Nice! As someone who has flow rockets at over 900km/h, we manufacture a Full-J-class rocket motor. Burn time of 4,5 seconds. I know the feeling of both seeing your rocket shoot up at increadible velocities, and not finding it afterwards. I use entacor AIM USB altimeters, and they also sell the AIM Extra, a transmitting, GPS coordinate transmitting flight computer. I fly on a Civil Aviation Association approved land, that is also a RC club. Keeping things legal and safe is number 1. So happy to see you keeping up in that regard. Using PVC pipe is a bit risky as we have had them shatter on crash landing, then we have also seen them bounce.... Just a note. Seems you are still in your twenties, I have been flying rockets since 1998... When I was already 26...
I made model rockets and flew them back in 1973 to ‘76, when I was a teenager. I see they’ve come a very long way since then! There were no electronics available back then. The big thing as I recall was a nose cone camera that took a single photo on film when it pointed toward the ground. A weight in the nose cone triggered it. I never had one, it was expensive, plus you had to send them the film cards for development. As many rockets as I lost, I wasn’t about to risk the money on a camera. A D class engine was the biggest available as I recall, but it was way too big for the area I had to fly, a C was enough to lose a Rocket forever.
you're who i need to talk to how do i find out how far it's legal to go in florida i want to put a rocket into space using thiokol's solid booster fuel formula(it's a sugar rocket using ammonium perchlorate and aluminium oxide)
@@Aaron-zu3xn Hi, I am in South Africa. I think you meant to post your reply directly to BPS Space. Good luck. Doing things legally is always the way to go. And safely. As the saying goes "It is all fun and games till someone looses an eye".
Liked and subscribed to see some sweet X1 pt. 2 footage. Even downloaded Open Rocket since I've never really put any maths or even much theory into my builds. I've even got lazy and just glued a cardstock nosecone and fins right onto smaller hobby motors.
The vibrations and gee forces might shake the SD card out. Hot glueing it in would help, you can use isopropyl alcohol to remove hot glue after the fact.
8:28 I got teary eyed that one of your friends read two academic papers in the mere hope that he would find the rocket, only then to be successful! You've got some awesome friends dude. Bright and intelligent.
Brilliant project, shame about the on-board video, it'd be awesome. But TBH surprised that you didn't know about wind gradient ie, stronger and changes direction at altitude!
Thanks for watching! This video was brought to you by my wonderful Patreon supporters. 🤗 What's the X2 going to be? Thoughts? 🤔 Edit: Thanks for the 15k likes! Will be launching again soon.
That's what I was thinking too ! and then if he makes a rocket boat that would be XRB-1 or something. Wich sounds a lot like weapons from ace combat but THAT'S ONLY BETTER
We launched model rockets in 6th grade. I got into it that summer, making a few of my my own. Fired one on not a perfectly calm day. Thought we had lost it, but found a couple weeks later in one of our farm fields a half mile away
Nah, that's BPS Space... He made a whole silo that launches his rockets and another rocket with active control so technically he has like 90% of the experience needed to create actual military grade tracking/targeting rockets and missiles.
@@jaggns5774 1mile = 1,6km man, its more like 775kph. And for maybe 2seconds, the motor only burned for 3 seconds and assuming it needed some time to gain top speed.
@@GielL96 because after the engine is burnt out it instantly stops and teleports onto the ground. where was the actual speed mentioned? because i missed that.
Just found this channel the other day, great channel I love all your experiments, I wasn’t able to do what you do until I was 30. I’m fifty two now. So much fun, didn’t have a lot of tiny tech back then, which I appreciate that you do. My first project was a rocket powered coutach that was remote controlled. Didn’t have camera phones, always had cameras but would be so amazed would forget to take pictures
OUTSTANDING! Great video, reminds me of my Estes rockets with A through D engines way back in my younger days (1960s and 70s). Very glad to see the X1 was recovered and looking forward to it's next flight with the onboard cam!
Good on George for working out where the rocket went & finding it (these are a group of very clever young people!). Always like these project videos & the multiple footage of the launch (just like NASA!).
