New Water Rocket World Record

Congratulations to George and the team from Air Command Rockets on their recent water rocket world record.

The Horizon project has been under construction for more than 6 years and is almost certainly the most sophisticated water rocket ever built.

In August Horizon flew for the first time and the launch went exactly to plan. The second stage flew over 1 mile high or 1.62km. A remarkable achievement for a rocket powered by nothing more than water and compressed air.

While there is no official worldwide body that sanctions water rocket records we believe this flight is approximately double the altitude that any other team has achieved.

A video showing highlights from the flight can be seen here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCaiK3Zqs4M&t=34s

And if you want to watch the whole build series there are 40 videos in the playlist here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-zcDPSotX7pQ490T-lMMBW_i7fbfD8UH

 

 

 

Macquarie University Astronomy Open Evening

NSWRA was once again invited to exhibit at the Macquarie University Astronomy Open Evening. The 3,000 tickets sold out a week before the event, so it was a busy evening.
We all had great fun answering rocketry questions. Lots of people wanted to learn more and plan to visit one of our launches.
A few special thank yous:
– To Mac Uni for inviting us again and giving us the biggest and best stall.
– to David C for organising our stall.
– to David B and George for bringing very big rockets that are not easy to transport.
– to Peter Berg from Berg’s Hobbies who has been supporting rockerty in Aus for so many years.
– to all the other volunteers that helped on the stall.
We look forward to next year!

New Tripoli Record!

In May last year Derek attempted to break the Tripoli record for a clustered rocket with a total impulse in the F range.
Recognition of this record was delayed due to a backlog of record attempts and some changes to the Tripoli Records Committee. But we are pleased to announce that this record has now been officially recognised by Tripoli. Derek’s new record altitude is 1,271 feet, compared to the previous record of 910 feet.
 
To reduce weight the rocket (named The Chicken) was not carrying a GPS and was lost in some crops for 5 hours, but was eventually found and recovered in excellent condition.
We encourage all members to explore the records on the Tripoli website and have a go at breaking them. Some of the lower impulse records are quite accessible using a rocket built from relatively cheap materials. Good luck!

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New Jolly Logic Altimeters and Chute Release

We are excited to have received an order from Jolly Logic.
The club now owns 2 x Jolly Logic AltimeterTwos and a Jolly LogicChute Release.
We also purchased some replacement batteries for our old AltimeterOnes, as the old batteries were struggling to hold a charge.
The Altimeters and Chute Release will be available for club members to borrow free of charge at our launches.
A big thank you to Tripoli who covered the cost of these purchases via their Prefecture Improvement Plan.

SUNDAY Launch – 27th November – Whalan

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We surveyed members earlier this year and the majority of respondents said they were keen to try a SUNDAY launch.

So that’s what we have organised.

Look forward to seeing lots of you on SUNDAY 27th November at Whalan Reserve.

REMEMBER IT’S A SUNDAY LAUNCH NOT SATURDAY!

 

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