E-CLASS ALTITUDE RECORDS
These are the UKRA altitude records for E-class model rockets powered by a single, commercially available rocket motor.
| Altitude | Rocket Name |
Name or Team |
Motor Total Impulse |
Airframe diameter |
Rocket mass |
Recovery System |
Date | Location | Altitude verification method |
|
| 1. | 2982 ft (908m) |
MC-1 Scratchbuilt |
Michael Cain (CROCK) |
E9 Estes |
24.79mm | 117.5g GLOW | Streamer | 8th April, 2007 | CROCK Kent |
Perfectflite Alt-15K |
| 2. | 1781 ft (543m) |
Lightning Bolt Scratchbuilt |
Daniel Goldsmith (PARS) |
E9-8 Estes |
25.5mm 1.004" |
150g GLOW 85g Dry |
10" Parachute with 2.5" spill hole |
30th Sept, 2006 | UKRA 2006 Heckington, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K |
| 3. | 1763 ft (537m) |
WOWROC Scratchbuilt |
Oliver Neil Smith (PARS) |
E9-8 Estes |
25.5mm 1.004" |
140g GLOW 75g Dry |
10" Parachute with 2.5" spill hole |
12th March, 2006 | CROCK Walland Marsh, East Sussex-Kent boundary |
Perfectflite Alt15K |
| 4. | 1723 ft (522m) |
Scratchbuilt | Colin Rowe (WRS) |
E30 Aerotech |
- - |
- - |
- | May, 2005 | Big EARS, Cambridgeshire |
Perfectflite MiniAlt W/D |
