# RG-1

Robert's first full-custom rocket, with electronic-deployment.

## Motivation

Robert had wanted to try out electronic deployment for a while.  After he
received a [PerfectFlite](http://www.perfectflite.com/) 
[MAWD](http://www.perfectflite.com/catalog/MAWD.html) commercial recording
altimeter with dual deployment support as a Christmas gift, he designed 
this rocket to make use of it.  

## Design Details

* 54mm phenolic air frame
* 29mm phenolic motor mount
* [Giant Leap](http://giantleaprocketry.com/) Pinnacle 54mm nose cone
* 1/8 inch birch plywood fins in a custom shape, with rounded edges
* 1/4 inch birch plywood centering rings and bulkheads, CNC milled, the two 
  that hold the fins are notched for perfect fin alignment.
* fin can foamed with Mega-Foam from Giant Leap

## Build

Construction began the weekend of 11-13 September 2009.

## Publicity

RG-1 is featured on the 108G57 Classic motor page of the 
[Cesaroni Pro29 catalog](http://www.pro38.com/pdfs/Pro29Catalog.pdf)!

## Flights

First flown at NCR's Oktoberfest 2009.  

The 
[first flight](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale/3985543348/in/set-72157618450890674/) 
was on a Cesaroni Pro29 84G88 Smoky Sam, with the MAWD configured 
for apogee-only electronic deployment with full-delay motor ejection as
backup.  A mistake in the wiring (copied from Bdale, who made the same mistake
in Trick-o-Treat!) caused apogee ejection to be from the motor backup, with
the MAWD observed to fire its ejection charge at the programmed main altitude.

After fixing the wiring issue, the 
[second flight](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale/3985322188/in/set-72157618450890674/)
was on a Cesaroni 
Pro29 108G57 Classic, again with apogee-only electronic deployment and 
full-delay motor ejection as backup.  This flight went perfectly, with ejection 
at apogee and a puff of smoke seen a few seconds later from the motor ejection.

Robert then reconfigured for electronic dual deployment, and flew a textbook
perfect first-ever
[dual deploy flight](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdale/3984564721/in/set-72157618450890674/)
as the last flight of the event on another Pro29 108G57 Classic motor.

At Hudson Ranch on 2009.11.21, Robert had another perfect dual deploy, this
time on a Cesaroni Pro29 G73SK demo motor.