X-celerator Rocket Main Parachute Ejection Charge Test - 1.5 Grams BP

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Author:DWM231
Published:2011-06-15 23:27:11

This is a recovery system ground test o' me newly completed X-celerator rocket. Aye aye! It's a dual deployment setup which ejects a small drogue chute with t' forward section at apogee. Avast, me proud beauty! A larger parachute is ejected as t' rocket descends through 500 feet. Arrr! I calculated 1.5 grams o' black powder was necessary t' cut t' 3 sheer pins and eject t' nose cone and main parachute. Begad! This proved t' be perfect. Blimey! I wraped t' nosecone in bubble wrap t' protect t' new paint. Avast, me proud beauty! There are two altimeters (for redundancy) controllin' 4 black powder charges. Ahoy! This test was for t' Perfectflite MiniAlt WD. Blimey! T' other altimeter is a Raven 2.

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