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The Edmonton Rocketry Club held a special, two-day rocket event in Calmar, Alberta, on July 15-16, 2023. There were various rocket competitions, but rocketeers could also fly model rockets in the “Sport” category (non-competition). Model rockets use commercial motors from … Continue reading
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Avionics Bay Lid
I use a 3D-printer to create some of the parts for my rockets. The is a stepped lid to fit a BT80 coupler. Designed using OpenSCAD, so it can create lids, bulkheads, or centering rings in any size. Download the … Continue reading
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Altimeter Bay #2
An altimeter bay is a removeable rocket compartment that usually contains electronic components used to eject one or two parachutes. All of the rockets that I have built relied on the rocket motor’s built-in ejection charge to deploy a single … Continue reading
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CAR Level 3
This time, it was the Lethbridge Rocketry Association that was ready to hold their first high-power rocketry launch of the year, in Rock Lake, Alberta. My Aerotech Mega-Initiator, the same rocket I used for my L1 and L2, was ready … Continue reading
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CAR Level 2
Calgary Rocketry was ready to hold their first high-power rocketry launch of the year, in Hanna, Alberta. I was ready with my Aerotech Mega-Initiator, the same rocket I used for my L1. At the last minute, a “fire advisory” was … Continue reading
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