We had our second launch of the season in the Four Corners yesterday. After months of crazy winds we finally had perfect weather to fly. Unfortunately my LOC IV didn't survive the launch so, for now, I'm out of the high power game. The RSO yelled "And Mike says he's going to paint his LOC IV if this launch goes successfully" just before countdown
For lack of a better way to describe it, the lip on the aft motor closure (nozzle) that keeps the motor from blowing through the sustainer sheared off.
Still in the case in this image
Nozzle
I was shooting two cameras at the same time. One with a 600mm lens and one with a 70-200mm lens @200mm. That's why the perspective changes. Frame rate is about one every 10ms for both cameras. All four (redundant dual deploy) ejection charges fire and the chute came out at about 10'. The sustainer bounced off of the pad a few times. The motor case was away from the rest of the rocket. Due to how fast it left the rail I think the motor was a bit hotter than usual. I've flown the same motor part number at most of the launches that I've done with this rocket.
2022 BC (before chaos)
Hey! you forgot something!! These four are spaced 10ms apart and are of the sustainer bouncing.
For lack of a better way to describe it, the lip on the aft motor closure (nozzle) that keeps the motor from blowing through the sustainer sheared off.
Still in the case in this image
Nozzle
I was shooting two cameras at the same time. One with a 600mm lens and one with a 70-200mm lens @200mm. That's why the perspective changes. Frame rate is about one every 10ms for both cameras. All four (redundant dual deploy) ejection charges fire and the chute came out at about 10'. The sustainer bounced off of the pad a few times. The motor case was away from the rest of the rocket. Due to how fast it left the rail I think the motor was a bit hotter than usual. I've flown the same motor part number at most of the launches that I've done with this rocket.
2022 BC (before chaos)
Hey! you forgot something!! These four are spaced 10ms apart and are of the sustainer bouncing.
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