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FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW Vehicle Design Overview Details: Materials: Length: 94'' Airframe: G12 Fiberglass Diameter: 5'' Fins: G10 Fiberglass Weight with motor: 24.9 lbs Flight Stability Margin Static Stability

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FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW

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Vehicle Design Overview

Details:

  • Length: 94''
  • Diameter: 5''
  • Weight with motor: 24.9 lbs

Materials:

  • Airframe: G12 Fiberglass
  • Fins: G10 Fiberglass
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Flight Stability Margin

  • Static Stability Margin: 2.73
  • Rail exit velocity: 68.5 ft/s
  • Center of Pressure (CP): 73.596 inches
  • Center of Gravity (CG): 59.946 inches
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  • Motor: Aerotech K1000T-P
  • Motor Diameter: 75 mm
  • Weight: 90.8 oz
  • Thrust to Weight Ratio: 9:1
  • Rail Exit Velocity: 72.6 ft/s on 8’ 1515 rail
  • Max Thrust: 1,140 N
  • Average Thrust: 1,012 N
  • Impulse: 2,497 N*s
  • Max Velocity: 649 ft/s
  • Mach Equivalent: 0.58 Mach
  • Burn Time: 2.47 seconds
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  • Main
  • Sky angle Classic 2: 60''
  • Coefficient of Drag: 1.89
  • Deploys: 700 ft
  • Descent rate: 26.51 ft/s
  • Drogue
  • Sky angle Classic 2: 28''
  • Coefficient of Drag: 0.93
  • Deploys: apogee
  • Descent rate: 70.19 ft/s

Parachute Sizes And Descent Rates

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Drift Calculations

Wind Speed (mph) Drift (ft) 5 658.61 10 1317.21 15 1975.82 20 2634.43

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  • Checklist for Safety Precautions
  • Checklist for Payload setup
  • Checklist for Recovery preparation
  • Checklist for Motor preparation
  • Checklist for setup on launchpad

Requirements Verifications – Launch Vehicle

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  • Launched on the K1000T-P
  • The expected results from Open Rocket: 5194 ft
  • Actual results from launch: 4175 ft
  • Was windy day
  • Weather coked five degrees
  • Simulation was based on a straight up rocket
  • Simulation vs Actual off by 20 percent

Full Scale Flight

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Kinetic Energy

  • Total mass 10.202 kg
  • Zero Separation Scenario
  • Terminal velocity 55.94 ft/sec
  • Kinetic energy of section one 679.898 Lbf
  • Single separation Scenario
  • Terminal velocity 55.94 ft/sec
  • Kinetic energy of section one 679.898 Lbf
  • Kinetic energy of section two 413.814 Lbf
  • Dual separation Scenario
  • Terminal velocity 19.4 ft/sec
  • Kinetic energy of section one 70.181 Lbf
  • Kinetic energy of section two 11.592 Lbf
  • Kinetic energy of section three 49.771 Lbf
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  • Tested with 2g of black powder
  • Tested Parachute opening
  • Tested shock cords and their ability to withstand ejection

Recovery System Tests

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  • Geared wheel track
  • Meshed T-style mounting inside payload bay
  • Four wheel drive lock

Payload Intergration

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  • Hosted at the University college of Engineering.
  • Educated approximately 75 students and 25 adults
  • Set up a stomp rocket stations
  • Goal was to go the farthest

Education – E-week

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  • Paint Kronos
  • Testing of the CO2 ejection system

Test Plans & Procedures