Our Rocket
The vehicle we fly. Zhenyuanlong - V1
The guided airframe — C.A.Y.L. deployed airbrakes, a reefed canopy, and flight electronics — built for two eggs, 800 feet, 37 to 40 seconds, and no more than 650 grams at the rail.
The systems
What flies on V1
Flight time / Payload Protection
A winch servo reefs the parachute to put the flight in the 37 to 40 second window and to bring the eggs down on a landing the airframe can survive.
In-Flight Control
The computer reads the stack in real time and drives the airbrakes and the reefing. Without this, the airframe is just a tube.
Altitude
C.A.Y.L. (Crank And Yoke Linkage) deployed airbrakes create drag to lower the predicted altitude to the target altitude
Support the flight
Let's fly this together
Materials, motors, recovery, and travel are funded by donations and sponsorships.