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South Africans set new record for highest altitude reached with amateur rocket!
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<blockquote data-quote="Gerlach" data-source="post: 944390" data-attributes="member: 18948"><p>The Karoo, South Africa ? The launch took place in the Karoo on 3 August after having received flight clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority. For decades the race had been on to break the 10 km barrier, and the team from Cape Rocketry managed not only to break the previous record of 9.5 km but pip the elusive 10 km mark at 10.37 km. The rocket was also built using all South African parts ? from the propellant to the electronics. The triumphant team members were Dino Marx, Mark, John and David de Bruyn.</p><p></p><p>Here?s how the launch unfolded:</p><p></p><p>It was a clear and still morning in the Karoo. On the launch pad stood JR101, just over 2m in length and loaded with 8 kilograms of solid propellant. In a few moments, a countdown to send the 20 kg rocket to Mach 1.8 would begin.</p><p><img src="https://www.goodthingsguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sa-set-new-record-for-highest-altitude-reached-with-amateur-rocket-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>https://www.goodthingsguy.com/people/new-record-amateur-rocket/</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gerlach, post: 944390, member: 18948"] The Karoo, South Africa ? The launch took place in the Karoo on 3 August after having received flight clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority. For decades the race had been on to break the 10 km barrier, and the team from Cape Rocketry managed not only to break the previous record of 9.5 km but pip the elusive 10 km mark at 10.37 km. The rocket was also built using all South African parts ? from the propellant to the electronics. The triumphant team members were Dino Marx, Mark, John and David de Bruyn. Here?s how the launch unfolded: It was a clear and still morning in the Karoo. On the launch pad stood JR101, just over 2m in length and loaded with 8 kilograms of solid propellant. In a few moments, a countdown to send the 20 kg rocket to Mach 1.8 would begin. [IMG]https://www.goodthingsguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sa-set-new-record-for-highest-altitude-reached-with-amateur-rocket-1.jpg[/IMG] https://www.goodthingsguy.com/people/new-record-amateur-rocket/ [/QUOTE]
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