World Record Model Rocket | 3/4 Scale Mercury Redstone
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- On Sunday April 8, 2018, the largest model rocket on earth launched from Higgs Farm in Price Maryland and climbed to an altitude of 2638 feet.
Full video credit to Joe Dimaio
Would have loved to see this at regular speed and hear the sound of the rocket...
In addition to the links below, you can also see it here: ua-cam.com/video/vuUtxXrNik4/v-deo.html
Play it back at 1.5x, looks very natural to me.
Id rather hear rockets than trumpets blaring but good video.
My sentiments exactly.
ua-cam.com/video/ssWaUkpSPBg/v-deo.html for the proper thing.
@@barryporteous4904 , Thanks for the link...loved the vid :)
I hope you have a great day & be safe.
No problem. You are welcome
That bass bone though...
would rather see this in real time without the music tbh
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Me too.
yes
@@hlcepeda thank you!!!
@@stratcat3216 👍
Too many UA-camrs are ruining great vids with over bearing background music.
I rocket vid that you can't hear the roar of the motors.......geeeshhh.
There seems to be a default setting somewhere to normalise the entire video instead of keeping the music in the background where it belongs.
@charles - That's because model rocket motors DON"T ROAR like real ones do. They sound rather bleak, and everyone would be pissing and moaning that it didn't sound real. geeeeshhh!
@@Loulovesspeed Obviously, you don't know anything about model rocketry. I would rather here the swish of a A, B, C, D motor than this soundtrack. The motor in this launch? Well, for reference here's a good video of the same launch. ua-cam.com/video/ssWaUkpSPBg/v-deo.html
That's what the MUTE button on your keyboard is for. I use it often, as youtubers so often use the same stupid flippin' music.
why the music and the slow motion video?.....why not No music and regular speed with the actual sound?...
Id rather hear rockets than trumpets blaring. why not No music and regular speed with the actual sound?...Music annoying and the slow mo.... I want to hear the rocket......
Great, but the music is just too much. The actual launch sounds would have been better by far. KILL THE MUSIC! Thumbs DOWN
I bet it takes off too fast to look real, which detracts from the otherwise perfect scaling. Maybe the sound is off putting and inaccurate too.
@@archiepelago8577 Concur, too many hobbyists like to add music..well too many movies are kill by their musical score.....just provide sounds of the lunch and maybe comments.
Why the dumb music?
Token WhiteGuy
Because it's fake
The exhaust sounds like an orchestra. Very odd.
It's an Avenger rocket! 😄
It’s a tuned exhaust
@@harmonicajohn1059 Like mine this morning :-)
My roket no sound like dat
I was expecting much higher altitude but still fun to watch. Lose the soundtrack raw footage and sound would be nice.
I had to turn the sound off. The music was too obnoxious and unneeded.
What was world record setting about this rocket launch?
Interesting to watch. Whoever built it deserves many compliments. Often such launches result in parachutes failing as other components hit the parachutes or cause other parachute deployments problems. This one appears to have timed the deployments in a way that prevented problems, although the parachutes on the lower portion of the rocked looked as though they did not fully deploy.
Apparently, Guinness World Records certified it as successfully launching the world’s largest scale model rocket.
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İt didn't fully deploy, but thankfully it was a small piece.
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade, and do the other things, not because they are easy but because they are hard!”
"Why does Rice play Texas?" That was part of JFK's original speech!
Why are people standing so close during the launch?
my same thought and not much engine flame I think it's fake
Because they knew that would be the only way it could be exciting
Kiki Tay
Because the fuel being used has so little power.
Probably shot through a telephoto lens... Because of its long focal length and narrow field of view, a telephoto lens makes near and distant objects seem closer together and more similar in size than they appear in real life. This effect is known as "foreshortening" or "perspective compression". A telephoto lens makes distant objects appear much larger.
@@topsecret1837 If it used the same fuel as the real Redstone it would have a lot of Power that put the first American in Space. I think the first six suborbital flights the Mercury Redstone was used. Alan Sheppard was first American in space.
I can't believe they're standing that close to the launch; I'd love to know the specs on the motor, but my guess is at least an "N", more likely an "O". I played with high power rockets in the early 1990's, and I wouldn't have stood that close to an "L" (which I have launched). They should have been 500 feet away, at least. A motor that size cato'ing at ignition can make a pretty big bang.
At any rate, a beautiful Mercury-Redstone model, and almost perfect flight, except for the parachute streamer on the motor and fin section. I agree with others, can the music and let us hear the roar. I hope there's video of the setup prior to launch with some details of who built this and what it involved.
That Was Pretty Cool! Think Of How Much Nicer It Would've Been If The Audio Hadn't Screwed The Pooch!
At the parachute ejection sequence. they should have made a functioning escape rocket for the crew capsule to "escape" from the main fuselage of the rocket....
Nice bit of fakery here. That's no 3/4 scale: the model rocket is no more than 2 ft tall. The videographer has cleverly spliced a crowd scene against a closeup of the small rocket. Very convincing I must say. Using slow motion while filming scale models is a classic technique Hollywood's been using for decades. The giveaway is when the parachutes deploy: the small flimsiness of the plastic parachutes flapping in the breeze is apparent even at slow motion.
