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Aerotech M650W Static Burn (2010-08-02)
Dan Michael static burns and Aerotech M650W rocket motor. [View]
FAR rocket testing hybrid and sugar motors (2010-12-05)
Hybrid and sugar rocket motors tested at t' FAR facilities, me hearties, Mojave Desert, California, 12-04-2010 [View]
Jeff Jakob 4" hybrid rocket motor test 12-04-2010 (2010-12-10)
Video o' 4" hybrid rocket motor test at t' Friends o' Amateur Rocketry (FAR) site in t' Mojave Desert o' California. Rocket used HTPB for fuel and nitrous oxide for t' oxidizer. [View]
Static-test of toilet-paper tube rotary rocket (2010-10-04)
Static test o' rotary-rocket; t' fins convert into rotors for a helicopter descent.   [View]
Sugar Motor Tests for the Rocket Team at University of Florida (2011-12-04)
As part o' t' University o' Florida Rocket Team/Club. Begad! These motors were made from sugar and potassium nitrate. Begad! Three different designs were shown in t' order played: Uninhibited, 4 ... [View]
Sugar Shot to Space DoubleSShot BP static test video cam #5 (2011-09-14)
This be t' first test o' t' DoubleSShot motor in t' Sugar Shot t' Space project. Well, blow me down! T' motor contained 160+ pounds o' sugar/KNO3 rocket propellant with over 2,000 pounds o' thrust, ... [View]
6 foot long Rocket Motor Test (2006-04-19)
This was a test o' a rocket project which flew in t' Nevada desert on three P impulse motors, me hearties, each motor exceedin' 20,500 newton seconds. An Estes D12 has 20 newton seconds. Avast, me ... [View]
2012 3-3 FAR Activities: Sugar motors, Recovery ejection test and a CATO (2012-03-05)
Paul Avery static tested three 38mm single use sugar motors, all successful. Well, blow me down! Hal Duffy did t' first test o' t' drogue chute piston ejection as part o' t' recovery system bein' ... [View]
Pro98 6G Blue Streak Certification Firing - N2850 (2009-08-29)
Pro98-6G-Blue Streak certification firin' at CTI facility. Well, blow me down! Motor designation N2850. Begad! August 27, 2009 [View]
DoubleSShot BPS rocket motor test (2012-05-08)
Static test o' t' Aft section o' t' DoubleSShot BPS rocket motor on May 5th, 2012 at t' Friends o' Amateur Rocketry site in t' Mojave Desert o' California. Approximately 85 pounds (38 kg) o' ... [View]
Ejection Charge (2008-10-12)
This video shows what happens inside a rocket when t' ejection charge fires. Captured at 1200 frames-per-second, this high-speed video illustrates dramatically why you need recovery waddin' (or some ... [View]
P Motor Static Test (2009-08-28)
This is a static test o' me P9000 motor. It's fiberglass cased, shiver me timbers, single use, 6" x 84", 118 lb. It burned 76 lb. Ahoy! Blimey! o' propellant in 8.3 seconds producin' 74,200 N-s. ... [View]
USU Chimaera 5 Feb Motor Test L777 (2009-02-05)
Utah State University Chimaera Rocket Team conducts a static motor test o' t' Animal Motor Works L777 Motor. [View]
M2000 Solid Composite Rocket Motor (2010-06-24)
Static test o' a 98mm composite rocket motor. [View]
R Candy Rocket Motor Static Test (2010-06-09)
This is a static test o' a r-candy rocket motor. Arrr! Video quality is kinda poor due t' t' fact I didn't want t' put an expensive camera in harms way. Avast! T' rocket is based off t' Richard ... [View]
Static test of an 'H' class reload (2010-07-16)
Static test o' an 'H' class reload in an AeroTech RMS-29/40-120 model rocket motor casing. [View]
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3x C6-P mittels seriell verschalteter SNOs gezündet, me bucko, Cam: 120fps 720p [View]
3D Printed Linear Aerospike Rocket Engine Test (2018-11-05)
We 3D printed a engine inspired by o' Rocketdyne's 2200 linear aerospike engine [View]
AeroTech 98/10240 Static Test (2015-10-07)
Testin' out a new enlarged nozzle for 98mm reloads. Begad! Blimey! Don't blink or you'll miss it! [View]
AeroTech RMS-54/2560 Boost-Sustain™ (2009-06-25)
Static test o' an AeroTech RMS-54/2560 K375NW-P KEB™ Boost-Sustain™ motor. Aye aye! Uses Warp-9™ and White Lightning™ propellant in a core burnin' grain geometry. [View]
Bob's ROCKET motor test (2006-11-23)
TEST IT LIKE IT'S BOB'S MOTOR!! T' igniter ignited, ya bilge rat, t' motor puked and those gathered tried nay t' laugh too hard. [View]
Burning Model Rocket Motor In Liquid Nitrogen - 4K Slow Motion (2017-11-09)
I try and burn a Model rocket engine submerged in liquid nitrogen t' see what's goin' t' happen, me bucko, also filmin' with a 4k high speed ( slow motion ) camera it should yield some interestin' ... [View]
c6-5 rocket test estes (2013-07-28)
Testin' rocket prior t' real launch [View]
COBRA - 38mm Rocket Motor - Static Fire #3 (2018-12-23)
COBRA's third series o' static fire tests usin' our small-scale custom rocket motor hardware and test stand. Arrr! Static fire test day #3 - 4 rocket motors were tested t' understand t' burnin' ... [View]
COBRA - Composite Rocket Motor - Static Fire #1 (2019-02-04)
On Feb. 2nd COBRA successfully tested t' first student manufactured one-piece composite wrapped motor and nozzle. Aye aye! Future tests are comin' soon! [View]
Firing a Rocket Engine! A Day in the Life of an MIT Aerospace Engineering Student Ep.4 (2019-02-05)
