G-CLASS ALTITUDE RECORDS
These are the UKRA altitude records for G-class high power 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. | 5447 ft (1660m) |
MC-5 (Scratchbuilt) |
Michael Cain (EARS) |
G75 Aerotech |
29mm | DualDeploy | June 2010 | BigEARS2, Cambs |
R-DAS Tiny Flight Computer | |
| 2. | 5407 ft (1648m) |
MC-3 (Scratchbuilt) |
Michael Cain (EARS) |
G75 Aerotech |
29mm | DualDeploy | May 2009 | BigEARS, Cambs |
R-DAS Tiny Flight Computer | |
| 3. | 4226 ft (1281m) |
St George II (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G69 Pro-38 1-grain 133 Ns |
42mm | Single Parachute | July 2005 | LOBster LARF, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
|
| 4. | 3820 ft (1158m) |
Hellfire II (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G69 Pro-38 1-grain 133 Ns |
38mm | 531g Dry |
Single Parachute | June 2004 | UKRA 2004, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 5. | 3809 ft (1154m) |
66 Special (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G69 Pro-38 1-grain 133 Ns |
38mm | Single Parachute | June 2006 | UKRA 2006, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
|
| 6. | 3505 ft (1062m) |
66 Special (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G69 Pro-38 1-grain 133 Ns |
38mm | Single Parachute | August 2006 | LOBster LARF, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
|
| 7. | 3269 ft (991m) |
Hellfire II (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G69 Pro-38 1-grain 133 Ns |
38mm | 531g Dry |
Single Parachute | June 2004 | UKRA 2004, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 8. | 3108 ft (942m) |
How F'ing High? (Scratchbuilt) |
Iain Banks (CROCK) |
G-38 Aerotech Econojet |
1.2" 29mm |
340g / 12oz Dry |
Drogue - streamer Main - 14" Chute |
November 2003 | CROCK, Kent |
Perfectflite MiniAlt Altimeter |
| 9. | 2409 ft (730m) |
Hellfire (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G-69 Pro-38 1-grain |
1.5" 38mm |
793g Dry |
Single Parachute | September 2003 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 10. | 2277 ft (690m) |
Hellfire (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G-69 Pro-38 1-grain |
1.5" 38mm |
793g Dry |
Single Parachute | December 2003 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 11. | 2196 ft (665m) |
Hellfire (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
G-69 Pro-38 1-grain |
1.5" 38mm |
793g Dry |
Single Parachute | September 2003 | K-Lob, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 12. | 2094 ft (635m) |
Mean Machine (Modified kit) |
Mike Crewe NSRG |
G-80 | 1.5" | Single Parachute | August 25th, 2000 | IRW, Scotland |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe Accelerometer | |
| 13. | 2049 ft (621m) |
Mako Shark (Scratchbuilt) |
Roy Trzeciak-Hicks EARS |
G-75J | 1.5" | Single Parachute | June 2001 | Heckington, Lincolnshire |
Black Sky Research ALTACC | |
| 14. | 1572 ft (476m) |
Hope HPR (Scratchbuilt) |
Ady Waters EARS |
G-60 Pro38 1 Grain | 2" (54mm) | 875 grams (dry) | Single 36" diameter Parachute | June 2003 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC800 Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer |
| 15. | 1427 ft (432m) |
Aerotech Initiator (Kit) |
Pete Waddington NSRG |
G-35W Aerotech Econojet |
2.6" | Single Parachute | March 2000 | Thrust, Staffordshire |
G-Wiz LC Accelerometer |
