IRW+2008

=INTERNATIONAL ROCKETRY WEEK IRW2008 (LARGS, SCOTLAND)=

The IRW 2008 was a great event. There were many great flights and more HPR 'M' class flights than ever before.

I managed to launch my level 3 IRIS at the IRW 2007 event and get my level 3 certification with the help of Sean and Andy.

This year it was Sean's turn to launch his big Pheonix that had been on 'tera ferma' for far too long.

The Pheonix was to be launched on a core Hypertek M1010 and 2 x I285 solid motors to enable it to stay within the 10240Nsec limit.

A film crew from the popular early evening program 'The Five Thirty show' were at the event on Friday. They filmed a lot of what was going on including Sean's Pheonix.

My Dad, my son David and I arrived at [|Southwittleburn farm] on the Thursday afternoon after David had picked up his great GCSE results (Well done David!)

__**The 'Sean show' on Scotish TV (The Five Thirty show)**__ http://video.stv.tv/bc/catchup-TheFiveThirtyShowPart1-20080822-1728/

http://www.vimeo.com/1594534
 * __ Excellent high speed video of launch of Sean's Pheonix by Peter Barrett__**

**__Some fantastic images by Peter Barrett__** http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/hartrockets/IRW2008



The Pheonix just leaving the pad (Image taken by Richard Parkin)

The launch caused quite a lot of damage to the fill stem.....some re-design is required!!

**__Ground launch of the Pheonix__**

**__In flight video of the Pheonix__** [|Sean_Pheonix_IRW2008_inflight.wmv]

__**Padcam video of the Pheonix**__

My son David had built a new rocket for this years event and was going to attempt his level 1 certifiaction. In the end he did his level 1 on the Friday, completed his level 2 exam on the Saturday night and then did his level 2 flight the following Sunday! Well done David. Above image shows David installing the ignitor in the rocket. The level 1 flight was on a I540. Very fast off the pad!

Still grabbed from the on board video. The video only lasted a few seconds as the camera power was turned off with the force of lift off. The battery needs to be soldered to the connections for high force lift off's.

Above image is of David collecting the rocket after a sucsessful level 2 flight on a J285

Ground launch of David's level 2 flight.

Padcam of David's level 2 flight

I launch my smaller IRIS on a K550 that had been sitting around for quite a few years. Not all went to plan with the old 'Model mania' rocket. The ejection charge had been smoking for a while on the pad. This caused the ejection charge to deploy the drouge 'before' the G-Wiz!!.....the rocket separated and some of it is now burried deep in the moors.



Above images of the IRIS at lift off. Taken by Peter Barrett.

**In flight video of the IRIS.** The video is quite short due to the motor ejection deploying the drouge at near maximum velocity!! You can see the motor smoking for quite a while before lift off. This reduced the motor ejection time from around 15 seconds to around 5 seconds. Well before apogee.

**Padcam of the IRIS**

**Launch video of the IRIS and failure of the flight.**

Andy launch his BBX in a J330. Sadly I was trying to retrieve my IRIS when it was launched, so no images (if sombody has any please send them on)

One of the last launches of the event was Malcolm using a K1400. The rocket was not really up to the power of the motor which blew straight though! http://www.vimeo.com/1594329

Sunset view over to the Isle of Arran coming back from the moor back down towards Largs.

UPDATE!!!!!!!! April 2016

The remains of the IRIS have been found on the Moor. John Bonsor called me to say it had been found by accident. It looks in good shape for being on the moors for 8 years!