L-CLASS ALTITUDE RECORDS
These are the UKRA altitude records for L-class high power rockets powered by a single, commercially available, L-class rocket motor.
| Altitude | Rocket Name |
Name or Team |
Motor Total Impulse |
Airframe diameter |
Rocket mass |
Recovery System |
Date | Location | Altitude verification method |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18,863ft (5716m) |
SPASE-002 (Scratchbuilt) |
SPASE | L-1115 5015Ns 5-grain Pro-75 |
82mm | 10.11kg GLOW 5.71kg Dry |
2 Stage Drogueless 62" Main |
September, 2005 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer 1 AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer 2 Perfectflite MiniAlt Altitrac Marshall RF Beacon |
| 2. | 15,433ft (4677m) |
Concept-75 (Kit) |
Pete Williams (CROCK) |
L800-3G (3757 Ns Cesaroni Pro75 |
3" (82mm) |
- | 2 Stage Drogueless 60" Main |
September, 2005 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer Traxa RF Beacon |
| 3. | 14,563ft (4413m) |
SPASE-001 (Scratchbuilt) |
SPASE | L-850W (3840 Ns Aerotech |
3" (82mm) |
8.92kg (GLOW 5.25kg Dry |
2 Stage Drogueless 62" Main |
27th September, 2003 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer G-Wiz LC Deluxe Altimeter/Accelerometer |
| 4. | 12,227ft (3705m) |
SPASE-002 (Scratchbuilt) |
SPASE | L-1115 Cesaroni |
3" (82mm) |
2 Stage Drogueless 62" Main |
24th April, 2005 | SWARM, Folly Gate, Devon |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer G-Wiz LC Deluxe Altimeter/Accelerometer |
|
| 5. | 11,937ft (3638m) |
(Scratchbuilt) | Iain Banks (CROCK) | L730-6.5G (2765 Ns Cesaroni Pro54 |
75mm (3") |
3.6kg(8lbs) Dry 5.7Kg GLOW |
2 Stage Drogueless 48" Main |
June 2006 | UKRA 2006, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer Traxa RF Beacon |
| 6. | 11,609ft (3518m) |
(Scratchbuilt) | Cath Bashford (MARS) | L2100 Cesaroni |
() | 2 Stage Drogueless 48" Main |
July 2005 | LDRS, Canada |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer #1 AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer #2 |
|
| 7. | 10,580ft (3206m) |
Shade of Blue (Kit) |
Chris Bishop (EARS) | L730-6.5G (2765 Ns Cesaroni Pro54 |
101mm (4") |
5 kg Dry | 2 Stage Drogue Main |
4th Dec, 2005 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer #1 Perfectflite MiniAlt Altimeter |
| 8. | 7223ft (2189m) |
Ultimate Endeavour (Modified Kit) |
Iain Banks & Mark Smallman (CROCK) | L1115-4G (5015 Ns Cesaroni Pro75 |
150mm (6") |
11.4 kg (25 lbs) Dry | 2 Stage 28" SkyAngle Drogue 2 x 100" Rebel Red Baron Main Parachutes |
September 2005 | K-Lob, Heckington, Lincolnshire |
AED Compact R-DAS Flight Computer Perfectflite MiniAlt Altimeter #1 Perfectflite MiniAlt Altimeter #2 Traxa RF Beacon |
| 9. | 6796 ft (2059m) |
Plasma (Scratchbuilt) |
Chris Key | L-625 |
4.4" (112mm) |
2 Stage 36" Drogue 11' Main |
7th July, 2002 | EARS, Cambridgeshire |
AED R-DAS Flight Computer, Magnetic Orientation Module, GPS Module & Telemetry Unit G-Wiz LC Deluxe Altimeter/Accelerometer |