A circular disc made from metal (blast deflector) can be placed between the rocket and the boxes of electronics. It will protect the tripod and gear from the rush of propellant. Also a small GPS cell phone tracker might be a good investment. Don't feel so bad about the uSD card, we have all been there. LOL keep up the good work Allen
Love the video- Brings back memories of model rocketry when I was younger. Looks like you need an inexpensive GPS tracker or a Key tracker of some sort for your next one.... (inexpensive in case of total failure [explosion])
Eric, You short sighted sniveler, our tinkering lad does not need to complete a project if in the interim the project’s goal is met. Interim data might also demonstrate that the project’s goals are unattainable, thus to proceed with it is fruitless. Finally, outright failure is ripe for research clues that can steer other projects.
@@ThunderHorseWx On the other hand, Eric old chap, there are times when success is vital. Take for example the bloke who sits in failure in a loo. Here I sit, broken hearted I tried to shit,- but only farted!
Many years ago when I was flying model rockets, we would sometimes use streamers to slow the recovery fall when a chute would likely allow too much drift.
This is so awesome! Having studied weather as a bit of a hobby, I had wondered whether you guys had taken into account the winds at the higher altitudes. What makes a good team is having people who think of all the possible things that could go wrong so that you can avoid them when you run the experiment. This is why I always say that pessimism can be an asset in science. Also, it appears you've opted for the more amber beer at the pub, which I think is a fine choice. I've had some fine amber beers from over the pond there, Newcastle and Smithwick's being among my favorites. Cheers!
Absolutely beautiful flight, I really want to see the X-1 fly again ! Keep up the good work! Also, I think it would be interesting to maybe build a tiny flight computer to record basic flight data like speed, acceleration, and GPS position (that would help the recovery lol, and help understand if it fails)
I used to fly rockets as well. AND orange and black was my favorite color scheme. And I also lost a rocket that took off and I never found it. Cool to watch this....amazing how much the hobby has progressed! Good work! Maybe time for a GPS unit on those buggers.
Hey James you know what mate you should make a rocket with two of those engines and make the second rocket fire as soon as the first one dies(It's just a idea)
Most of my model rocket clubs have launches with rockets like that. Its called an Airstart. The best is when its high power motors, say a K to an airstart J. Ive seen rockets that are clustered with a central M, 4Ks, and then airstarts 4 Js
Love the videos. Hoping to get my kids into some rocketeering. I think black is going to be the best color to track in the sky. Look forward to seeing more .
I currently launch homemade rochets with D-class commercial solid motors. I have wanted to launch big ones for a while. Thanks for showing me it's possible!
This might be a bit more complicated but I think you should expand your naming scheme X (experimental) A/L/S (air land Sea) and then the iteration and for an iteration smaller changes can be denoted by a decimal, example XA 1.2 just a thought. But that can just be a reference number and you can have a normal name as well Also love your videos BTW :)
Well, a micro ping transmitted with 2 ping in quick succession repeating every minute would help with the weight. We, even a constant one, you just need to pay the steep price for nanosecond time precision.
@@سيفسليمان-ل9ه There are multiple kinds, depending on how you wanna do it. Some options are: r-candy (sugar + potassium nitrate), APCP mixes, black powder, etc
@projectair James my two daughters (7 and 10yrs) love your videos but we are anxiously awaiting an X1 sequel as well as new X planes/boats/cars. Thank you for all you do!
How does this channel have only 100k subscribers?? This content is absolutely fascinating. EDIT: That checklist idea is AWESOME. Anyone who works around any sort of explosive or doing hotwork SHOULD have their own checklist to follow, including briefings for anyone around who joined in. I'm SOOO glad you showed this, as safety is insanely important, and you're leading by example here. THANK YOU. EDIT2: That launch was PERFECT! GREAT balance! I've always had issues trying to ensure the balance of the rocket was perfect. A bit more glue off one area and it goes all over which direction.
