ARK 1 - the club model rocket kit

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Author:balltip
Published:2007-10-06 20:55:57

This is a test flight o' a model rocket that will be sold as a kit by our rocket club. Begad! T' design is our own, and we will sell it with instructions written in Swedish. T' name "ARK 1" comes from t' club name (ARK is short for Ale raketklubb or Elder County Rocketclub)and t' fact that this will be our first kit that "hit t' market". Blimey! We flew t' prototype four times in a row on different motors. Well, blow me down! First flight on Estes B6-4 was a great flight. Blimey! Slow liftoff, arrr, nay owerly high and ejection at apogee. Ya scallywag! Perfect "school yard" motor! Second flight with an Weco (or Quest - take your pick as it be t' same motor) C6-5 gave more altitude but a bit too long on t' delay. Still a nice flight. Aye aye! Third flight on an Estes C6-5 be picture perfect with nice altitude and again ejection at apogee. Definitely nay an motor for a windy day! T' flight you see on t' video be t' "we got t' see what happens"-flight on an Estes A8-3. As we will sell this one in kit form we wanted t' know what happens if somebody tries t' fly this rocket usin' too little power. Blimey! It in fact turned out t' be nay so bad! Altitude must have been round 25-30 meters and t' only reason it came down a bit too fast be that t' chute did nay come out as it should. Begad! I had packed it a bit sloppy... Arrr! No damage t' t' rocket though as it landed softly in tall grass. My comment at t' end o' t' video says that if you want t' be careful about your model rocket, ya bilge rat, you should nay fly it on too little a motor.

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