A Scratch Build / Scratch Design of a concept from Lockheed. Rear Eject Spool powered by an offset mounted 24mm motor.
First Flight: Pending
Launch Report: Ring Wing Airliner
Date: 2025-05-08
Background
This is a single stage scratch design / built rocket. It is a model of the Lockheed Airliner.
This is a rear eject rocket that utilizes a spool.
This rocket ahs Altimeter Two stowage
On Site Preparations
For a parachute I used a 18” Nylon chute.
The altimeter was installed and turned on.
An igniter was installed in the motor and secured via a rubber band.
The rocket was slid onto the 5/16" launch rod and the controller wires were attached to the igniter leads.
The site was clear and no outside observers were present.
Launch
Wind was out of the West / Southwest and was about 4 mph.
The Aerotech E30-4 motor ignited and the rocket leaped off the pad.
It flew stable off the rod to about 200 feet.
At ejection the chute deployed and the chute blossomed.
The rocket landed 0.10 mile from the launch pad, to the North-Northwest. It was laying right in the middle of a driveway.
Condition of rocket after the flight
The rocket was undamaged.
The spool forward tube collapsed at the forward centering ring.
The Altimeter Two was removed. No data was recorded. I had neglected to set it for Flight #1. Rookie mistake.
Conclusions
The rocket was stable.
What I learned
This was a spectacular flight.
The photos and launch video reflected this flight accurately.
Video of the Maiden Flight Of The Ring Wing
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