R2K's High Power Rocketry Blog

High Power Rocketry Posts

Sport Rocketry / Motors and Igniters / Motors / CTI / N5800

     Rocketry Product: CTI - 20146N5800-P Reload for Pro98-6GXL {Motor}

    Bare Necessities: N5800 competition entry (2012-09-04)
    "This is the "Mudd Team"'s entry into the N5800CS competition. We are flying ours at XPRS (pending no tragedies in the remaining construction process). It was designed to be such that we could ... [Read More]

    Are two N motors enough for space? (2011-10-28)
    It is always shocking to see how much altitude the pros (NASA, NACA, others) have gotten with motors in the M to R range. Yet within our hobby we routinely see R motors fail to break 100,000 feet, ... [Read More]

    Project 60K: N5800 Failure Analysis (2012-09-21)
    "In May of 2012 Project60k was started as an attempt to break the “N” altitude record, and complete the CTI N5800 challenge. After much design and other collaborative work we had come up with a ... [Read More]

    BALLS 21 - CTI N5800 Minimum Diameter (2012-09-24)
    "Don't Debate This" Apogee: ~56kft AGL, Max. vel: M2.9. This is the same rocket discussed below. This rocket had an aluminum fin canister, and a metal-cage reinforced airframe and nosecone. It was ... [Read More]