Tailit is a GPS tracking system I use on my cats 😊 it's about 60 grams and has a good app for tracking, you could use this for finding løst rockets? I attach it to my FPV drone in case of a crash to find it ✌️
Damned, how old are you ? 17, maybe 18 ? My faith in today's youth has been restored. Thank You. You're quite intelligent. It seems most young people today just want to post " Stupid Trivial Prank Videos". I hope there are lots more young people using computers like you in a positive way. If only I had a computer at your age. I had the intelligence, but everything had to be researched through books, movies on reels, or in school by teachers using a chalk board while we tried our best to take hand written notes. I'm so happy you utilize such modern electronics to enhance your intelligence. You'll go far in life. I'm Subscribed.👍👍
Would be nice to add some sensors to the rocket. Not only to know it’s GPS location for better recovery but also a gyro sensor would be nice to measure its acceleration and trajectory!
Very interesting project. New Sub. Re: lost rocket. I don't know what frequency your tracking beacon is using, being quite a way from the UK, but it seems to me that it must be VHF or higher, just to keep it compact and able to fit in the fuselage. If your beacon is on VHF, UHF, or higher frequencies, it is very simple to construct a multi-element directional antenna, which could be swung to point you in the right direction. A 6-element Yagi on 146 MHz, with all elements removable and stored inside the boom, can be made using commonly available material that's inexpensive. If your beacon is on UHF (440 MHz for example) or higher, you can add additional elements which will make the directional "envelope" narrower. I've built many of these for amateur radio, and I also used similar handheld portable antennas when doing commercial radio work. I know the RSGB has a good archive of antenna articles. If you can't find one there, I can arrange to send you the layout & design, with simple calculations for antenna element length and spacing. Congratulations on the success of this project. I'll be looking forward to future designs. When you get to "X5" I hope you'll make a nod to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, who created the iconic "Fireball XL5". For those of us who were space-mad in the 1960's, this was inspiration that hung in bedrooms beside the Saturn V rocket booster and Apollo spacecraft.
So funny how George just went out on his own to find the rocket. Also cool how he researched how to best determine where it would have landed. Awesome channel
When I was a child (long time ago ☹️) we used to make rockets using chemicals that were easily available from chemists. If they achieved a flight without exploding on the launch pad they were a success. Quite a lot of laws prevent you doing that sort of thing these days, mainly due to all the accidents and injuries.
Many things have made it easier to make rockets, for example 3d printers, especially resin printers that make rockets that don't melt in seconds and simplify prototyping. But laws over the years have made it almost impossible to get the materials, of course there are loopholes that I have found, but in a couple of years those ways are probably also illegal.
@@fallu6224 it’s the oxidant that has been restricted (and for good reason). In the U.K. you used to be able to buy chemicals like Potassium nitrate, sodium chlorate, flowers of sulphur, etc. from high street chemists. It led to a lot of injuries and some deaths among schoolchildren.
@@Tailspin80 Well now you need to have a higher skillset to get the materials and that lessens the fatalities. I still think the restrictions are too strict. In some European countries it's almost impossible to even get fertilizer with 20% nitrate content, so you have to buy from eastern countries that have reduced restrictions or you have to use electrolysis to make for example sodium chlorate
If your going for speed, clipped delta fins would be the best shape and airfoiled fins. A better material would be either fiberglass or cardboard for the airframe. Look at the "apogee aspire" rocket, it can go mach with a G size motor and is made from cardboard. The large fins near the front add more drag, if your going for speed, a motor with a quicker burn would be more desirable, the G54 has a high total impulse, but lower average thrust, meaning less acceleration/speed but more altitude. A G80 might be better for speed.
Cardboard parts from a rocketery website would be way easier to work with, much lighter, you don't have to 3d print a nosecone, and they are made for rockets, it would be a lot easier
Find it amazing that we need to pass tests and get licences to fly a drone under 400ft , but firing a 450mph rocket to 3000ft is perfectly acceptable !! 😂😂😂😂
It was a really great video I really hope to see it fly again with on board footage and I also think it would be really interesting to put some kind of a little altimeter in the rocket to see how high it's going.
Fantastic video... captivated from start to finish. Electronics is more my thing, never been interested in rockets or rocket propulsion but you made the subject so much fun..!!
It's always amazing watching something go up like that. I'm not knowledgeable about rockets, but how hard is it to put small blinking led into the rocket to help prevent losing the rockets in the future.
The fact that you acknowledged that not everyone has a 3D printer, instead of acting like everyone makes 5 digits is shockingly refreshing. Stay classy!
