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This last video was incredible. I got to see this flight at MWP-20 and it looked like it was perfectly straight.
Being on the QCRC BoD, we were all very busy with the launch itself and I have to say that I missed the announcement of the details of the flight itself, but I was watching because I did catch that it was a 2-stage. Frankly, I was a bit worried because of what I thought was an extra long delay between the booster burnout and the sustainer ignition. I feared "ye old tilt to the horizon before sustainer ignition" that we have all seen way too often with the second stage of two. Instead, I saw an almost perfect vertical sustainer flight after an excellent boost and coast!
Now that I know the details, I am even MORE impressed. I had assumed that the flier got lucky. Instead, I find out that the flier used exceptional engineering. I know that I can't be the only one who has daydreamed of figuring out how to use a gyroscopic control for one of my own rocket flights, but Finicky has brought his dream to life. Wish I'd had the time to take a close look myself.
All I can say is incredibly well done!
Brad, the "very impressed" "Rocket Rev.," Wilson
ps: I am not easily impressed!
pps: It was also very cool to see the obvious "Flying V" of our pad set-up from about 8 seconds to 15 seconds in the video. Thanks!
Being on the QCRC BoD, we were all very busy with the launch itself and I have to say that I missed the announcement of the details of the flight itself, but I was watching because I did catch that it was a 2-stage. Frankly, I was a bit worried because of what I thought was an extra long delay between the booster burnout and the sustainer ignition. I feared "ye old tilt to the horizon before sustainer ignition" that we have all seen way too often with the second stage of two. Instead, I saw an almost perfect vertical sustainer flight after an excellent boost and coast!
Now that I know the details, I am even MORE impressed. I had assumed that the flier got lucky. Instead, I find out that the flier used exceptional engineering. I know that I can't be the only one who has daydreamed of figuring out how to use a gyroscopic control for one of my own rocket flights, but Finicky has brought his dream to life. Wish I'd had the time to take a close look myself.
All I can say is incredibly well done!
Brad, the "very impressed" "Rocket Rev.," Wilson
ps: I am not easily impressed!
pps: It was also very cool to see the obvious "Flying V" of our pad set-up from about 8 seconds to 15 seconds in the video. Thanks!