June 1, 201610 yr Gotta admit, this is pretty cool stuff. They even thought of the parachute to bring it all back to Earth safely.
June 1, 201610 yr I think the key word is "space", suggesting getting something up into space is the target, not just ~100 or 200m up. But, not a bad "fun" effort by a bunch of uni folks. Don't think their chosen method for thrust, the structure or control will get them to space. Add a few elastic bands.
June 1, 201610 yr Well done! Perfect vertical trajectory with very successful vehicle recovery. Good news in a World of tragic events.
June 1, 201610 yr Two replies 1- i went to a rocket festival in Laos, a big rocket blew up. not a laughing matter. 2- in Europe i saw a Discovery channel program where the presenters were trying to duplicate (a smaller version) of the rocket, after many failed attempts they managed to fly one so to the above rocket scientists,, well done boys.
June 1, 201610 yr I understand that there may be many astronauts in Thailand as many students are taking up space in schools.
June 1, 201610 yr I think the key word is "space", suggesting getting something up into space is the target, not just ~100 or 200m up. But, not a bad "fun" effort by a bunch of uni folks. Don't think their chosen method for thrust, the structure or control will get them to space. Add a few elastic bands. I may be wrong but I think you will find that they are "farming folks"" not "uni folks". The footage is from Tambon Kut Wa in Kalasin province. About 18km East of Kuchinarai. It is, of course, Bun Bang Fai, and in Kut Wa the rockets are annular (ring) configuration. I didn't see any "conventional" types when I was there. They are truly spectacular and the sound they make has to be heard "live" to be really appreciated. I look forward to visiting it again when I hope I will be accepted as a volunteer on a launch team in order to approach more closely. Unlike other events the authorities keep the spectators at a distance from the projectiles as they are launched. The reason is that the combustion chambers of these rockets are made of steel (unlike the conventional rockets which are made of plastic water tubing) and they are thus very much more dangerous if they explode (as one would expect a +4 metre long 150mm diameter metal pipe bomb to be). Edited June 1, 201610 yr by Enoon
June 2, 201610 yr That's pretty neat. ...brilliant...looked like a double-strand DNA....nice to that no-one got burnt.
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