I have to tell you from my extensive experience watching many, many British detective shows, that a search party MUST use sticks with which to beat the ground in order to have a chance of success. Just kidding - it was brilliant. I very much enjoyed it, and kudos to George for finding it.
Thats a fast boy James...JESUS!
brooo didn't expect too see ya here
also can u just make a rocket using your engine i'm getting bored
I wanted to see this spee in yours
hello integza!
By the way tomatoes are disgusting 🤢
Nice! As someone who has flow rockets at over 900km/h, we manufacture a Full-J-class rocket motor. Burn time of 4,5 seconds. I know the feeling of both seeing your rocket shoot up at increadible velocities, and not finding it afterwards.
I use entacor AIM USB altimeters, and they also sell the AIM Extra, a transmitting, GPS coordinate transmitting flight computer.
I fly on a Civil Aviation Association approved land, that is also a RC club.
Keeping things legal and safe is number 1. So happy to see you keeping up in that regard.
Using PVC pipe is a bit risky as we have had them shatter on crash landing, then we have also seen them bounce....
Just a note. Seems you are still in your twenties, I have been flying rockets since 1998... When I was already 26...
I made model rockets and flew them back in 1973 to ‘76, when I was a teenager. I see they’ve come a very long way since then! There were no electronics available back then. The big thing as I recall was a nose cone camera that took a single photo on film when it pointed toward the ground. A weight in the nose cone triggered it. I never had one, it was expensive, plus you had to send them the film cards for development. As many rockets as I lost, I wasn’t about to risk the money on a camera. A D class engine was the biggest available as I recall, but it was way too big for the area I had to fly, a C was enough to lose a Rocket forever.
you're who i need to talk to how do i find out how far it's legal to go in florida i want to put a rocket into space using thiokol's solid booster fuel formula(it's a sugar rocket using ammonium perchlorate and aluminium oxide)
@@Aaron-zu3xn Hi, I am in South Africa. I think you meant to post your reply directly to BPS Space. Good luck. Doing things legally is always the way to go. And safely. As the saying goes "It is all fun and games till someone looses an eye".
How far are model rockets from full on missiles tho 😂
Looks like "Check SD card is in camera" needs adding to a check list...
[√] Pointy end up
[√] Motor installed
[ ] Cameras actually recording :(
Lol
I was thinking this! lol thumbs up!
@@bob2859 Ah a Everyday Astronaut watcher… nice
When you are the 1000th like on this comment
george is the real mvp for doing the math and mounting a solo search mission based on his faith in science
George is the hero we needed. Hope he was generously compensated with drinks at the pub afterward😆
Hope they took him to Looney's
I thought he found it after they went to the pub...
Perhaps mounting an AirTag inside the rocket would help finding it much easier. It could be tracked from above using a drone and iPhone ;)
@@BillAnt BLE should do the same for a few zeroes removed
It must fly again !
What a great call to get from your friends ! George is a true hero !
Liked for some sweet onboard footage
Liked and subscribed to see some sweet X1 pt. 2 footage. Even downloaded Open Rocket since I've never really put any maths or even much theory into my builds. I've even got lazy and just glued a cardstock nosecone and fins right onto smaller hobby motors.
me too!
The vibrations and gee forces might shake the SD card out. Hot glueing it in would help, you can use isopropyl alcohol to remove hot glue after the fact.
Still none on board footage
666th like >:)
ngl this looks like a rocket MiG-21! I love it.
8:28 I got teary eyed that one of your friends read two academic papers in the mere hope that he would find the rocket, only then to be successful! You've got some awesome friends dude. Bright and intelligent.
Everyone needs a "George" in their life. What a guy!
@@joshsheffsagain4662 And we should remember to be someone else's George.
Brilliant project, shame about the on-board video, it'd be awesome. But TBH surprised that you didn't know about wind gradient ie, stronger and changes direction at altitude!
Reminded me of October Sky, when they were clearing their names.
It is rocket science after all 🤣
That was quite wholesome indeed.
These kids are extra ordinary!! Especially, calculating the projected landing area was awesome!!
