Launch Matrix
This is a Table of all my Mid and High powered flights and the Altitudes they achieved.
Rocket Name |
Date |
Where |
Motor |
Altitude |
Comments |
Qoubba | August 2000 | IRW, Largs | G-7W | Not Recorded | N/A |
Qoubba | September 2000 | K-Lob, Lincs | G-7W | Not Recorded | N/A |
KRY | September 2000 | K-Lob, Lincs | H123-W | Not Recorded | Chute failed to open |
KRY | 4th December 2000 | EARS, Cambs | H123-W | Not Recorded | Successful UKRA Level 1 Flight |
Qoubba | January 2001 | Brass Balls, Lincs | F20-4 | Not Recorded | Last flight |
KRY | 17th February 2001 | EARS, Cambs | H242-W | 1165ft | Successful Tripoli Level 1 Flight |
KRY | 3rd June 2001 | EARS, Cambs | I357-T | Not Recorded | N/A |
KRY | 16th June 2001 | UKRA, Lincs | I357-T | Over 2000ft | N/A |
KRY | 17th June 2001 | UKRA, Lincs | I300- | 3300ft | N/A |
KRY-2 | 1st July 2001 | EARS, Cambs | J135 | 7497ft | Successful UKRA Level 2 Flight |
Scary Stripe | August 2001 | IRW, Largs, Scotland | G something | Not Recorded | N/A |
Scary Stripe | 7th April 2002 | EARS, Cambs | G something | Not Recorded | N/A |
KRY | 4th May 2002 | Big EARS, Cambs | Pro38 4 grain - I240 | Altimeter Lost | Rocket Lost |
Ginguar must Roar | 11th Sept 2004 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | M1900BB - Animal Motor Works | 14,403ft | Successful Level 3 Flight |
ZingerOne | June 2005 | LDRS, Lethbridge, Canada | L2100 - Ceseroni | 11,609ft | Rocket deplyed Main at apogee by mistake |
kWibble | Sept 2005 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | K650ish - Homemade Red Sonia propellant | 1,047ft | Main did not deploy so the rocket and altimeter got destroyed on landing, propellant worked tho ;) |
Pink Peril | July 2006 | LDRS, Amarillo, Texas | 3 x K550 - Aerotech | 3,637ft | Only 2 of the motors lit but rocket still flew well and recovered safely, onboard video was obtained. |
sKrabble | LDRS, July 2006 | Amarillo, Texas | Sky Ripper Hybrid | 1,040ft | Rocket coned and was slightly damaged on landing, but has since been repaired. |
sKarper | Sept 2006 | XPRS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | K350 - Loki | 11,900ft | Rocket flew well and recovered safely |
Pink Peril | Sept 2006 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | 3 x J295 - Ceseroni | 5,940ft | All motors lit, rocket flew well and was recovered after being dragged 100ft across the Playa, fin had come unattached but also recovered and can be fixed. |
sKarper | Oct 2006 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | J334 - Homemade PPE motor | 5,479ft | Rocket flew well and recovered safely |
sKarper | Oct 2006 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | J500 - Homemade Everclear motor | 6,933ft | Rocket flew well and recovered with minimal damaged |
sKarper | Sept 2007 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | K460 - Homemade Dark Wing Duck V2 motor | N/A | Rocket flew well and was mostly recovered, no atittude data obtained |
sKarper | Sept 2008 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | K635 - Homemade Heavy Metal Special motor | 10255ft | Rocket flew well but deplyment charge not fired but rocket only got a crack in coupler so will fly again. |
BFO | Sept 2008 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | I363 - Homemade Red Sonia motor | no data as yet | Rocket flew well but deplyment charge not fired but rocket broke in various places but fincan ok |
Countdown to the Centenary | May 2009 | Cudham, Guide Camp Site | 3 x A8-3 estes motors | rocket designed to stay low due to launch site limitations | Flew well and recovered intact. |
Countdown to the Centenary | June 2009 | EARS, Cambs | 3 x A6-4 estes motors | rocket designed to stay low | Flew well and recovered intact. |
Krown Flyer | July 2009 | LDRS, Potter Field, New York State | K695R - Aerotech Redline | 8471ft | There was a small amount of coning at high altitude but everything was recovered fine. |
Powered by Fairydust | June 2010 | LDRS, Lucerne, California | an Aerotech but can't remember which | can't remember | Flight good, rocket recovered fine |
Countdown to the Centenary | Aug 2010 | IRW, Near Largs Scotland | 3 x A8-3 estes motors | approx 6 inches up the launch rod | Used very old motors and only 1 lit |
Countdown to the Centenary | Aug 2010 | IRW, Near Largs Scotland | 3 x A8-3 estes motors | approx 20-30ft | Used very old motors and only 2 lit |
Countdown to the Centenary | Sept 2010 | EARS, Cambs | 3 x A6-4 estes motors | approx 4ft | New motors this time but only 2 lit and performed very poorly |
sKarper | Sept 2010 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | K475 - Homemade Dart motor | ?? | Rocket flew but went squirrily and didn't deploy, but was found fine and will fly again. |
Powered by Fairydust | Sept 2010 | BALLS, Blackrock Desert, Nevada | I280 - Homemade Dart Motor | 6325ft | Flight good, rocket recovered fine |
Powered by Fairydust | May 2011 | EARS, Cambs | H185 - Ceseroni | 3542ft | Flight good, went squirrily after inital boost, rocket recovered fine |
Rockit+ | Sept 2011 | EARS, Cambs | D12-5 - Estes | N/A - no altimeter onboard | Flight good, rocket recovered fine |