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This is a world first attempt at a 1:65 scale model SpaceX Falcon Heavy high power model rocket with 28 engines in two stages.
1st stage: Estes E12-0 core + 2x D12-0 boosters and 8 A10-0T in each core and boosters.
2nd stage: Estes A8-3
Payload: Red Tesla Roadster
Location: Misfits Flat, NV
Date: 11/04/23
26 of the 27 motors in the 1st stage ignited. Critically, the E12-0 in the center core did not ignite. The thrust of the D12-0 motors in the boosters caused the upper booster mounts to fail; releasing the boosters. Although the boosters tumbled, reverse recovery worked in the boosters! The 1st stage core and 2nd stage rose to a height of about 3 meters on the thrust of the 8 A10PT motors and then did a belly flop with minimal damage. The Falcon Heavy will live to fly again!
For details of the build see
www.rocketryforum.com/threads...
A special thanks to Apogee Rockets (www.apogeerockets.com/) for their amazing library of how-to articles and videos and great technical support, without which this project simply would not have happened.
And to the Sierra Rockets (www.sierrarockets.org/)