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13 years 6 months ago #4379 by guyw
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I got the chance to fly my Altimeter One a few times on Saturday. I like the low cost, ease of use and the rechargeable battery features. It is also usable with any rocket as it does not require a payload/electronics bay to keep it isolated from ejection charges. It only needs 3 small evenly spaced holes around the body tube just below the nose cone shoulder. The LCD display is a nice feature - you just read the maximum altitude on the display. If that is all you are looking for, it seems to do the job nicely. Example flights:

Estes Chrome Dome on B6-4 226 ft
\" \" \" \" C6-5 625 ft
Estes Baby Bertha on B6-4 317 ft
Estes Maniac on D12-5 839 ft

Maximum reporting altitude is 29,500 ft, which should be good enough for most fields.

Guy.

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13 years 6 months ago #4380 by KennB
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Guy,
Have you done any sims to see how they match up to your data?
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13 years 6 months ago #4383 by guyw
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I have not yet had a chance to plug the numbers into RockSim. I hope to do that some time soon. I will post the results.

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