Hypergolic Rocket "Genesis" Finally takes off
February 4, 2021
After a leisurely Friday setting up the rocket and the launch rail, the 34 year old Genesis, with its 2000lbf hypergolic WFNA-FFA engine, is ready to take off on a clear and windless day. After finally finding a good supply of WFNA, a man-rated parachute, and people eager to launch it, the Genesis will have little to stop its ascent once the main valves are open. Unlike cryogenic liquid oxygen, the combination of White Fuming Nitric Acid and Furfuryl Alcohol spontaneously combust, which means it doesn't need an igniter. Both propellants also boast a high specific gravity, which allows us to store quite a bit of propellant in relatively little space.
The Genesis launch team is fairly lean compared to what we usually see, but it is staffed with some long time veterans. Leading the pack is Mark Holthaus, one of the directors and founders of FAR. Supporting him is an actual veteran, retired Lieutenant Colonel Gregg Landolt, as well as Mike and Preston Brinker, and myself. We were also fortunate to have Dave Griffith, one of the original Genesis team, visiting to watch the launch.
Spoilers for the actual launch, but the rocket had an excellent flight, only to experience an anomaly with the parachute deployment that saw it accordioned into a nice heap. It is believed to have reached an apogee of 10,000ft. We had hoped it would prove our spring loaded recovery system, but with the drogue getting caught and the main tangling on the fins, we lack the data to prove it definitively. As of yet, Foster Stanback's spring loaded recovery on a solid rocket remains the most recent fully successful test of this system, so we remain hopefully to increase reliability for larger diameters.
After the launch we also got to see a lovely Christmas tree rocket, but for that you'll have to check out B.P.S. Space and Xyla Foxlin.
Find out more at:
https://friendsofamateurrocketry.org/history/
https://dhrocketry.com/?p=846
Видео Hypergolic Rocket "Genesis" Finally takes off канала Derek Honkawa
After a leisurely Friday setting up the rocket and the launch rail, the 34 year old Genesis, with its 2000lbf hypergolic WFNA-FFA engine, is ready to take off on a clear and windless day. After finally finding a good supply of WFNA, a man-rated parachute, and people eager to launch it, the Genesis will have little to stop its ascent once the main valves are open. Unlike cryogenic liquid oxygen, the combination of White Fuming Nitric Acid and Furfuryl Alcohol spontaneously combust, which means it doesn't need an igniter. Both propellants also boast a high specific gravity, which allows us to store quite a bit of propellant in relatively little space.
The Genesis launch team is fairly lean compared to what we usually see, but it is staffed with some long time veterans. Leading the pack is Mark Holthaus, one of the directors and founders of FAR. Supporting him is an actual veteran, retired Lieutenant Colonel Gregg Landolt, as well as Mike and Preston Brinker, and myself. We were also fortunate to have Dave Griffith, one of the original Genesis team, visiting to watch the launch.
Spoilers for the actual launch, but the rocket had an excellent flight, only to experience an anomaly with the parachute deployment that saw it accordioned into a nice heap. It is believed to have reached an apogee of 10,000ft. We had hoped it would prove our spring loaded recovery system, but with the drogue getting caught and the main tangling on the fins, we lack the data to prove it definitively. As of yet, Foster Stanback's spring loaded recovery on a solid rocket remains the most recent fully successful test of this system, so we remain hopefully to increase reliability for larger diameters.
After the launch we also got to see a lovely Christmas tree rocket, but for that you'll have to check out B.P.S. Space and Xyla Foxlin.
Find out more at:
https://friendsofamateurrocketry.org/history/
https://dhrocketry.com/?p=846
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