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Excellent camera work, but the rocket's sound is the best part. Lose the music.
Interesting rocket, but the slow motion and crappy music completely ruined the video. At a couple of points I wondered if the whole video was fake due to the unrealistic passage of time.
That was to make it seem like it was flying higher than it was.
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Thank you. I watched every Redstone launch on our b&w tv, tensed, leaning forward, willing it to be a successful launch. Yeah, I'd rather hear the thunder of the model engines, I still appreciate seeing this.
@eukaryon - One big problem, model rocket engines don't do anything close to thundering - they sound like crap! Listen to RC model planes - they don't sound like the real aircraft either.
@@Loulovesspeed Have you ever heard a high-power motor? Those can thunder pretty nicely.
Wow, great work and it fly very good. Thumb up
I was a little to young to see the mercurie's and gemini's , BUT I SAW ALL THE APPOLLO'S LIFTOFFS . Incredible!!
Very nice tribute to Alan and Gus....Looked great!
Great launch. Reminded me of my first Redstone launch.
Born 67 didn't see that in real time. Watched this without sound, looks legit!
Could you make a version of this that has just the actual sound of the launch and flight? That's actually an important part of the experience. This feels like a show, sure, but it can capture an experience. A big rocket motor SOUNDS incredible. Or did the sound on the camera cut out on you? Mic problems? IT happens, it's OK.
Thanks
Whoever packed the parachutes should be fired
Or at least forced to rebuild the lower section that obviously crashed to the ground...
@@davidmckee5659 I think maybe that parachute was fouled by one of the other rocket parts that were also deploying their own parachutes at the same time. The entire team would share a piece of the blame if that is the case. I give them kudos for getting the relatively large thing off the ground. Im sure their next design will include power to eject away from each other or delay the timing to deploy each at different times to create the space apart. This is just my two cents on the topic, not meant to criticize anyone or anything.
@@clydeperrine2959 We never identified a root cause for the parachute line snapping. We did include an internal cylinder and charge to separate the sections at timed intervals just after apogee. The rocket was held together by shear pins that broke from the separation charge. Might have been better to have a longer delay between charges firing, but then you risk the parachutes opening at high speed. I can tell you the parachute maker/packer is very good and he was pretty upset over the snapped line, but we don't blame him.
Until it stalled and broke apart to return by parachute in sections, it looked just like Freedom 7 or Liberty Bell 7.
A big well done to some stealy eyed missle men who had the courage to build and light that candle.
Almost, and it does look Big! But the real deal was like 115 ft high!
It IS freedom 7.
The launch was awesome. And the slow-motion video work was great.
engineers, great and small, it takes brains in any case. great job.
Now let''s go to 3/4 scale Saturn V
272 Feet. Would cost more to build than Fly.
It had to be in slow motion because the whole flight lasted about 5 seconds
Good video once I turned the sound off.
Think about it... that is a 3/4 sized version, look how small it is compared to the people standing around (Yes, they are closer to the camera - perspectives.), picture it 1/4 bigger, and THAT is what sent men to the moon.
That whole rocket, with the exception of the escape tower atop the capsule, would fit inside the space shuttle today. I've seen pictures/drawings showing that it would.
Is there a real time version? ... without trumpets? ; )
No one going to mention how close they are on take off to it lmao
GREAT MUSIC!! Gives the entire video a “the Right Stuff” flare
I never saw that one in the Estes catalog!
1976 supplement; you had to be a member of the Estes Rocket Club (or whatever it was called; I don't recall), had to have bought all five kits, built them, sent in photos to prove it to get the next one, and earned the five "colored flames" decals and *only then* did they mail out the circular for the MAXI^3 (Maxi cubed) SuperBrutes! that featured 3/4 scale Redstone, Pershing and Saturn IB, shipped FOB Penrose, Colorado. Really. Ask *anybody* that got *all five levels. Anybody.*
@@RME76048 🤣
Outstanding! 60 yrs. ago this would of made history
60 years ago the real rocket was making history. First one was launched in 1953.
@c3pfett - More like 1942 - The V-2.
Outstanding! Looked like the real deal. I was very surprised to see your staging and recovery. How did you manage the tail section?
Wondering what happened to the bottom stage? It looked like the chute didn't open. Any info on weight, and was the launch controlled by movable jets, or just lucky that the engine was close to perfectly aligned when launched?
That was pretty badass. Any chance you recorded this launch from the rocket's vantage point?
The category was apparently largest scale model rocket, not largest model rocket. There are more videos out there, including some from Black and Decker. I haven't found information on what rocket engine was used yet. Perhaps a P? (Apparently a group in Australia flew a full-scale V-2 rocket. That needs to be investigated)
Is that thing as big as I think it is..holy smokes! What kind of engine did it take.
That's just awesome! Kudos to everyone involved!
Congratulations. Absolutely a beautiful flight.
That was impressive!
