The Development of Rocketry Capability in New Zealand—World Record Rocket and First of Its Kind Rocketry Course

The Development of Rocketry Capability in New Zealand—World Record Rocket and First of Its Kind Rocketry Course

The University of Canterbury has developed a rocket research group, UC Rocketry, which recently broke the world altitude record for an I-class motor (impulse of 320–640 Ns) and has run a rocketry course for the first time in New Zealand. This paper discusses the development and results of the world...

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Main Authors: George Buchanan, David Wright, Christopher Hann, Hoani Bryson, Malcolm Snowdon, Avinash Rao, Adam Slee, Hans Philipp Sültrop, Bastian Jochle-Rings, Zane Barker, Abigail McKinstry, Claude Meffan, George Xian, Ryan Mitchell, XiaoQi Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Aerospace
Subjects:
rocketry
solid propellant rocket
canard actuation
wind tunnel
PD control
machining
avionics
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/2/1/91

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