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PLEASE NOTE: To
view these videos it is probably best to right-click on the "Play Video"
link and then select "Save Target As ..." so that it will store the movie file on
your computer. You can then open the file and view it as a movie
once it is completely downloaded. Doing so will allow it to play
cleanly and continuously without all the starts and stops caused by
internet traffic. It will also provide an easy way to see how long
the download will take and to track its progress. |
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The ninth flight of Vulcan was on Nov. 2, 2002
at the Swan Falls Idaho launch site on a K700 motor. Peak altitude
was 3,490 feet. Vulcan no longer carries the video transmitter so
this was a simple "launch and pop" flight.
This view is looking down on the rocket
from above and behind the launch pad. |
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This flight of Vulcan did not go exactly as
planned! It was at the SpudRoc-7 launch in May of 2002 at the Tripoli
Idaho Swan Falls launch site. Vulcan was launched on an M1315 motor
and reached a peak altitude of only 454 feet! An altimeter
malfunctioned and ejected the parachute while the M1315 motor was still
thrusting. The main parachute for the rocket was shredded and the
rocket suffered some landing damage. The camera and transmitter
module was safely deployed and descended on it's own parachute.
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On-board video from the
Vulcan launch mishap. The root cause of the altimeter malfunction was never determined. |
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Vulcan launch mishap at SpudRoc-7
This is a slide show of
the event.
View slide
show
Note: This mpeg file is about 17MB is size.
Be prepared for long down load times if you are using a phone line
internet connection! |
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Ground video
by
Greg Fannin
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Vulcan launch on an L850 motor at the Swan
Falls Idaho launch site on Nov. 3, 2001. This flight lofted the
video transmitter system to a peak altitude of 4,644 feet.
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This is only the second flight of the video
transmitter system and it still had some buzz in the sound which was later
corrected. The camera is setup to look out the side of the rocket. |
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L850
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Peak
altitude: 5,519 feet |
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Oct.
6, 2001 |
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Black
Rock Nevada launch site |
This was the very first flight of the video
transmitter system. All things considered it worked reasonably well.
There are several improvements that need to be made to it, and they will be
added as time allows. |
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