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FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW

Vehicle Design Overview Details: Materials: • • Length: 94'' Airframe: G12 Fiberglass • • Diameter: 5'' Fins: G10 Fiberglass • Weight with motor: 24.9 lbs

Flight Stability Margin • Static Stability Margin: 2.73 • Rail exit velocity: 68.5 ft/s • Center of Pressure (CP): 73.596 inches • Center of Gravity (CG): 59.946 inches

• Motor: Aerotech K1000T-P • Motor Diameter: 75 mm • Weight: 90.8 oz • Thrust to Weight Ratio: 9:1 • Rail Exit Velocity: 72.6 ft /s on 8’ 1515 rail • Max Thrust: 1,140 N • Average Thrust: 1,012 N • Impulse: 2,497 N*s • Max Velocity: 649 ft/s • Mach Equivalent: 0.58 Mach • Burn Time: 2.47 seconds

Parachute Sizes And Descent Rates • Main • Sky angle Classic 2: 60'' • Coefficient of Drag: 1.89 • Deploys: 700 ft • Descent rate: 26.51 ft/s • Drogue • Sky angle Classic 2: 28'' • Coefficient of Drag: 0.93 • Deploys: apogee • Descent rate: 70.19 ft/s

Drift Calculations Wind Speed (mph) Drift (ft) 5 658.61 10 1317.21 15 1975.82 20 2634.43

Requirements Verifications – Launch Vehicle • Checklist for Safety Precautions • Checklist for Payload setup • Checklist for Recovery preparation • Checklist for Motor preparation • Checklist for setup on launchpad

Full Scale Flight • Launched on the K1000T-P • The expected results from Open Rocket: 5194 ft • Actual results from launch: 4175 ft • Was windy day • Weather coked five degrees • Simulation was based on a straight up rocket • Simulation vs Actual off by 20 percent

Kinetic Energy • Total mass 10.202 kg • Zero Separation Scenario • Terminal velocity 55.94 ft/sec • Kinetic energy of section one 679.898 Lbf • Single separation Scenario • Terminal velocity 55.94 ft/sec • Kinetic energy of section one 679.898 Lbf • Kinetic energy of section two 413.814 Lbf • Dual separation Scenario • Terminal velocity 19.4 ft/sec • Kinetic energy of section one 70.181 Lbf • Kinetic energy of section two 11.592 Lbf • Kinetic energy of section three 49.771 Lbf

Recovery System Tests • Tested with 2g of black powder • Tested Parachute opening • Tested shock cords and their ability to withstand ejection

Payload Intergration • Geared wheel track • Meshed T-style mounting inside payload bay • Four wheel drive lock

Education – E-week • Hosted at the University college of Engineering. • Educated approximately 75 students and 25 adults • Set up a stomp rocket stations • Goal was to go the farthest

Test Plans & Procedures • Paint Kronos • Testing of the CO2 ejection system