Tatback Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 Before I noticed my Chrysler had a knock in it I took a month off from working on it to do this little project. I've previously sent up a high altitude balloon before but only took pictures the first time. This time I wanted to do something completely different and new. I contacted a company that wasn't out yet in stores and asked if I could use their cameras and told them if they agreed I would make sure my launch was before their product launch. In all honesty I didn't expect to get a response lol They sent me an email the next day saying they would love it and I could have as many cameras as I wanted. I only wanted two. Once I got the cameras I had 3 weeks to design the new capsule and get/plan everything for the launch and make it happen. I never have more fun than I do when planning these. My first capsule was all function over form and this one being sponsored was more form over function but it was a blast and worked great. I can't link the video to YouTube because when I do it looses its interactiveness for some reason. BUT the best way to view it is on your smart phone with the YouTube app or if you're using chrome for your browser on your desktop/laptop. The video is completely interactive as you can move your phone around to look where you would like. I don't usually post or talk about my "interesting projects" as my friends call them but I had to order another engine for the Windsor and it's not going to be here until Friday. If you would like to see the video YouTube "First ever interactive space video" I can post some pictures too if you all would like. 1 Quote
Niel Hoback Posted October 19, 2015 Report Posted October 19, 2015 I would love to see any pictures you c post. Thank you very much. 2 Quote
BigDaddyO Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 Pretty cool. Thanks for posting. 1 Quote
Tatback Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Neil, here are some pictures of my first launch a couple years ago...it only took pictures and about 1400 of them Edited October 20, 2015 by Tatback Quote
Tatback Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) This was my launch last month, we took only video so I've included some screen shots. The cameras captured about 90 minutes each of video before they cut off. I only had 3 weeks total to design, plan, and build everything for this launch. Edited October 20, 2015 by Tatback Quote
Tatback Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Edited October 20, 2015 by Tatback Quote
40plyrod Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 That's cool, Thanks for sharing. 1 Quote
Don Coatney Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 How did you find the crash landing? GPS tracking device? 1 Quote
Niel Hoback Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 Thank you very, very much. That's absolutely amazing. I put the pictures on the TV and they are stunning. I stare at them finding it hard to believe what I'm looking at. Thank you. 1 Quote
casper50 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 and how far did you have to go to find it? Quote
Tatback Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Posted October 20, 2015 How did you find the crash landing? GPS tracking device? Don, I knew the approximate location it would land (under 1 mile). I took measurements of everything and knew exactly how much lift I would have and my decent rate, with that I could actually plot a 3D path of the flight path before hand. For the first launch I used a cell phone with tracking software loaded onto it. For this last launch since the stakes were higher I used a dedicated GPS set to send me coordinates every 5 minutes. This last launch I wanted to try and make it return as close as possible to the launch site and actually had it land about 5 miles away. Not too bad I think, since I was over 21 miles high. Quote
Tatback Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Posted October 20, 2015 and how far did you have to go to find it? It was only about 5 miles away. I was trying to get it to an area 2-3 miles away. Quote
Tatback Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Posted October 20, 2015 Thank you very, very much. That's absolutely amazing. I put the pictures on the TV and they are stunning. I stare at them finding it hard to believe what I'm looking at. Thank you. You're very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed them. I uploaded a slideshow of the first launch on youtube (the pictures are better from that one since it was taking pictures not video like that last launch). I have to warn you though, the slideshow is actually 30 minutes since there are around 1400 pictures. BUT if you find a picture you really like from the show I can email you that picture in its full resolution. I've played it many many times on youtube on my tv for friends and family. The one thing I regret is the song I uploaded with it and that I put it on loop. I'll eventually redo that video since I put it up fast so family could see all the pictures. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Posted October 20, 2015 Don, I knew the approximate location it would land (under 1 mile). I took measurements of everything and knew exactly how much lift I would have and my decent rate, with that I could actually plot a 3D path of the flight path before hand. For the first launch I used a cell phone with tracking software loaded onto it. For this last launch since the stakes were higher I used a dedicated GPS set to send me coordinates every 5 minutes. This last launch I wanted to try and make it return as close as possible to the launch site and actually had it land about 5 miles away. Not too bad I think, since I was over 21 miles high. especially considering what winds aloft can do! awesome stuff! Quote
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