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What's the X2 going to be? Thoughts? 🤔
Edit: Thanks for the 15k likes! Will be launching again soon.
Make hydrogen powered jet engine rocket 🚀 🔥 🔥
@@parshvapatel8484 that would truly be insane. Although probably quite impractical
Please make a rocket using liquid oxygen
@@opbot5205 RC jet boat
Variable swept wing rocket plane
Nice work George. Above and beyond.
Definitely recommend a suffix for designation e.g. XR-1 with R being rocket. Then you can do C for car, B for Boat and P for plane
That's a good idea!
That's what I was thinking too ! and then if he makes a rocket boat that would be XRB-1 or something. Wich sounds a lot like weapons from ace combat but THAT'S ONLY BETTER
This sounds like a great idea!
definitely needed, it's gonna be a mess otherwise.
Ohhh yess
We launched model rockets in 6th grade. I got into it that summer, making a few of my my own. Fired one on not a perfectly calm day. Thought we had lost it, but found a couple weeks later in one of our farm fields a half mile away
Next video: We started working on a new cruise missle with the military! Amazing as usual, can't wait for the X-15!
That will be interesting. He'd better improve confidence so he KNOWS that the parachute will work on that plane.
Nah, that's BPS Space... He made a whole silo that launches his rockets and another rocket with active control so technically he has like 90% of the experience needed to create actual military grade tracking/targeting rockets and missiles.
His neighbor must be very worried 24/7
@@evilcanofdrpepper Yeah, maybe 60s technology.
Wait was that a joke I'm pretty sure it is lol
R/whooosh for myself
I’d love to see more high speed, high altitude stuff. Really cool.
Seems like your efforts have yielded vehicles that should be equipped with a GPS tracker so you can find them. Damn impressive.
I second that motion!
That's what I was thinking
Damn that thing travels at 370 km/h for like 20 seconds? That thing needs a GPS.
@@jaggns5774 1mile = 1,6km man, its more like 775kph. And for maybe 2seconds, the motor only burned for 3 seconds and assuming it needed some time to gain top speed.
@@GielL96 because after the engine is burnt out it instantly stops and teleports onto the ground.
where was the actual speed mentioned? because i missed that.
@@GielL96 Nice, and or maybe just take this number 1.609 and multiply it with the mph number and the answer should be the speed in kph
Just found this channel the other day, great channel I love all your experiments, I wasn’t able to do what you do until I was 30. I’m fifty two now. So much fun, didn’t have a lot of tiny tech back then, which I appreciate that you do. My first project was a rocket powered coutach that was remote controlled. Didn’t have camera phones, always had cameras but would be so amazed would forget to take pictures
We all need more friends like George. Dude reads 2 papers just to find your rocket, please buy that man a beer or a burger he's earned it
OUTSTANDING! Great video, reminds me of my Estes rockets with A through D engines way back in my younger days (1960s and 70s). Very glad to see the X1 was recovered and looking forward to it's next flight with the onboard cam!
That has to be amongst the straightest flights I've seen for that size of rocket, especially at that speed, they tend go a bit squirly.
At what do you mean "At that speed?" 450 MPH is HORRIBLY SLOW for a model rocket.
@@powderslinger5968 Stop waving it around.
@@powderslinger5968 not everyone is able to afford the biggest motor. It isn’t about size, its about what you do with it. Also drag.
@@powderslinger5968 slow?
Great job
The little touches are always appreciated--that paint can edit, the backlit and hazy glamor shots. Also, well done George!
Good on George for working out where the rocket went & finding it (these are a group of very clever young people!). Always like these project videos & the multiple footage of the launch (just like NASA!).
your videos are truly entertaining keep up bro!!
George is the kind of friend u keep for life. Protect him at all costs!
A circular disc made from metal (blast deflector) can be placed between the rocket and the boxes of electronics. It will protect the tripod and gear from the rush of propellant. Also a small GPS cell phone tracker might be a good investment. Don't feel so bad about the uSD card, we have all been there. LOL keep up the good work Allen
3:02 "probably, a bit, crispy", and then RLY there are electronics beneath the firing engine, ffs?! xF
We can see the advances in rocket technology by looking at this video. Now it became really easy to make sounding rockets!
