L1 Certification Rocket
Built and flew a high-power rocket to ~3,800 ft for L1 cert. Fiberglass airframe, single-deploy, commercial 38mm motor.
I assembled and flew and L1 from a kit with a H100 motor to ~2,200ft successfully. It was a pretty simple 4 hour project and the final result was a 4” diameter cardboard rocket. It was my first time assembling and testing a launch vec
What I learned
- How to set up and read openrocket results to ensure stability and find flight characteritics
- Onions make good ballast mass
Outcome
A stable flight and good deployment with a landing ~500ft downrange.