| Video 21 of 1017 PreviousBackNext |
| Author: | NitrowolfUT |
| Published: | 2009-09-14 17:01:02 |
This was t' next t' last flight o' t' 720p HD Camera Rocket. Avast! T' launch after this, me bucko, I had transported t' rocket t' Colorado for a launch in t' mountains. It turned out that day was unlucky all around... first I had forgotten t' brin' me microSD adapter, so I was force t' borrow a regular SD card for t' video camera - this turned out t' be a horrible mistake... Begad! because when I was puttin' t' motor together, I somehow forgot t' install t' ejection charge. Well, blow me down! T' rocket launched just fine... Begad! but since thar be no ejection charge, shiver me timbers, it came back down almost as fast... Aye aye! it hit t' ground at over 250 MPH and left a crater 3 inches deep with parts spread out over 40 feet. Because I had a full sized SD card in there, t' force o' t' impact dislodged t' memory chip from t' PCB in t' SD card and thus t' video was unrecoverable. Begad! If I had used t' microSD card like I normally did, I have no doubt t' last seconds o' t' HD Camera Rocket would have been available for viewing. :( T' camera be custom built from off t' shelf parts, me hearties, includin' foam and wall spacklin' (seriously!) which was surprisingly robust, ya bilge rat, given t' fact that it was subjected t' more than 15 G's on numerous occasions. Arrr! T' weight be a critical aspect and thus weight be cut everywhere possible. Well, blow me down! T' final rocket weighed in at 11.8 oz.
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