Rocket flight data

Rocket flight data

A=Person A   E=angle of elevation
B=Person B   R=Angle of rotation (in relation to the line between A and B)
T=Time (in seconds)
D=30m (between A and B)
L=180-(AR+BR)
H=Height (in metres)=(((30SinARTanBE)/SinL) + ((30SinBRTanAE)/SinL))/2

Flight 1: The example rocket
AE=55°    BE=72°
AR=68°    BR=75°   T=3.34
L=37°

H=105.51m
Parachute deployed

Flight 2: Easier Jet*
AE=30°    BE=50°
AR=30°    BR=70°    T=1.95
L=80°

H=17.34m
Parachute deployed

Flight 3: The Marauder*
AE=38°    BE=50°
AR=40°    BR=70°    T=3.37
L=70°

H=23.95m
Gyrocopter deployed

Flight 4: The Marauder
AE=60°    BE=85°
AR=27°    BR=50°    T=4.3
L=103°

H=100.31m
Gyrocopter did not deploy (but the landing looked great)

Flight 5: Easier Jet
AE=21°    BE=37°
AR=15°    BR=155°    T=3.6
L=10°

H=30.86m
Whether the parachute deployed or not, we may never know (it flew into the fire station, and we never got it out)


*With these flights, people were eager to see how their rocket had done in the flight, and only some of the data was collected. The rest of the data had to be estimated from each point.

Rocket flight data