Weight Too high a Install an weight poses interchangeable a safety weight system concern, too in the low a weight nosecone, keep causes our thrust to weight rocket to fly under 5:1 too high Drag The Use masking Separation increased air tape on the of resistance coupler to Airframe will likely increase prevent the friction, use rocket from shear pins and reaching rivets 3000 feet, “zipper” effect Motor Drogue Back up Ejection and/or main ejection Charge parachute charges Failure will deploy too early, too late, or not at all Altimeter Drogue Ventilate bay and/or main altimeter bay failure parachute will deploy too early, too late, or not at all
Weight Too high a weight poses a safety concern, too low a weight causes our rocket to fly too high Install an interchangeable weight system in the nosecone, keep thrust to weight under 5:1 Drag Separation of Airframe The increased air resistance will likely prevent the rocket from reaching 3000 feet, “zipper” effect Use masking tape on the coupler to increase friction, use shear pins and rivets Motor Ejection Charge Failure Drogue and/or main parachute will deploy too early, too late, or not at all Back up ejection charges Altimeter bay failure Drogue and/or main parachute will deploy too early, too late, or not at all Ventilate altimeter bay
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