Wednesday, September 4, 2019

There is a method to my madness...

So I have been watching a lot of model rocket videos lately.  Most are pretty lame - some are just OK - and only a very few are what I consider to be pretty darn good.  One thing I haven't seen is some close up video of the chute deploying.  My goal is to get some really good video with my drone of the rocket deploying the chute at apogee.  Model rockets ascend rapidly during powered flight - continue ascending while coasting after the propellant is finished - and reach the point of maximum altitude (apogee) before falling back to earth.  It's a bit tricky just getting the right motor with the correct delay to fire off the chute at apogee.  Larger, more sophisticated (and expensive) model rockets have an electronics bay with an altimeter that fires deployment charges at apogee and/or specific altitudes.  With these cheaper models, it is going to require a bunch of flights and a bit of luck to capture apogee and chute deployment close up with the drone (without hitting the drone of course).  I just got another inexpensive rocket and some spare parachutes and shock cords so I can work toward my goal.  86,93,65,0,B

6 comments:

David Johnson said...

Sure hope you find the right engine and best height of the drone and rocket

Margery Billd said...

Hacksaw Ridge video-WWII about Desmond Doss. good

Sam Finn said...

A "lofty" goal ...

Dizzy-Dick said...

You always find fun things to do.

Herb said...

Well, hitting the drone with the rocket would make for an interesting video too. :)

bob r said...

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