Not so good ending :/
up on the rooftop...
This launch did not go so well. Although, we got a 7 second launch on the first one, we ended up losing our rocket the second time around to the Midkiff roof. We added a small weight of Play-Doh to the tip of the cone. We enlarged the cone a little bit and reinforced the fins. In the first trial we kept our cloth parachute. However, it didn't deploy and we got our cone crushed. In our second trial we took off the cloth parachute and tried a plastic bag parachute attached by about six 7 inch fish line string. We only got 5.2 seconds though and plus our rocket got stuck on the roof and eventually the gutter. In terms of improvement, well we need new fins because they are soaked, a new cone because it's destroyed, and a new parachute because it didn't really work. BUT, we do have a usable body that Matt saved for us from the gutter :D. So, we have a lot to do to make our 10 seconds, but I'm positive we can do it! We just need to repair the rocket and hopefully get a descent time and hopefully our parachute to deploy!
I really like your summary. It's brief and to the point (unlike mine). You did a good job of analyzing what you did wrong and knowing what still needs to be done. GOOD JOB :)
ReplyDeleteI think all of our work will pay off in the end:) I think we should try to make a looser nose cone so that it will come off easier. And also a new parachute. I am without a doubt that we can get it to work:) and easily make our 10 seconds.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your rocket and share your positive optimism with you:) Good job on your concise summary and analyzing your mistakes and learning from them.
ReplyDeleteWoo!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome comments Ian and Makana :)
We can totally do this Matt :D