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Flight Log Updates

#89 - Axion IVb

#88 - Dual Deployment

#87 - Day at the Office

#86 - Inline Deployment

#85 - MicroLab

#84 - Pressure Switch

#83 - Splice Test Flights

#82 - Water Behaviour

#81 - Bits and Pieces

#80 - Different Perspective

#79 - Acceleron Explosion

#78 - Acceleron V Flight

#77 - Acceleron V

#76 - Windy

#1 to #75 (Updates)

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Site Index

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Indexes

Flight Log Updates

Update Date 

2006

#1 - First tests and horizontal launcher 4/6/06 
#2 - Vertical launcher 11/6/06
#3 - The beach 18/6/06
#4 - Rocket payloads 25/6/06
#5 - Whistles 2/7/06
#6 - Parachutes 9/7/06
#7 - More parachutes and new launch site 30/7/06
#8 - Windy and Wet 5/8/06
#9 - In-flight video and perfect flights 13/8/06
#10 - In-flight video and faulty nozzles 20/8/06
#11 - Record Flight 26/8/06
#12 - Crashes 27/8/06
#13 - Development - Getting more serious 25/9/06
#14 - Experiments 2/10/06
#15 - Big Rocket, inflight video burst tests 8/10/06
#16 - A Mixed Bag, bursts tests 22/10/06
#17 - Flight Computer successful flights 11/11/06
#18 - New Rocket, good in-flight video 30/11/06
#19 - Repaired J4Y test flights 2/12/06
#20 - Cluster Development 27/12/06
#21 - Records and Crashes 31/12/06

2007

#22 - Cluster flights 11/1/07
#23 - Acceleron 27/1/07
#24 - Underwater launches, new launcher 3/2/07
#25 - Polaron III, J4 II, Acceleron and more underwater launches 18/2/07
#26 - Static Fire Tests 24/2/07
#27 - Foam, baffle and burst tests 9/3/07
#28 - Foam flights, 15mm nozzle 11/3/07
#29 - Acceleron II booster development 25/3/07
#30 - Acceleron II Successful Flights - Launch Sound Analysis 31/3/07
#31 - Thrust measurement rig, thrust data 6/4/07
#32 - Thrust measurement for CD nozzles 14/4/07
#33 - Simultaneous launches & foam flights 21/4/07
#34 - Vertical Races 6/5/07
#35 - Acceleron III booster 13/5/07
#36 - Multi-stage progress 27/5/07
#37 - Tachyon sustainer 13/6/07
#38 - Tachyon test flights 24/6/07
#39 - Catastrophic failure during test 7/7/07
#40 - Acceleron III Rebuilt, burst tests 22/7/07
#41 - Acceleron IIIb and Tachyon II successful flights. 31/7/07
#42 - Hyperon, new flight computers 14/8/07
#43 - Hyperon flights, visiting Damo's spaceport 11/9/07
#44 - Foam flights, V1.3.2 test flights 16/9/07
#45 - Zero-G Experiments, Altimeter flights, pressure switch 2/10/07
#46 - VISE Glue Tests 11/10/07
#47 - Polaron IV development and, hybrid splice 23/10/07
#48 - J4IIIb Crash and Foam flights 30/10/07
#49 - Foam vs. Water-only test flights 20/11/07
#50 - Fire and Water, New launch site 13/12/07

2008

#51 - Katz Stager - Staging mechanism 6/1/08
#52 - Polaron IV Launcher & Booster Tests 22/1/08
#53 - NSWRA & Polaron IV test flights 31/1/08
#54 - Splicing bottles & pressure tests 10/2/08
#55 - Polaron IV flights with Gluon boosters 23/2/08
#56 - Polaron IV rocket and launcher details 11/3/08
#57 - Acceleron IV and Polaron IV 29/3/08
#58 - Tornado Couplings, 2L splice tests 15/4/08
#59 - Acceleron IV and Tachyon III to 617' 6/5/08
#60 - Repairs, Testing and Development 19/5/08
#61 - Fog and Polaron VI 20/6/08
#62 - 15mm Nozzles and CATOs 1/7/08
#63 - Mk2 Katz Stager flight tests 13/7/08
#64 - Thermal Testing 27/7/08
#65 - Baryon II booster and Tachyon V 2/8/08
#66 - Multi-stage rocket and Pyro rockets 30/8/08
#67 - Test Stand 21/9/08
#68 - Calibrated Static Test Experiments 4/10/08
#69 - FTC Rocket 9/11/08
#70 - NSWRA Open Day, Acceleron V, G-Sw. 22/11/08
#71 - FTC Flights 21/12/08