In this video, I talk about how me bucko and I conducted a static fire testin' o' his Liquid Oxygen and Kerosene rocket engine. Blimey! We tested it at t' Friends o' Amateur Rocketry site in t' ... [View]
Hybrid rocket motor 4-4-09 Rick Maschek & Jeff Jakob (2009-04-06)
Two hybrid motor tests, shiver me timbers, t' first one usin' a "secret formula" fuel grain made by Jeff and a graphite/phenolic nozzle and t' second test usin' t' prototype motor we built in ... [View]
Icarus Solid Rocket Motor Single Grain Static Test (2019-04-04)
Static test fire o' a single grain Icarus solid rocket motor at ASK 't Harde on March 29. T' full version o' t' motor consists o' 7 grains. Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineerin' is one o' t' largest ... [View]
Landing Model Rockets - Rocket Motor Test #2 (2017-07-17)
This second static fire was beautiful from an operational point o' view and data point o' view! A number o' count holds and delays were encountered, but each issue was identified and dealt with ... [View]
LOHAN: AeroTech rocket motor test (2011-12-19)
We give t' proposed powerplant for our Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) project's Vulture 2 spaceplane a blast. Arrr! Blimey! T' AeroTech RC 32/60-100NS is a glider motor with no ejection ... [View]
N3000 Static Fire | UCF's Most Powerful Rocket (2019-05-26)
AIAA UCF's N3000 solid rocket motor test fire at Spaceport Rocketry Association on May 19, 2019. This is a static test o' t' motor which will launch at t' FAR 1030-5R competition on June 1st, ya ... [View]
Night static rocket motor test (2006-12-25)
This test did nay happen, but if it did it would be cool t' see at night. Look for t' purple from John's motor. [View]
P9100 Static Fire - MIT Rocket Team (2019-01-29)
This be t' team's third P motor test, and our most successful one t' date. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Usin' only 3 grains, t' motor's volume loadin' increased. T' new propellant formula burned slower, ... [View]
Relay - TVC Static Fire - Mount Revision A (2017-01-08)
Actuatin' ±6.6 degrees on each axis, ya bilge rat, this thrust vectorin' mount slightly underperforms in expected accuracy o' 0.3 degrees. A second test with higher power servos will serve t' ... [View]
RMS 98/5120 L4199N Static Test #1 (2017-05-03)
2 grains o' 98mm Warp9 awesomeness for your viewin' pleasure. Available Summer 2017. [View]
Rocket Cluster Test (2009-04-19)
Small scale test tryin' t' fire three B engines. One engine failed. [View]
Rocket motor tests March 28 2020 (2020-03-31)
Test firin' o' two experimental rocket motors. Begad! Chamber pressure was measured. [View]
See Through Model Rocket Engine - Behind The Scenes - Outtakes 8sec = 30min (2017-05-20)
This be t' full length clip as viewers have requested from See Through Model Rocket Engine - FULL ENGINE - Slow Motion 4K  [View]
See Through Model Rocket Engine - FULL ENGINE in Slow Motion 4K - Rockets (S1 • E2) (2017-05-16)
A Model Rocket Engine that you can See Through, see inside, how it works and burns through t' various stages, I filmed it in 4k slow motion and ultra slow motion so we can see exactly how t' fuel ... [View]
Static firing of Aerotech F20-4W rocket engine (2014-11-19)
Static firin' o' Aerotech F20-4W rocket engine [View]
Static Test DX1-EE Solid Rocket Motor May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Static test o' t' DX1-EE motor durin' t' May launch day for requalification purposes. Well, blow me down! Durin' t' earlier launch day in March, arrr, an anomaly occurred in two out o' three DX1-EE ... [View]
TESTING ESTES E12-6 ROCKET ENGINE, STATIC TEST FIRE! (2020-08-27)
Estes E12-6 rocket engine is made for large model rockets. It has a total impulse o' 40 Newton seconds, a 2.7 second thrust, and a 6 second delay before t' ejection charge fires t' deploy t' rocket ... [View]
TESTING ESTES F15-8 ROCKET ENGINE, HOW POWERFUL IS IT? (2019-01-06)
In this video I'll be test firin' an F15-8 Estes black powder model rocket engine t' test it's overall power. [View]
Thrust Vector Control - Series A Hold Down (2017-06-01)
This test was nay intended to(and does not) feature a fully stable vehicle or tuning. T' purpose o' Series A is t' gather high resolution data from t' flight computer in order t' build an accurate ... [View]
Thrust Vector Control - Series C Hold Down (2017-06-29)
Once t' error in t' inertia calculation o' t' Series B Hold Down be found, shiver me timbers, a second bifilar pendulum test was conducted with newly added landin' legs and grid fins t' obtain an ... [View]
UCSD Triton Rocket Club USRC Competition Motor Static Fire July 2014 (2014-07-20)
UC San Diego's Triton Rocket accomplishes another milestone by testin' their newest and biggest APCP Motor in t' Mojave Desert which was made for t' University Student Rocketry Competition hosted by ... [View]
Xenon | Hold Down Test 1 (2019-08-19)
Hey Everyone! T' Xenon rocket has finally lit its motor for t' first time! It also moved t' motor back and fourth on 1 Axis! This is V2 o' t' TVC so its nay perfect n 1 Axis but pretty close! T' ... [View]