JAL3
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Welcome to the SCALE Black Brant 5 Gallery on TRF.
This gallery showcases the Black Brant 5 sounding rocket and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:
Cosmodrome: Black Brant VC:
as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!
The Black Brant V was essentially a Black Brant II with an improved propellant, a lighter casing, smaller fins and a redesigned nose cone. It was designed to carry 70 kg (150 lb) to 320 km (200 miles). This version eventually became the Black Brant VB, while a variant with the BB II's propellant was labeled Black Brant VA. The Black Brant VC was a four-finned version of the BB VB. The BB VA first flew successfully in April 1964, but it was not before June 1965 that the ultimate BB VB lifted off for the first time. The BB V series was highly successful, and has been widely used by NASA, NRCC and other research organizations. More than than 200 rockets of this type have been fired so far, and NASA is still firing about one BB VB/VC per year. The U.S. Air Force's Cambridge Research Lab (AFCRL) has also launched more than 20 BB VA/VB/VC rockets, the last one in February 1974. The last USAF BB VC launch, an unidentified test mission, occurred in August 1996.
This gallery showcases the Black Brant 5 sounding rocket and those rockets derived from it. Particularly appropriate in this thread are the following:
Cosmodrome: Black Brant VC:
as well as any upscales, downscales, clones, kitbashes or other derivative works. Even Goonies qualify!
The Black Brant V was essentially a Black Brant II with an improved propellant, a lighter casing, smaller fins and a redesigned nose cone. It was designed to carry 70 kg (150 lb) to 320 km (200 miles). This version eventually became the Black Brant VB, while a variant with the BB II's propellant was labeled Black Brant VA. The Black Brant VC was a four-finned version of the BB VB. The BB VA first flew successfully in April 1964, but it was not before June 1965 that the ultimate BB VB lifted off for the first time. The BB V series was highly successful, and has been widely used by NASA, NRCC and other research organizations. More than than 200 rockets of this type have been fired so far, and NASA is still firing about one BB VB/VC per year. The U.S. Air Force's Cambridge Research Lab (AFCRL) has also launched more than 20 BB VA/VB/VC rockets, the last one in February 1974. The last USAF BB VC launch, an unidentified test mission, occurred in August 1996.
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