That’s pretty nuts. Too bad the tail chute didn’t inflate. But the other pieces cling together like a nice little family of rocket stages. Dawwww
How high did it go? And when will the 3/4 scale Saturn V be finished?
Is there a version without the music?
I prefer rockets like this majestic one over the ones that go whoosh but I was hoping for a 2nd stage. Awesome job
No Go Pro on board? Did it hit firmament?
"Lift off and the clock has started. The view is tremendous"
Those 3/4 scale astronauts are sure going to be dizzy!
Somebody built that in their garage!!! Coolest dad ever
Couldn't watch. Music made me too angry
Please remake at normal speed and no music. Just the awesome noise from the rocket burning.
I didn't know that John Williams scored rocket videos?
As we would say in high school in the 1970s, "How bogus!". Pretty amazing how many people were fooled by a STILL PHOTO of a foreground crowd combined with a slow-mo video of a much, much, much smaller model rocket than claimed.
Oh that's awesome but I don't know where the loud music is coming from 😅
a true rocket at that point
Obviously the engines were way under 3/4 thrust which explains how all those people could stand so close without being fried.
Animation shop! DUH!
Great job, this is my favorite model of all the Estes kits I ever built.
Looks to me like they stop the video right when the parachute from the small section gets stuck in the power lines across the road.
@@dukecraig2402 They didn't get stuck, those power lines were much further away
Hope the escape tower was ok. Chute didn't open fully. I also would prefer live sound and speed. Very cool construction.
seems no one liked the musical score, what was it called and what was it from, does any one know
My son had a model rocket with a tiny 110 camera on it's side. The final time we launched it my friend didn't pack the parachute right and it crashed destroying the camera. Now we'll never know what the pictures were like.
Ignore the haters, this was a superb launch and a great video. Thanks 😃👍
Poetic visuals. With the music, lyrical.
A bit strange: nobody moved at all during the launch. It is a picture ?
Amazing. But if you are building 3/4 scale why not just go for the full on 1:1?
What are the details like motor, weight, height, etc.? Very cool! If he wants to put it on display at an aviation and space museum for thousands of people to marvel at, let me know.
At least it went straight up. NASA and all other rockets make big arch and never go to space
How would a rocket ever get into orbit if it went straight up?
🧐 3/4 scale and... I mean, what was it powered by? An off the shelf solid rocket motor? This thing was big enough to reach the upper atmosphere!
What gives? Is there some type of altitude limit governing model rocket launches? 🤔
Future tech : music powered rockets
What is it that they have to have crappy music stuck when you're trying to listen to the rocket I want to listen to music I go to the music channel duh
Are you trying to show off a rocket launch or a HS orchestra?
Why the scrappy music and why replaying in slow motion??
Music is not compulsory.
Wonderful! One of my fav rockets.
Looking at the comments, I had the sound off. Good with no stupid music. I don't understand why people think everyone wants to hear music all the time,even in bid box stores.
If you want to see it faster set playback time to 2x
If you guys are blind look at the people the reseon je added music was bscause THERE WAS NO LAUNCH ITS PHOTOSHOP
I can't believe they had a band playing at the launch site.
well heck the nose cone was already 1/25 of the way to 2638,. I'd of driven out to see this if I knew.
3/4th scale? So this was about 1:1 scale for Kerbal Space Program! ;-)
KSP is 1/6th scale.
@@unclebedhead9099 Yeah, the planet is 1/6th scale. According to the wiki, the Kerbals themselves are about 0.75 meters tall. Average adult male human is about 1.67 meters tall. So to make it comparable, you'd have to make the Mercury Redstone about half-scale for Kerbals. So with this rocket a Kerbal would have some extra breathing room. ;-)
Chute rigger needs a little work. But three out of four is not bad..
Unless you're using #4.
the background music is very annoying and loud 🤦🏻♂️
Which fuel was used for this
OK... I admit... I'm moderately impressed.
Beauty! Love the Redstone! Nicely done.
Step 1 done. Now rebuild for a liquid fueled engine with a 60 second burn time. At 3/4 scale a V2 engine would be just right (The Redstone motor was a scaled up V2 with about 25% more thrust - 25 tonnes vs 35 tonnes).
How powerful were the engines in this model compared to the original? Is that height above ground level or sea level? If sea level then what was the elevation at which this was launched?
A real Redstone Rocket. had over 89,000 pounds of thrust! And put Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom over 120 miles above earth into space and over 6,000 miles per hour! So I doubt this model was any where near that! LOL!!
Why on earth wouldn't you show it in real time speed
The video is much better when you mute the audio and use your minds ear for the actual sound of the Redstone.
awesome launch guys! Houston we have lift off!!!
What size motor did you use? Also, I agree with most other posters, loose the awful music and just have the natural sounds.
1\4 scale maybe?
Too bad of the slowmotion. And I would have expected the rocket to fly higher, but I'm spoiled by UA-cam I guess
Plans???
Why only one stage on these rockets...we had 2 and 3 in my day.
You guys are pros!
Did anyone see David Adair close to the launch site? Probably not because I don't see any cows nearby.
One parachute didn't work, but still wonderful
what about a second stage?