Intimidator 5 - experimental M class sugar rocket - Flight I
Intimidator 5 - powered by an experimental 5500Ns KNSB candy motor equivalent to a M1240. Peak altitude of 1840m and a maximum velocity of 745km/h.
Onboard electronics included a RDAS Tiny for flight control, back up experimental timer, Mobius action camera looking down with a 3D printed camera shroud. Payload comprising of a BigRedBee - Beeline 70cm GPS 100mW tracker. All safely recovered under a 72" Iris Fruity Chute but landing in the single tree on the entire moorland.
The launch took place on 16/05/2014 at NLD 2014 in the Netherlands. Launch site: OTCVust (formally known as ASK 't Harde). More info on the rocket or the launch campaign can be found at: www.verticallimits.nl
Special thanks to LD for designing and building the avionics bay