I-CLASS ALTITUDE RECORDS
These are the UKRA altitude records for I-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. | 9199 ft (2788m) |
Thrust III (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
2" 54mm |
June 2005 | UKRA 2005, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite Alt15K Altimeter Traxa Tracker |
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| 2. | 8937 ft (2724m) |
I am Darticus (Scratch Built) |
Hugh Gemmell (SRA) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
1.6" 42mm |
760g Dry |
2-Stage Tumble to 18" main parachute |
11 June 2004 | UKRA 2005, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer |
| 3. | 8770 ft (2658m) |
Thrust HPR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
2" 54mm |
998g Dry |
Single parachute | June 2004 | UKRA 2004, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 4. | 8161 ft (2473m) |
Tiny Pterodactyl (Kit) |
Paul Brooks (SPASE) |
I-240
Pro-38 |
2" 54mm |
Single parachute | June 2004 | UKRA 2004, Lincolnshire |
Compact R-DAS Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
|
| 5. | 8148 ft (2469m) |
Naked Ambition (Scratchbuilt) |
Damian Burrin (MARS) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
1.5" 38mm |
600g | Single parachute | May 2005 | Big EARS 2005, Elsworth Cambridgeshire |
Perfectflite MiniAlt W/D RF Tracker |
| 6. | 8054 ft (2441m) |
Thrust HPR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
2" 54mm |
977g Dry |
Single parachute | September 2003 | K-Lob, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 7. | 7876 ft (2387m) |
Troy MkV HPR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-350SS 601 Ns 5-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
2" 54mm |
850g Dry |
Single parachute | September 2003 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 8. | 6997 ft (2120m) |
Reach for the Pies (Scratch Built) |
Chris Eilbeck (MARS) |
I-200W 360 Ns Aerotech (29/360) |
1.3" 33mm |
1070g GLOW* |
Single streamer | September 2002 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer |
| 9. | 6766 ft (2050m) |
Troy MKV HPR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-240 540 Ns 4-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
2" 54mm |
850g Dry |
Single parachute | September 2003 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 10. | 6742 ft (2043m) |
Troy MKV HPR (Scratch Built) |
Ady Waters (EARS) |
I-240 540 Ns 4-grain Pro-38 Cesaroni |
2" 54mm |
961g Dry |
Single parachute | August 2003 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe 800 Altimeter / Accelerometer Traxa Tracker |
| 11. | 6258 ft (1896m) |
Mupprock (Scratch Built) |
Sally Davis (MARS) |
I-287SS 486 Ns 4-grain Pro-38 486I287SS-15A |
2" 54mm |
Single parachute | October 2003 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
AED R-DAS Flight Computer RF Tracker |
|
| 12. | 5159 ft (1563m) |
PML Callisto (kit) |
Nigel Woolcock (SWARM) |
I-300T 480 Ns Aerotech (38/480) |
2" 54mm |
Single parachute | September 2002 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
G-Wiz LC Deluxe Altimeter / Accelerometer | |
| 13. | 4789 ft (1451m) |
Giant Leap Thunderbolt (kit) |
Graham Platt (MARS) |
I-170 402 Ns 3-grain Pro-38 402I170-15A |
2" 54mm |
Single parachute 15s delay |
February 2003 | Brass Balls, Lincolnshire |
Perfectflite MiniAlt WD Altimeter | |
| 14. | 4747 ft (1438m) |
PML Callisto (kit) |
Iain Colledge (MARS) |
I-357T 360 Ns Aerotech (38/360) |
2" 54mm |
Single parachute | December 2001 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
Black Sky Research ALTACC Altimeter / Accelerometer | |
| 15. | 4377 ft (1326m) |
ADR-2 (scratchbuilt) |
Chris Eilbeck (MARS) |
I-284W 600 Ns Aerotech (38/600) |
2" 54mm |
2-stage - streamer & main chute | July 2001 | Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer | |
| 16. | 4106 ft (1212m) |
PML Ariel (kit) |
Robin Tomes | I-435T 600 Ns Aerotech (38/600) |
2.6" | 2-stage - streamer & main chute | June 2001 | Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED R-DAS Flight Computer | |
| 17. | 3671 ft (1112m) |
CAMRAAM-3 (Modified Kit) |
Richard Osborne (MARS) |
I-285 512 Ns Pro-38 Cesaroni |
3" | 34" Main Parachute (PML), 15s delay |
May 2004 | Big EARS, Cambridgeshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer G-Wiz LC Deluxe RF Tracker |
|
| 18. | 3575 ft (1083m) |
ADR-2 (Scratchbuilt) |
Chris Eilbeck (MARS) |
I-300T 480 Ns Aerotech (38/480) |
2" | 2-stage - streamer & main chute | June 2001 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer | |
| 19. | 3389 ft (1027m) |
Kry (Scratchbuilt) |
Cath Bashford (MARS) |
I-300T 480 Ns Aerotech (38/480) |
2.6" | Single parachute | June 2001 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
G-Wiz LC Accelerometer | |
| 20. | 3365 ft (1020m) |
ADR-2 (Scratchbuilt) |
Chris Eilbeck (MARS) |
I-300T 480 Ns Aerotech (38/480) |
2" | 2-stage - streamer & main chute | May 2001 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer | |
| 21. | 3354 ft (1016m) |
PML Tomahawk (kit) |
Pete Davy | I-284W 600 Ns Aerotech (38/600) |
3" | Single Parachute | April 1999 | Thrust, Staffordshire |
Black Sky Research ALTACC Altimeter / Accelerometer | |
| 22. | 3050 ft (924m) |
PML Quasar (kit) |
Hugh Gemmell (SRA) |
I-161W 360 Ns Aerotech (38/360) |
2.6" | Single Parachute | September 1998 | Thrust, Staffordshire |
Transolve P2 Altimeter | |
| 23. | 3011 ft (912m) |
C.U. Irn Bru (Scratchbuilt) |
Bob Arnott (EARS) |
I-200W 360 Ns Aerotech (29/360) |
2.6" | 0.98 kg 2.5 lbs |
Drogueless dual deployment | March 2000 | Thrust, Staffordshire |
Black Sky Research ALTACC Altimeter / Accelerometer |
| 24. | 2968 ft (899m) |
(Modified kit) | Hugh Gemmell (SRA) |
I-300T 480 Ns Aerotech (38/480) |
3" | Single Parachute | June 2000 | Thrust, Staffordshire |
Transolve P2 Altimeter | |
| 25. | 2850 ft (864m) |
PML Ariel (kit) |
Robin Tomes | I-300T 480 Ns Aerotech (38/480) |
3" | 2-stage - streamer & main chute | January 2000 | Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED R-DAS Flight Computer | |
| 26. | 2833 ft (858m) |
GSF (Scratchbuilt) |
Chris Eilbeck | I-200W 360 Ns Aerotech (29/360) |
2.6" | 2-stage - streamer & main chute | May 2001 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer | |
| 27. | 2718 ft (824m) |
PML Ariel (kit) |
Robin Tomes | I-300T 480 Ns Aerotech (38/480) |
3" | 2-stage - streamer & main chute | June 2000 | Thrust, Staffordshire |
AED R-DAS Flight Computer |
