Apr 30, 2025
Baby-T - HPR Test Program
Researching and building the Baby-T has been a surprisingly fun and rewarding project. As I prepare for the first 2-stage launch, I am documenting the test program here.
Planned test flights
Test flight 01
The first test flight was planned for Big Ears 2025 but the conditions were not ideal.
I have re-thought the need for this flight and have decided to skip it. The rocket is 1:1 scale of a rocket proven to fly well. Moving straight to the dual-deploy test flight is the best option.
Configuration:
- Sustainer Only
- Single deploy
- Motor Ejection
Electronics:
- Stratologger CF - Logging only
- Trullock Grissom - Logging only
Test flight 02
The second test flight is planned for Midland sumner skies 2025.
Configuration:
- Single stage only
- Dual deploy
- Motor Ejection - backup
Electronics:
- Stratologger CF - primary recovery
- Grissom - backup recovery
- EasyTimer - stage ignition
The StratoLogger fires both drogue and main charges. The Grissom will fire a main charge at alt - 100ft The EasyTimer will log flight data for analysis.
Test flight 03
The third test flight is planned for Big Ears 2025.
Configuration:
- Full Stack
- Single deploy
- Single stage