Flight Readiness Review

FRR Files:
Flight Readiness Review (PDF)
Addendum on Second Test Flight (PDF)
Appendix A (PDF)
FRR flysheet (Microsoft Excel)
FRR presentation (Microsoft Powerpoint).

For our Flight Readiness Review (FRR), we were required to fly our full-scale vehicle to prove is flightworthiness. We flew on March 3, 2010, and other than a recovery error, the flight was successful. We were able to collect valid data from the experiment package, and are in the process of analyzing it.

Lift-off weight: 20.2 lbs (9.175 kg)
Motor: A capped Cesaroni K635R
Length: 116.5 inches (295.9 cm)
Diameter: 4.0 inches (10.2 cm)
Stability Margin: 1.84

Lift-off of full scale vehicle

A video of our first test flight:

Due to the recovery error, we were required to perform another flight. We flew again on March 27, 2010, and had a fully successful flight. We used it as a second control flight (without the spinning mass gyroscopes running), and again collected data.

Lift-off weight: 19.1 lbs (8.65 kg)
Motor: A Capped Cesaroni K445 Classic
Length: 116.5 inches (295.9 cm)
Diameter: 4.0 inches (10.2 cm)
Stability Margin:

A video of our second test flight: