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CIA-Rocketry  > Outreach & Education > AE100SD Launch at Flatville 11/3/2007
For the third time, CIA assisted students in the University of Illinois' Aerospace Engineering 100SD class as they launched their semester project rockets at the CIA's site near Flatville on Saturday, November 3. The rockets were modified BSD 38 Special kits powered by Aerotech J350-L motors. The class built the payloads, consisting of an RDAS on-board data recorder and telemetry system with GPS, and either a still or video camera to take pictures during the flights. They will download and analyze the data from these flights to complete their semester projects. CIA assisted in the design and construction of the rockets and payloads, and ran the launch operation.
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CIA-Rocketry > One of Stephen's rockets lifts off with a Redline motor.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > Recovery of a stretched LOC Lil Nuke.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > Stephen Juneau's LOC Graduator takes off.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > A nice Estes Black Brant II at liftoff.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > Lon Westfall's uprated ASP Tall Boy at launch.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > Recovery of Lon's Tall Boy after an "incident" at ejection time.  Note that the nose cone is missing from the payload section.  Then look at the back of the rocket and you'll see it impaled on one of the fins.  Evidently the nose struck the tail forcibly during ejection, and the soft balsa nose was no match for the hard plywood fin.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > We can rest easy, because the rocket gods have been appeased by Chris Deem's ritual offering of his Big Brute, required at every launch.  So far, they've always given it back to fly again next time.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > The Big Brute returns unscathed for another flight.  Photo by Greg Smith
CIA-Rocketry > After the flying, it's time to dismantle the launchers ... and go eat pizza.  Photo by Greg Smith
One of Stephen's rockets lifts off with a Redline motor. Photo by Greg Smith
 > One of Stephen's rockets lifts off with a Redline motor.  Photo by Greg Smith
One of Stephen's rockets lifts off with a Redline motor. Photo by Greg Smith
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