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Rocket/Aircraft C-2249 Information - Canadian Internet Rocketry Network

X-1 "Falconet"(C-2249) Aircraft Detail

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Rocket/Aircraft Details
Name:	X-1 "Falconet"
Aircraft Type:	Rocket
Manufacturer :	Project Excelsior
Model:	X-1 Prototype

Aircraft Configuration Details

Partial Rebuild

Partial Rebuild (Default/Original Configuration )

General Details
Constructed/Completed:	2011/04/23
Config. Status:	Damaged (terminal)
Dimensions
Height:	42.50in
Diameter:	2.60in
CP:	33.00in from tip
Dry weight :	0.55kg

Materials
Fins:	Plastic
Body:	Paper/Cardboard
Misc. Parameters

* Onboard video

Motor Mount Definition
Upper Stage: 1 x 29mm, Hook
Lower Stage: 3 x 29mm, Hook

Recovery Definition
Recovery event 1 configuration: Motor discharge Tumble (no device)
Recovery event 2 configuration: Motor discharge 1 x 30.00in. (Spill hole:6.00in.) Dome chute

First Excelsior prototype: Two staged craft; a main rocket (Aerotech Initiator based) with three strap-on boosters that separate in mid-flight (based on Apogee Aspire). White/Orange/Silver/Red. Repaired after ballistic recovery on April 22, 2011.

Launch log

Flight

Alt.

Motor

Recovery

Status

Cert.

Notes

7. 2012/07/07
Cfg.:Partial Rebuild
Test Event 2012 C Montreal,QC,CA

F42 E9 x2

Tumble (no device) Dome chute 30in.

Fail (CATO)

6. 2012/07/07
Cfg.:Partial Rebuild
Test Event 2012 C Montreal,QC,CA

G55 F10 x2

Tumble (no device) Dome chute 30in.

Success

5. 2011/05/21 "MPF Flight 2"
Cfg.:Partial Rebuild
Aera 69, QC
Fusée-Fête 2011 St-Pie-de-Guire,QC,CA

29mm Aerotech 79-F25-4s 29mm Estes 17-D12 (x3)

Dome chute 30.00in

Fail (CATO)

Rocket nosedived with full thrust, coming off the pad. Destroyed. Cause of failure could be a sang at the launch rod, one failed booster ignition and wind.

4. 2011/05/21 "First MPG Flight"
Cfg.:Partial Rebuild
Fusée-Fête 2011 St-Pie-de-Guire,QC,CA

29mm Aerotech 97-G40-7
29mm Estes 17-D12 (x3)

Dome chute 30.00in w. 6.00in (spill)

Cancelled

Craft destroyed prior to flight

3. 2011/04/24 "MPF Flight"
Cfg.:Partial Rebuild
Aera 69, QC

1000.00ft Estimated

29mm Aerotech 80-F25-4
29mm Estes 17-D12 (x3)

Dome chute 30.00in w. 6.00in (spill)

Success

First flight using combo of composite and black powder motors. Despite a failed ignition on booster 3, flight went normally. Rocket caught a tree and was subsequentially freed with a perch.

2. 2011/04/22 "LPE Flight"
Cfg.:Original Configuration
Area 69, QC

750.00ft Estimated

29mm Estes 28.5-E9-6
29mm Estes 18-D12 (x3)

Dome chute 30.00in w. 6.00in (spill)

Fail (Recovery)

First full-powered LPE flight. Booster #1 snagged and dented fin #2, thus being dragged along for the rest of the powered flight. Estes "E" motor too weak for ejection baffle. Ballistic recovery.

1. 2011/04/03 "LPE Maiden Flight"
Cfg.:Original Configuration
Area 69, QC

350.00ft Estimated

29mm Estes 30-E9-6
29mm Estes 18-D12 (x2)

Streamer 42.00 x 3.00 in (x2)
Dome chute 30.00in

Success

First test flight of X-1 on all-black-powder motors. Booster #3 retention strap broken during transport; flown on two boosters. Recovery was near-ballistic. Boosters performed and separated nicely, however.

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