Thai Rocket festival

[Bryce Ring]

Thai Rocket festival,

Has any one posted this stuff before ?

one interesting run away event around 6min mark.

is it the spinning or the ring that provides most stability. or is it both. no doubt there is a lot of balancing to be done and that would most definatly include thrust.

I have not been able to get any good close up pictures off the net, any one know if it is one single chamber or one pipe bamboo with its segregations serving individual "rocket vents" black powder supply.

Apparently this happens in May. ??

Before anyone guesses. it is not a rotor that gives lift. its all thrust from the rockets. original thread "I have only just this past week discovered this" can be found here

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2325569

Edited February 14, 2015 by Bryce Ring

[xenomorph555]

The rings have spin stability to keep them balanced. I've seen this before, it's cool stuff.

[Elthy]

Looks very kerbal...

[RainDreamer]

Looks very kerbal...

Especially the ignite and run like hell part. Gosh, I wish we can have that for our very first launch pad. Just some kerbals lights up a fuse and run like hell.

[Bryce Ring]

lol, you guys....

I'm seriously thinking of going to Thailand now. just need to develop some sort of portable shelter. maybe just wear lots of silk and a full face helmet.

I'm not sure, but I think this next video might be CGI

[lajoswinkler]

That's a girandola. Here's a huge one.

Rotation provides the stability of an otherwise nonaerodynamic body.

[Scotius]

Very impressive Those folks know how to rocket with gusto ^^

[YNM]

Spin stabilization !

Wonder if anyone can mod a part like that... (Least are the ring - or would the round-8 do it ?)

An a launch pad like that too haha. When things goes wrong, watchers run away...