06-13-25 MkI Viper Launch

This month, I had one launch of the MkI Viper rocket glider. The Viper cleared the rail guide at ~ 3.6 m/sec and reached an altitude of ~ 100 feet while arcing over and heading east. The Viper exhausted all of the unstabilized HTP oxidizer in this launch before crashing into the ground, a first for Fisher Space Systems, LLC. Analysis of the spent fuel core showed an almost complete burn of available PLA/KMnO4. I plan a series of test to determine what effect HTP stabilizers play in the combustion efficiency of PLA.