HYBRID ROCKET LAUNCHES

PERSONAL HYBRID ROCKET LAUNCHES

Hybrid rocket motors offer a very low cost and safe means of rocket propulsion. Hybrid rockets are very straightforward to launch, and with practice, it takes less time to prepare a hybrid propelled rocket for launch than a solid propelled rocket.

The launch information below, details launches I have made using the R.A.T.T.Works and Hypertek hybrid rocket motors. These are powered by polyethylene fuel and Nitrous Oxide oxidiser. The oxidiser tanks fill through the bottom (through the single injector), and when full, start venting Nitrous Oxide to the atmosphere - hence the clouds of Nitrous Oxide seen in the photo below. This makes the launches look like a real cryogenic NASA style liquid rocket! The R.A.T.T.Works and Hypertek hybrid rocket motors produce a small flame, and relatively little smoke in their exhaust. However, what they lack in visual impact, they more than make up for in audio impact. The sound of hybrids is very different to a solid, and has to be heard!


THE HYBRID ROCKET LAUNCH DETAILS

As the photos show, I've flown a few hybrid rockets. My thanks to Bob Arnott for generously letting me take copies of his photographs of my hybrid launches..


Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 1
H-70H Hybrid Motor
177 Ns Impulse
G-Wiz LC Deluxe
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 2
H-70H Hybrid Motor
177 Ns Impulse
ALTACC-2A
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 3
H-70H Hybrid Motor
177 Ns Impulse
ALTACC-2A
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 4
I-80H Hybrid Motor
367 Ns Impulse
ALTACC-2A
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 5
I-80H Hybrid Motor
367 Ns Impulse
ALTACC-2A
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 6
I-80H Hybrid Motor
367 Ns Impulse
G-Wiz LC Deluxe
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 7
I-80H Hybrid Motor
367 Ns Impulse
R-DAS & ALTACC-2A
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 8
I-80H Hybrid Motor
367 Ns Impulse
R-DAS

Hybrid Launch 9
J-170 Hybrid Motor
728 Ns Impulse
R-DAS & ALTACC-2A
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 10
I-80H Hybrid Motor
367 Ns Impulse
R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 11
I-80H Hybrid Motor
367 Ns Impulse
R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 12
J-250 Hybrid Motor
745 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 13
J-250 Hybrid Motor
745 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 14
J-250 Hybrid Motor
745 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 15
J-250 Hybrid Motor
745 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 16
I-205 Hybrid Motor
470 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 17
I-222 Hybrid Motor
519 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 18
J-250 Hybrid Motor
745 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS
Hybrid Rocket Launch
Hybrid Launch 19
I-225 Hybrid Motor
524 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS

Hybrid Launch 20
I-205 Hybrid Motor
470 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS

Hybrid Launch 21
I-205 Hybrid Motor
470 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS & MiniAlt

Hybrid Launch 22
I-222 Hybrid Motor
519 Ns Impulse
Compact R-DAS & MiniAlt

See Also

Hybrid Rocket Science, Hybrid Rocket Help Clinic, Amateur Hybrid Motors, Amateur Liquid Rockets, Guidance, Gimballed Motors, Launch Controller, UK Rocketry Vendors, UK Rocket Groups, UK Space Organisations