Rocket #1 - Arreaux w/Digital Pen-Cam

43" High, 1.9" Wide
29 mm Motor Mount
12.5 oz at liftoff

The Arreaux was the first rocket I built. I decided to go for an advanced-intermediate model. I wanted a rocket that could be flown without FAA notification, so it had to weigh less than one pound with a D engine, and yet wanted one that could fly the medium power E-G engines.

After much deliberation I decided upon the Aerotech Arreaux. It weighs 12.5 oz bare, takes D thru G engines, has a payload section, has some of the highest estimated flights of Aerotech models, and I think it looks neat :-). It's 1.9 inches wide by 43 inches high.

I spent quite a bit of time constructing the payload for this rocket, an AiptekPen-Cam digital camera that can record short (7 and 28 second) "movies". You can find out quite a bit about how I constructed this rocket by clicking on the link below:

Construction Details

Follow the links in the table below to see the detailed description, pictures, and movies of each flight.

Arreaux Flight Log
Flight	Date	Engine	Notes
#1	2001-01-27 #1 Fiesta Island	E15-7W	approx 350 ft didnt arm camera
#2	2001-01-27 #2 Fiesta Island	F23-7FJ Econojet	approx 1100 ft chaotic Movie
#3	2001-01-27 #3 Fiesta Island	F23-7FJ	approx 1100 ft chatoic movie
#4	2001-01-27 #4 Fiesta Island	G40-10W	approx 2000 ft 4.4MByte MPG movie from liftoff and still pictures taken from flight
#5	2001-01-27 #5 Fiesta Island	F25-9W	approx 900 ft Early ejection. very chaotic movie
#6	2001-02-10 #1 Fiesta Island	F23-7FJ Econojet	approx 1100 ft didnt arm camera
#7	2001-02-10 #2 Fiesta Island	F23-7FJ Econojet	approx 1100 ft 1.1MByte MPG movie from apogee and still pictures taken from flight
#8	2001-02-10 #4 Fiesta Island	F50-6T	approx 1250 ft Blurred-out movie
#9	2001-02-17 #4 Ocotillo	F25-9W	no payload approx 1500 ft still spirals
#10	2001-02-17 #6 Ocotillo	F25-9W	approx 1500 ft still spirals no payload 1.1MByte MPG movie of boost, with sound
#11	2001-02-17 #9 Ocotillo	G40-10W	approx 2000 ft dual launch chaotic movie
#12	2001-02-17 #10 Ocotillo	G40-10W	approx 1500 ft stripped parachute at ejection zippered fin & tube camera ok movie is very chaotic still picture taken from flight
#13	2001-03-17 #2 SpringFest El Dorado Dry Lake	G40-10W	first flight of rebuilt rocket body approx 1500 ft apogee camera didn't trigger have a film of the flight
#14	2001-03-17 #3 SpringFest El Dorado Dry Lake	G80-10W	flew empty on a G80 approx 1500 ft
#15	2001-03-23 #1 Intuit Team Launch Fiesta Island	G40-10W	approx 1800 ft. armed camera for hi=res from liftoff didn't throw switch rocket went into bay i swam out to get it.
#16	2001-03-23 #3 Intuit Team Launch Fiesta Island	G40-10W	cut 1" off top of body tube and flew soggy rocket approx 1500 ft with no payload.
#17	2001-03-23 #5 Intuit Team Launch Fiesta Island	G80-10W	even wet it flew over 2000 ft! no payload. retreived it from just over south berm.
#18	2001-03-23 #6 Intuit Team Launch Fiesta Island	G40-10W	one last flight to 1500=1800 ft. no payload.
#19	2001-03-25 #3 Fiesta Island	G40-10W	armed camera for hi-res from liftoff. nice flight to 2000 ft. camera didn't work; don't know why.
#20	2001-03-25 #4 Fiesta Island	E30-4T	tried a careful low/slow camera flight. camera was on "st"; must have touched it twice. no movie; approx 400 ft.
#21	2001-04-28 #2 SARA Club Launch Tucson AZ	F50-6T	no movie; forgot to throw switch; approx 1000 ft.
#22	2001-04-28 #6 SARA Club Launch Tucson AZ	G40-10W	no movie; don't know why; approx 1400 ft.
#23	2001-04-28 #8 SARA Club Launch Tucson AZ	G40-10W	Finally! Click here to see a movie of the Avra Valley ModelPlex taken from the rocket on this flight.
#24	2001-08-04 #4 Ocotillo Dual Launch	G80-10	Dual launch against I211(?) Glassed the booster body tube. New apogee triggering and rigging. Rigged for hi-res apogee, got lo-res liftoff. Click here to see a 4.9MByte MPG movie of the mountains and launch site taken from the rocket on this flight.