OpenRocket

OpenRocket simulations version control

All ork files must be unzipped to merge if using OpenRocket

Make sure that the pre-commit hook found in hooks/ is in .git/hooks, otherwise your .ork files will be weird

ASTRA

ART's family of testbed rockets, used to demonstrate systems used on record attempts.

ASTRA Mk 1

ART's first rocket flight! G-Class motor, testing LENNY and APEX Components. Flight on Sunday 11th April 2021 at MRC; 546m apogee. RUD upon landing.

ASTRA Mk 2

ART's second flight, demonstrating APEX Recovery systems G-Class motor Flight on Sunday 13th June 2021 at MRC; 523m apogee. Mostly successful.

APEX I

ART's first record attempt

I-class motor; apogee ~2850m (record: 2804m)

Flights:

1. Sunday 29th August 2021; Scrubbed. Avionics failure
2. Rescheduling soon...

Simulation Data

Motor selected for use: APEX | Cesaroni I216-CL(I)-14
Apogee: 2864.2 m
Max speed: 366.07 m/s
Max acceleration: 213.15 m/s^2
Flight duration: 20.42 s
Ground hit velocity: Error parsing simulation data m/s
Dry mass: 0.984 kg

APEX K

ART's even higher record attempt

K-class motor, apogee ~ 6000m (record: 5932m)

Simulation Data

Motor selected for use: No motor found
Apogee: 5747.8 m
Max speed: 612.43 m/s
Max acceleration: 239.58 m/s^2
Flight duration: 28.49 s
Ground hit velocity: Error parsing simulation data m/s
Dry mass: 0.2 kg

Rockets that flew

Unchanged OpenRocket files of rockets that have flown.

Contents:

1. ASTRA 11.04.2021 (RUD upon landing)
2. ASTRA 13.06.2021 (File may be inaccurate)
3. APEX 29.08.2021 (Scrubbed)

APEX Fin Planforms

Selection of APEX .ork files, used when optimising fin planform

Old Files

Old, disorganised .ork files