong winds and flew to 2726 feet. However, the 8 foot parachute stayed inflated when it touched down and dragged the rocket about 200 feet through the muck fields, packing the booster section with dirt. Fortunately, there was no damage.