2009

#72 - Fiberglassing and other progress 21/2/09
#73 - Polaron VIb and other crashes 28/2/09
#74 - Flour Rockets 15/3/09
#75 -(variable nozzle data)  
#76 - Windy and Acceleron V progress 15/4/09
#77 - Acceleron V development progress 27/5/09
#78 - Acceleron V first flight 4/7/09
#79 - Acceleron Vb Explosion and Axion V 25/7/09
#80 - A Different Perspective 15/9/09
#81 - Bits and Pieces 22/10/09
#82 - Inflight Water Behaviour & splice tests 31/10/09
#83 - Flight testing new splices 13/12/09
#84 - Acceleron V - pressure switch 23/12/09

2010

#85 - MicroLab - Mercury switches 10/01/10
#86 - In-line Parachute Deployment Mechanism 10/01/10
#87 - Another Day in the Office 6/02/10
#88 - Dual Deployment Mechansim 27/02/10
#89 - Axion IVb and Craig's flight computer 14/03/10

Rocket Elements

Element Tested
- Acceleron staging mechanism Flight
- Air Brakes Flight
- Baffle Flight
- CD nozzle Flight
- Drop away boosters retention Flight
- FTC nozzle Flight
- FTC bulkhead Flight
- Flight Computer Flight
- Guide rail lugs Flight
- Hybrid splice Ground
- Katz Stager Ground
- Katz Stager Mk2. Flight
- Launcher for boosters Flight
- Nosecone construction Flight
- NOAA Flight
- Pressure switch (TDD) Flight
- TDD 2 Flight
- Parachutes Flight
- Pulling out secondary parachute Flight
- Robinson Coupling Flight
- Removable fin assembly Flight
- Side Deployment Flight
- Small pressure switch Ground
- Splicing Flight
- Tornado Coupling - 15mm Ground
- Tornado Coupling - 22mm Flight
- Variable Nozzle Ground
- Whistles Flight
- Water as ballast Flight
- Detachment Mechanism (DetMech) Ground
- Launch Abort Valve Ground
- Pressure Switch (PS3) Ground
- In-line Parachute Deployment Mechanism Flight
- Dual Deployment Mechanism Flight

 

Science and Engineering Data

- Blow-through effect
- Jet Foaming
- Internal Temperature Measurement
- Launch Sound Analysis (Acceleron)
- Water and air thrust analysis
- Foam thrust analysis
- 7mm CD nozzle thrust data
- 9mm CD nozzle thrust data
- Underwater launches ( 1m )
- Underwater launches ( 2 m )
- Burst Tests Results
- VISE Glue Tests
- Hybrid Splice tests
- Foam vs. Water-only Altimeter Data
- Thermal Testing
- Detailed Thrust Measurement Experiments
- Coupling Thermal Test
- Mercury Switch Flight Experiments

