Rocket History Card

Rocket History Card (Basic). Keep this with your rockets.
Your Name – / Rocket Name -
Date of construction -
Number of fins -
Number of motors - / Manufacturer -
(Name or Scratch built.)
Rocket type -
(Single stage,
Cluster, Glider, etc) / Min & Max Motor sizes -
Motor retention type -
(Clip, screw, tape) / Rocket weight -
(excluding motor)
Rod diameter needed -
(or state other
type of launch guide) / Recovery type –
(Chute, drogue,
tumble or list combination.)
Ejection type –
(Motor ejection,
timer, Altimeter etc) / Max Diameter & length of rocket -
Stability Calibre -
(Distance between CG and CP divided by the tube diameter.) / Descent rate –
(Calculated speed)
Pre Flight details / Flight __ / Flight __ / Flight __
Current Certification Level -
Expected altitude -
Motors/delay -
Total impulse -
Stability Calibre loaded -
Chute size -
Payload contents -
Weight of rocket -
Igniter type -
Pad number -
Wind speed or description -
Post flight details
Overall flight result -
Ignition quality details -
Problems at launch guide -
Stability -
Flight quality -
Descent rate -
Damage to rocket -
Other notes -
Sample Rocket History Card. (Basic).
Your Name – Buck Rogers / Rocket Name – Viper V1
Date of construction – 01-10-08
Number of fins – 4 aft & 3 forward
Number of motors - 3 / Manufacturer – Modified Estes
(Name or Scratch built.)
Rocket type - Cluster
(Single stage,
Cluster, Glider, etc) / Min & Max Motor sizes – 24mm D to H
Motor retention type - Clip
(Clip, screw, tape) / Rocket weight – 1.5kg
(excluding motor)
Rod diameter needed – 6mm
(or state other
type of launch guide) / Recovery type – Tumble & Chute
(Chute, drogue,
tumble or list combination.)
Ejection type – Motor & altimeter.
(Motor ejection,
timer, Altimeter etc) / Max Diameter & length of rocket – 11cm x 1mH
Stability Calibre – 4.5
(Distance between CG and CP divided by the tube diameter.) / Descent rate – 15kph Rocksim
(Calculated speed)
Pre Flight details / Flight __ / Flight __ / Flight __
Current Certification Level - / LPR / MPR / MPR
Expected altitude - / 600’ / 900’ / 1900f
Motors/delay - / 1xD12-4 / 1xE25-7 / 3xF64-7 darkstar
Total impulse - / 12ns / 20ns / 152ns
Stability Calibre loaded - / 4 / 4 / 2.5
Chute size - / 37cm / 37cm / 2x37cm
Payload contents - / - / Altimeter / Altimeter
Weight of rocket - / 1.8kg / 1.8kg / 2kg
Igniter type - / Estes / Copperhead / 3x home made
Pad number - / 3 / 5 / 12
Wind speed or description - / No wind / Slight breeze / Nil
Post flight details
Overall flight result - / Poor / Poor / good
Ignition quality details - / Good / 2nd attempt / 1 motor no ign
Problems at launch guide - / Too slow / - / -
Stability - / Bad. / Good / Good
Flight quality - / Too slow Arched over / Fast and straight / Fas but Arched over
Descent rate - / Ok / Too fast / Little slow
Damage to rocket - / Damaged launch lug / - / Landed in water
Other notes - / D12 motor not suitable / Chute too small / Need to reduce chute size
Rocket History Card (Multi stage). Keep this with your rockets.
Your Name – / Rocket Name -
Date of construction – / Date of Flight –
Booster / Stage 2
(Leave blank if only 2 stages.) / Sustainer
Number of fins –
Number of motors –
Motor retention type -
(Clip, screw, tape)
Type of launch guide –
Ejection type –
(Motor ejection,
timer, Altimeter etc)
Manufacturer -
(Name or Scratch built.)
Recovery type –
(Chute, drogue,
tumble or list combination.)
Min & Max Motor sizes –
Descent rate –
(Calculated speed)
At boost. / At stage 2 / Sustainer
Stability Calibre –
Rocket weight -
(excluding motor)
Max Diameter & length of rocket –
Pre Flight details / Booster / Stage 2
(Leave blank if only 2 stages.) / Sustainer
Current Certification Level –
Expected altitude –
Motors/delay –
Total impulse –
Payload contents –
Chute size –
Igniter type –
Pad number –
Wind speed or description –
At boost stage. / At stage 2 / Sustainer
Stability Calibre loaded –
Weight of rocket –
Post flight details / Booster / Stage 2
(Leave blank if only 2 stages.) / Sustainer
Flight result of –
Ignition quality details –
Problems at launch guide –
Descent rate –
Damage to rocket –
Other notes –
At boost stage. / At stage 2 / Sustainer
Stability –
Flight quality –
Other notes –