Rocketry Videos

2xG64 Motor Cluster Rocket (with pad view) (2008-08-13)

Here's an extended version, with a view from the pad, and a slow motion at the end. I launched this rocket at a Tripoli MN launch. This was my "practice" high-power rocket, and technically it's ... [View]

Confusing Rocket Flight (2011-06-15)

This is a video of my unsuccessful level 2 certification flight. Specs: -72 in x 3 in -about 4 lbs -CG at 45 in -CP at 58 in -Cesaroni J285 -15 second delay on J285 for drogue chute -simmed to 5000 ... [View]

Going Supersonic (2008-08-02)

This is pretty much the fastest model rockets can go. Minimum diameter rocket on a G77-10. Estimated altitude: 4,000 feet. Mach 1.15. You can't help but chuckle as you load the giant G motor into ... [View]

High-Power Rocket Ejection Ground Test (2010-08-10)

This is my level-1 high-power certification rocket. I'm hoping everything will go smoothly on launch day, so it's a good thing I did the ground testing. I found out that 2 grams of bp was a bit much ... [View]

Large Model Rocket Launch (2008-05-06)

Here, the still unnamed rocket built by DTH Rocket Endeavors (a.k.a "me") soars into the sky, and drifts off over the horizon to lodge in a tree a half-mile from the launch pad. [View]

Model Rocket on G motor (2008-05-01)

This Rocket is currently unnamed, and I am open to suggestions. It was launched at a Tripoli MN launch in October 2007. [View]