Author Topic: Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) Mojave Desert - Testing Thread (Read 65704 times)

catdlr · « **on:** 05/08/2019 06:00 am »

Two FAR LOX Alcohol motor tests November 16, 2017

mojaverockets
Published on May 9, 2018

Two static tests of the underdevelopment LOX-Alcohol motor by the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEgmYP6ObFE?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #1 on:** 05/08/2019 06:00 am »

October 21, 2017 FAR Richard Dierking

mojaverockets
Published on Oct 22, 2017

Richard Dierking launching on an Aerotech J-350 at the FAR site.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q27Ct7oM-9A?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #2 on:** 05/08/2019 06:01 am »

Mad Cow Super dx3 launch at FAR

mojaverockets
Published on Nov 3, 2017

Frank Pitoniak successful launch and recovery of a 4" Mad Cow Super dx3 rocket on a Cesaroni 38mm motor at the FAR facility October 7, 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF_XvOCXiQo?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #3 on:** 05/08/2019 06:02 am »

FAR LOX Alcohol motor tests Nov 18, 2017

mojaverockets
Published on Nov 20, 2017

Two firings of the liquid bi-propellant motor being developed by the Friends of Amateur Rocketry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtaLpD2Bbfo?tg=001

catdlr · « **Reply #4 on:** 05/08/2019 06:03 am »

CATO of 'K' impulse rocket motor during liftoff

mojaverockets
Published on Mar 19, 2018

CATO at launch liftoff of a 'K' impulse rocket motor in a 10' (3m) tall 4" (100mm) diameter carbon fiber rocket, Mojave Desert, USA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjZ8yCiFrfQ?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #5 on:** 05/08/2019 06:04 am »

Rocket launch ending in CATO

mojaverockets
Published on Jul 2, 2018

M impulse rocket motor CATO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4--vozB6oY?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #6 on:** 05/08/2019 06:06 am »

UC Berkeley Nov 3 2018 FAR launch

mojaverockets
Published on Nov 15, 2018

After 4 weeks of intense composite manufacturing research and development, the team successfully launched its 7.5 ft all custom composite body rocket, Low Altitude Demonstrator LAD-001 "Sparky" at Friends of Amateur Rocketry site in Randsburg, CA. The primary purpose of this launch was to validate advance composite manufacturing practices that will transfer into the team's space-shot rocket, EUREKA-1. Unfortunately, at apogee, both CO2 and black powder ejection systems failed to deploy the chute causing the rocket to freefall down to the ground. Inspecting the rocket after flight, the team found that the deployment issue was due to shear pin failure on the nosecone-mainbody connection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZ71tO0Alo?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #7 on:** 05/08/2019 06:06 am »

2018 Nov 17 FAR

mojaverockets
Published on Nov 23, 2018

A few of the larger projects at the FAR Saturday, November 17, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9HurKMnw3Y?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #8 on:** 05/08/2019 06:10 am »

San Jose State University HARP rocket launch at FAR

mojaverockets
Published on May 7, 2019

Launch of the 2-stage San Jose State University 'HARP'...High Altitude Rocket Project
Commercial of the shelf motors, booster N impulse and sustainer O impulse class 3 rocket.
Liftoff at 0:57, impact flash lower right at 2:14, boom heard at 2:22 in the video.

Launched at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) facility located in the Mojave Desert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF8nnRCjsjg?t=001

catdlr · « **Reply #9 on:** 05/19/2019 10:46 pm »

Cal Poly Pomona's FAR-1030 competition static test

mojaverockets
Published on May 19, 2019

California State Polytechnic University Pomona static test of their motor for the 30,000' FAR-1030 competition. Friends of Amateur Rocketry (aka FAR) test and launch facility in the Mojave Desert. The motor was an O-4300 impulse apcp experimental propellant.

catdlr · « **Reply #10 on:** 05/22/2019 03:35 am »

Sam Austin LOX Kero motor test at FAR January 19, 2019

mojaverockets
Published on May 21, 2019

Sam Austin firing his new motor for the first time at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert on January 19, 2019.

The liquid bi-propellant was LOX and Kerosene, both pressurized with helium gas. The nozzle was a combination of graphite throat and linen phenolic carrier with a phenolic ablative combustion chamber liner.

catdlr · « **Reply #11 on:** 08/22/2019 03:59 am »

Enjoy whatever rocket level you want to do

mojaverockets
Published on Aug 21, 2019

I put this together from some video I took this year of various rocket projects in response to peopleon social media asking why do liquid bi-propellant rocket stuff. The last two tests are of a student's very successful 1,500 pound thrust bi-propellant LOX-kero motor.

My thanks to all that are in the video. Included in the video: Estes black powder, commercial APCP, experimental APCP, commercial nitrous oxide HTPB, and liquid oxygen/kerosene.

catdlr · « **Reply #12 on:** 07/05/2020 04:34 am »

Sugar Shot to Space 8" Rocket Motor CATO

mojaverockets
July 4, 2020

8" (200 mm) KNSB 'sugar' propellant motor test using a high-pressure fiberglass motor case.

catdlr · « **Reply #13 on:** 10/24/2020 12:20 am »

125 mm APCP rocket motor test by CCP Sept 5 2020 CATO

Oct 23, 2020
mojaverockets

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Static test of 5 inch (125 mm) O-impulse APCP propellant by CPP at the FAR facility

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #14 on:** 10/24/2020 02:18 am »

I think the burn rate might have been a little too high!

catdlr · « **Reply #15 on:** 04/20/2021 05:53 am »

Eric Beckner April 17, 2021, APCP motor CATO edited version

mojaverockets
Posted: April 18, 2021

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Eric Beckner experimental 98mm N-impulse APCP propellant motor test.
UC Irvine was just about ready with their liquid Bi-prop motor test when I asked Eric at the bunker if there were any cameras on his test. He said no and asked if he wanted one...ran out there and was going to place it at the motor bulkhead but thought, sometimes APCP motors CATO so I placed it at a safe distance and ran back to the bunker. Countdown starts at 0:35

catdlr · « **Reply #16 on:** 04/20/2021 09:11 am »

SS2S April 17 2021 cam 3 of CATO

mojaverockets
Posted: April 20, 2021

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SS2S 8' (200mm) test flight using KNSB propellant in a fiberglass case bonded finocyl grain configuration. Motor CATOed after ignition. Rocket impact heard at 1:27 in video.
video cam 3 of 4

catdlr · « **Reply #17 on:** 04/21/2021 03:55 am »

Cal Poly Pomona UMBRA April 2021 test

mojaverockets
Posted: April 20, 2021

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California State Polytechnic University Pomona static test fire of their 5" (125mm) APCP rocket motor for the FAR-1030 competition in June.

catdlr · « **Reply #18 on:** 04/26/2021 03:47 am »

UCI Rocket Project LOX LNG biprop rocket motor test

mojaverockets
Posted: April 25, 2021

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Test of the University of California Irvine Rocket Project LOX/LNG motor at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry facility in the Mojave Desert April 17, 2021.

catdlr · « **Reply #19 on:** 05/03/2021 12:07 pm »

MSAC Rocket Launch CATO

Quote heard: "Guys..Might need a fire extinguisher"