Videos

- Frankovka III inflight (day 20)
- J4 crash from 130 meters (day 20)
- First cluster flights (day 22)
- Acceleron launches (day 23)
- Polaron II inflight (day 24)
- Underwater launches (1 meter)
- Polaron III infligtht video (day 25)
- Day 25 highlights
- Underwater launches (2 meters)
- Blowthrough and foam slow motion
- Blow through slow motion
- Internal temperature measurement
- Baffle slow motion detail
- Jet Foaming slow motion detail
- Jet Foaming Fligths (day 28)
- 18.75L Acceleron booster (day 30)
- Thrust measurements (day 31)
- Simultaneous Launches (day 33)
- Vertical water rocket races (day 34)
- Tachyon deployment and staging test
- Tachyon test flights (day 38)
- 2 stage flights -Acceleron IIIb and Tachyon II (day 41)
- Making Robinson Couplings
- Hyperon Flights, Damo's spaceport (day 43)
- Foam Flights, CF V1.3.2 test flights (day 44)
- Zero-G Experiments (day 45)
- Highlights and foam flights (day 48)
- Highlights of foam vs. water only (day 49)
- Highlights Fire and Water (day 50)
- Gluon booster tests (day 52)
- Polaron IV test flights (day 53)
- Splicing Bottles Tutorial
- Polaron IV flights with boosters ( day 55 )
- Pyro rockets at Doonside - NSWRA(day 55)
- Polaron IV Launcher Details
- Polaron IV dummy booster tests
- Acceleron IV and Polaron IV flights over 500' (day 57)
- Acceleron IV and Tachyon to 617' ( day 59 )
- Fog and Polaron VI (day 61)
- 15mm Nozzles and long launch tube (day 62)
- Katz Stager Mk2 ground tests
- Katz Stager Mk2 flight tests (day 63)
- Thermal Testing (day 64)
- Baryon II booster and Tachyon V sustainer (day65)
- Variable Nozzle
- Multi-stage highlights (day 66)
- NSWRA pyro rocket highlights (day 68)
- Calibrated Thrust Measurements (day 68)
- FTC Rocket and deployment mechanism (day 69)
- First FTC flight tests (day 71)
- Polaron VIb flights and other crashes (day 73)
- Flour Rockets (day 74)
- DetMech - Parachute Detachment Mechanism
- Acceleron V baseplate and staging mechanism tests
- Acceleron V first flight (day 78)
- High speed video (day 78)
- NSWRA pyro rocket highlights (day 78)
- Acceleron Vb Explosion (day 79 - part 1)
- Day 79 highlights - Axion V (day 79 - part 2)
- Gardena Nozzle construction (Part 1)
- Gardena Nozzle construction (Part 2) - Launcher fix
- A Different Perspective & highlights (day 80)
- Baking Soda and Vinegar Rocket (day 81)
- Inflight Water behaviour (day 82)
- Asymmetric splice burst test (day 82)
- Highlights from day 83
- Acceleron V - Pressure switch tests (day 84)
- MicroLab - Mercury Switch Experiments (day85)
- In-line Parachute Deployment Mechanism (day86)
- Acceleron V components and Day 87 highlights
- Dual Deployment Mechanism (day 88)
- Day 89 Highlights, Axion IVb (day89)

Diagrams

- 7mm and 9mm CD Nozzles
- Launch Sound Analysis
- Acceleron II details
- Jet Foaming arrangement in rocket
- Polaron Deploy mechanism
- Robinson Coupling
- Flight Computer V1.2 circuit diagram
- Flight Computer V1.3 circuit diagram
- Flight Computer V1.3.1 circuit diagram
- Flight Computer V1.3.2 circuit diagram
- Flight Computer V1.4 circuit diagram
- Tachyon sustainer detail
- Removable fin assembly
- Acceleron launcher nozzle seat detail
- Acceleron IIIb detail
- Graviton detail
- Simple pressure switch
- VISE Glue viscosity test
- Reinforcing Bottles
- Katz Stager
- Polaron IV Air Supply Schematic
- Polaron IV rocket detail
- Polaron IV guide rail details
- Tornado Coupling
- FTC End-cap and Nozzle
- Drop Away Boosters - Passive Separation
- Variable Nozzle
- Load Cell Amplifier circuit diagram
- Thrust measurement bottle configuration
- RCA plug based G-switch
- Corriflute fin attachment cross-section
- Splice cross-sections
- Pressure switch (PS3)
- In-line parachute deployment mechanism

 



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