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# Take a video of parafoil deployment on the rocket to try and find any unforseen problems with our current design, folding technique for the parafoil.
 
# Take a video of parafoil deployment on the rocket to try and find any unforseen problems with our current design, folding technique for the parafoil.
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''Brief Rocket Design'' The rocket measures 7.5ft long with a 4" OD. It is made of two phenolic airframes connected by an internal phenolic coupler 7" long. The three fins are fiberglass with a trapezoidal design and the nosecone is an ogive shape 18" long made of polystyrene. We had the parafoil stored under the nosecone and had the attachment lines running along the outside, lightly taped to the rocket with white duct tape. Inside we custom built an avionics bay to contain and protect our SPOT trackers from the heat of the motor ejection charge. We decided to make this launch an ultra basic one where instead of using an altimeter to set off the charge at specified height. The holes through which which the parafoil is attached is 5"towards the aft of the coupler in the lower airframe. A 10dof had originally been planned to have on the parafoil, but there was not enough time to attach and secure the 10dof prior to launch. Lastly, a mini U8 camera was mounted on the aft airframe just above the fins to take video of the parafoil deployment. Initially, two were planned to be used, but one was loaned to another team and was not returned in time for the launch. [[File:Pegasus1Launch.png|200px|thumb|right|alt text]]
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''Brief Rocket Design'' The rocket measures 7.5ft long with a 4" OD. It is made of two phenolic airframes connected by an internal phenolic coupler 7" long. The three fins are fiberglass with a trapezoidal design and the nosecone is an ogive shape 18" long made of polystyrene. We had the parafoil stored under the nosecone and had the attachment lines running along the outside, lightly taped to the rocket with white duct tape. Inside we custom built an avionics bay to contain and protect our SPOT trackers from the heat of the motor ejection charge. We decided to make this launch an ultra basic one where instead of using an altimeter to set off the charge at specified height. The holes through which which the parafoil is attached is 5"towards the aft of the coupler in the lower airframe. A 10dof had originally been planned to have on the parafoil, but there was not enough time to attach and secure the 10dof prior to launch. Lastly, a mini U8 camera was mounted on the aft airframe just above the fins to take video of the parafoil deployment. Initially, two were planned to be used, but one was loaned to another team and was not returned in time for the launch. [[File:Pegasus1Launch.png|thumb|frame|right|300px|Pegasus 1 launching off the rod at TCC on Feb 20,2016]]
    
The motor that was chosen for this launch was a DMS I280 from Aerotech. This was because it closely mimicked the speed off the rod and average thrust of our predicted final rocket motor. The I280 that was purchased included Magnesium in its propellant to create the sparkling flame trail behind the rocket.
 
The motor that was chosen for this launch was a DMS I280 from Aerotech. This was because it closely mimicked the speed off the rod and average thrust of our predicted final rocket motor. The I280 that was purchased included Magnesium in its propellant to create the sparkling flame trail behind the rocket.
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