Love the video- Brings back memories of model rocketry when I was younger. Looks like you need an inexpensive GPS tracker or a Key tracker of some sort for your next one.... (inexpensive in case of total failure [explosion])
well done! Liked. love ur content!
Had to step outside to make sure the ground wasn't cold. Since you actually completed a project, I was worried hell froze over. Haha
Eric, You short sighted sniveler, our tinkering lad does not need to complete a project if in the interim the project’s goal is met. Interim data might also demonstrate that the project’s goals are unattainable, thus to proceed with it is fruitless. Finally, outright failure is ripe for research clues that can steer other projects.
@@warnerjohnson1338 I was poking fun... chill bro. Lmao
@@ThunderHorseWx On the other hand, Eric old chap, there are times when success is vital. Take for example the bloke who sits in failure in a loo.
Here I sit, broken hearted
I tried to shit,- but only farted!
Wow that thing moves, Great work....
Many years ago when I was flying model rockets, we would sometimes use streamers to slow the recovery fall when a chute would likely allow too much drift.
Excellent launch, love the storytelling! Got to check out the open rocket simulator! Thank you, looking forward to more! :)
We all need a friend like George. What a legend.
Yay, George! Well done!
My favorite thing about this channel is the editing!! Great job James!!
This is so awesome! Having studied weather as a bit of a hobby, I had wondered whether you guys had taken into account the winds at the higher altitudes. What makes a good team is having people who think of all the possible things that could go wrong so that you can avoid them when you run the experiment. This is why I always say that pessimism can be an asset in science.
Also, it appears you've opted for the more amber beer at the pub, which I think is a fine choice. I've had some fine amber beers from over the pond there, Newcastle and Smithwick's being among my favorites. Cheers!
Absolutely beautiful flight, I really want to see the X-1 fly again ! Keep up the good work! Also, I think it would be interesting to maybe build a tiny flight computer to record basic flight data like speed, acceleration, and GPS position (that would help the recovery lol, and help understand if it fails)
I used to fly rockets as well. AND orange and black was my favorite color scheme. And I also lost a rocket that took off and I never found it. Cool to watch this....amazing how much the hobby has progressed! Good work! Maybe time for a GPS unit on those buggers.
Hey James you know what mate you should make a rocket with two of those engines and make the second rocket fire as soon as the first one dies(It's just a idea)
Watch BPS Space!
@@nicok.1491 Thanks I will.
2 stage rocket awsome!
Most of my model rocket clubs have launches with rockets like that. Its called an Airstart. The best is when its high power motors, say a K to an airstart J. Ive seen rockets that are clustered with a central M, 4Ks, and then airstarts 4 Js
Love the videos. Hoping to get my kids into some rocketeering.
I think black is going to be the best color to track in the sky.
Look forward to seeing more .
Numeric designators are a great idea. Perhaps expand on it? For example XR for rockets, XP for planes, XB for boats.
I currently launch homemade rochets with D-class commercial solid motors. I have wanted to launch big ones for a while. Thanks for showing me it's possible!
George Totally had an "October Sky" moment in this one LMAoo
DiyPerks, thnk you for helping me to recommend this channel ❤
This might be a bit more complicated but I think you should expand your naming scheme X (experimental) A/L/S (air land Sea) and then the iteration and for an iteration smaller changes can be denoted by a decimal, example XA 1.2 just a thought. But that can just be a reference number and you can have a normal name as well
Also love your videos BTW :)
Mindblowing
Would a gps module + sim card be a viable option to avoid losing rockets?
This is a good option. Important that there's a high sample rate - the tracker might not survive!
Well, a micro ping transmitted with 2 ping in quick succession repeating every minute would help with the weight.
We, even a constant one, you just need to pay the steep price for nanosecond time precision.
Sim card not viable for most model rockets as most launch sites dont have great service
@@lbeyyt6581 Depends on where you are. In Poland, every year i see more and more villages/farms etc (low people areas) with better reception
Keep hanging out with the smart kids!!!
Now make a guided cruise missile wich can be launched from a rc plane.
Nice video BTW
How is the filling of the rocket made please ?
