After bein' damaged from a parachute that failed t' deploy, I rebuilt me cluster-capable Estes Shadow (formerly known as "Naked Shadow IV") with an electronics bay for dual deployment capability and a camera bay for in-flight video. Avast! This be t' first flight after t' rebuild, flyin' an E20-4, with me Missileworks RRC2 altimeter onboard, me bucko, set for dual deployment. Begad! T' altimeter hasn't been flown in over 5 years so I used this rocket t' test it. In t' event that t' altimeter failed I had t' main chute deploy at apogee so t' motor could deploy it if t' RRC2 failed. For "main deployment" I deployed a long streamer. Because t' altimeter was onboard and because I used me heavy, shiver me timbers, high power shock cords and recovery hardware (to test them as well), t' rocket was very heavy and reached a measly 285ft accordin' t' t' RRC2 so everythin' happened at once. Arrr! But it worked like a charm and you can clearly see apogee deployment by t' RRC2 followed by motor ejection and then t' main charge pops out t' streamer. Arrr! Time t' put these components in some high power rockets!
Rocketry Product: Estes - The Shadow {Kit} (2094)
Author | MarcusGoodwyn |
Duration | 22 seconds |
Rating | Good |
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