Flight #: 4 Date: 16th of June, 2001 Venue: Pete's Farm, Heckington, Lincolnshire R-DAS Type: R-DAS Classic R-DAS firmware: 3.0 R-DAS Recorded Altitude: 792 feet (240 metres) Apogee - Charge Firing Delta-t: 1.3 seconds Apogee - Charge Firing Delta-h: 27 feet (8.2 metres) Descent Rate at Apogee Deployment: 21 feet per second (6.3 metres per second) Apogee - Charge Firing h Variance: 3.4% R-DAS Flight Mode: Apogee & Main Ejection Launch Vehicle Diameter: 2.6 inches Launch Vehicle Length: 6 feet Launch Vehicle Propulsion: R.A.T.T.Works I-80H Hybrid Fins: 4 clipped swept deltas (Aerofoiled) Launch System: Rail Launch Finish: Unpainted Ejection Method: Electronic Deployment using apogee charge in SafeEject canister, then main charge in SafeEject canister as backup Ejection Ignition Type: Daveyfire igniters (electric matches)
Comments The flight of the Hytest-1 rocket was less than successful. At apogee, the streamer deployed successfully, but at 450 feet, the main parachute failed to deploy, resulting in a hard landing for the rocket. Luckily, no fins were broken, so the rocket is re-flyable.
Thrust Section of Flight