@@سيفسليمان-ل9ه There are multiple kinds, depending on how you wanna do it. Some options are: r-candy (sugar + potassium nitrate), APCP mixes, black powder, etc
@projectair James my two daughters (7 and 10yrs) love your videos but we are anxiously awaiting an X1 sequel as well as new X planes/boats/cars. Thank you for all you do!
This rocket needs to be renamed to George in his honour :D
"Glamorous George" in honour of George, and the original X1! ;-)
King George
Some designation, to indicate things: "X1G", "X1G1", the "G1", or perhaps similar..🙂
Good video...now you can appreciate how good SpaceX is when landing its boosters on a floating ship in the middle of an ocean😉
How does this channel have only 100k subscribers?? This content is absolutely fascinating.
EDIT: That checklist idea is AWESOME. Anyone who works around any sort of explosive or doing hotwork SHOULD have their own checklist to follow, including briefings for anyone around who joined in. I'm SOOO glad you showed this, as safety is insanely important, and you're leading by example here. THANK YOU.
EDIT2: That launch was PERFECT! GREAT balance! I've always had issues trying to ensure the balance of the rocket was perfect. A bit more glue off one area and it goes all over which direction.
its streamlined shape and crown design is top notch.
North Korea has found a new hobby
Lol
Tailit is a GPS tracking system I use on my cats 😊 it's about 60 grams and has a good app for tracking, you could use this for finding løst rockets? I attach it to my FPV drone in case of a crash to find it ✌️
You find out who your true friends are when you need to find a lost model like that, lol.
Damned, how old are you ? 17, maybe 18 ? My faith in today's youth has been restored. Thank You.
You're quite intelligent. It seems most young people today just want to post " Stupid Trivial Prank Videos".
I hope there are lots more young people using computers like you in a positive way.
If only I had a computer at your age. I had the intelligence, but everything had to be researched through books, movies on reels, or in school by teachers using a chalk board while we tried our best to take hand written notes.
I'm so happy you utilize such modern electronics to enhance your intelligence. You'll go far in life.
I'm Subscribed.👍👍
Would be nice to add some sensors to the rocket. Not only to know it’s GPS location for better recovery but also a gyro sensor would be nice to measure its acceleration and trajectory!
BPS space vibes
Just came across this channel, what a gem! Much love from Canada bud! 🇨🇦
Very interesting project. New Sub. Re: lost rocket. I don't know what frequency your tracking beacon is using, being quite a way from the UK, but it seems to me that it must be VHF or higher, just to keep it compact and able to fit in the fuselage. If your beacon is on VHF, UHF, or higher frequencies, it is very simple to construct a multi-element directional antenna, which could be swung to point you in the right direction. A 6-element Yagi on 146 MHz, with all elements removable and stored inside the boom, can be made using commonly available material that's inexpensive. If your beacon is on UHF (440 MHz for example) or higher, you can add additional elements which will make the directional "envelope" narrower. I've built many of these for amateur radio, and I also used similar handheld portable antennas when doing commercial radio work. I know the RSGB has a good archive of antenna articles. If you can't find one there, I can arrange to send you the layout & design, with simple calculations for antenna element length and spacing. Congratulations on the success of this project. I'll be looking forward to future designs. When you get to "X5" I hope you'll make a nod to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, who created the iconic "Fireball XL5". For those of us who were space-mad in the 1960's, this was inspiration that hung in bedrooms beside the Saturn V rocket booster and Apollo spacecraft.
So funny how George just went out on his own to find the rocket. Also cool how he researched how to best determine where it would have landed. Awesome channel
When I was a child (long time ago ☹️) we used to make rockets using chemicals that were easily available from chemists. If they achieved a flight without exploding on the launch pad they were a success. Quite a lot of laws prevent you doing that sort of thing these days, mainly due to all the accidents and injuries.
Many things have made it easier to make rockets, for example 3d printers, especially resin printers that make rockets that don't melt in seconds and simplify prototyping. But laws over the years have made it almost impossible to get the materials, of course there are loopholes that I have found, but in a couple of years those ways are probably also illegal.
@@fallu6224 it’s the oxidant that has been restricted (and for good reason). In the U.K. you used to be able to buy chemicals like Potassium nitrate, sodium chlorate, flowers of sulphur, etc. from high street chemists. It led to a lot of injuries and some deaths among schoolchildren.
@@Tailspin80 Well now you need to have a higher skillset to get the materials and that lessens the fatalities. I still think the restrictions are too strict. In some European countries it's almost impossible to even get fertilizer with 20% nitrate content, so you have to buy from eastern countries that have reduced restrictions or you have to use electrolysis to make for example sodium chlorate
If your going for speed, clipped delta fins would be the best shape and airfoiled fins. A better material would be either fiberglass or cardboard for the airframe. Look at the "apogee aspire" rocket, it can go mach with a G size motor and is made from cardboard. The large fins near the front add more drag, if your going for speed, a motor with a quicker burn would be more desirable, the G54 has a high total impulse, but lower average thrust, meaning less acceleration/speed but more altitude. A G80 might be better for speed.
Cardboard parts from a rocketery website would be way easier to work with, much lighter, you don't have to 3d print a nosecone, and they are made for rockets, it would be a lot easier
Tbh it looks like an Exocet anti-ship missle
Glad to hear you recovered the rocket!
Wdym the "soviet" approach
Quantity over quality
@@Roninga6 ah, checks out. Forgot that they did that
@axe6028Russia has the most nukes but usa has the most working nukes
@@Roninga6 yeah, they like to play the nuke card constantly but I doubt any of them work properly
Nice job! The Mazda Rx-7 name started in a similar fashion...
Great video!
Find it amazing that we need to pass tests and get licences to fly a drone under 400ft , but firing a 450mph rocket to 3000ft is perfectly acceptable !! 😂😂😂😂
Just fly, don't ask, yw
I can also fly my drone over my neighborhood, but not a rocket like this.
Pleas don't ruin it for us, please 😭
what makes your videos interesting...it that you tell the story what was involved in the project
It was a really great video I really hope to see it fly again with on board footage and I also think it would be really interesting to put some kind of a little altimeter in the rocket to see how high it's going.
Wow... Talk about a home-made HIMARS!!! Very impressive speed!!
This is awesome! That was so fast. Glad you got the rocket back.
How good. Brings back memories of Grandpa and I
Fantastic video... captivated from start to finish. Electronics is more my thing, never been interested in rockets or rocket propulsion but you made the subject so much fun..!!
I like the idea of naming them it’s really cool
It's always amazing watching something go up like that. I'm not knowledgeable about rockets, but how hard is it to put small blinking led into the rocket to help prevent losing the rockets in the future.
I am your newest subscriber... congratulations on your flight.
6:06 me: nahhh it went into space bruh..😭😭 that was dope!
This guy is my idol, he's the reason I just got into this, I was testing out rocket fuel so I'm going to make a rocket for it now!
Who would have 2" PVC lying around the house? All jokes aside this video was amazing, good job and keep up the good work!
awesome turn of events towards the end !
That was neat when George found the X1 in the field !!
Thanks for helping me make a rocket for my high school project
Well done mate, that was one fast stepping missile.
atb from South Australia.
The fact that you acknowledged that not everyone has a 3D printer, instead of acting like everyone makes 5 digits is shockingly refreshing. Stay classy!
He and Integza are some of my most favorite creators. They are humble.
how about AX-1- airplane , BX-1 - boat, CX-1 car. would be nice naming scheme
I actually love this 🌟
You should be more known ur such a genius!
I have to tell you from my extensive experience watching many, many British detective shows, that a search party MUST use sticks with which to beat the ground in order to have a chance of success.
Just kidding - it was brilliant. I very much enjoyed it, and kudos to George for finding it.
Team work makes the dream work! ✨✅✨Good Job Mate.
You are a brilliant young man 👈🏽🇺🇲🦅
Great video! Don't worry about American units like MPH or feet or whatever...just use metric units!
OMG its amazing seeing a rocket success! I thought you might be cursed with rockets. Can't wait to see you do this again
Get a VTX in there too for live tracking during the decent. Great video!
Exactly what I’ve needed
I like the x naming convention! Nice video
Very very cool gps and video next flight 😁👍👌