The 2022-2023 GFU Rocket Team built a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) solid propellant rocket named 'Trillium' and competed in the Friends of Amateur Rocketry (FAR) FAR-51025 Competition. This launch was the first time any George Fox University students had ever participated in a rocketry competition. This was an international competition that encouraged teams to experiment with their own rocket designs. FAR seeks to provide a space to develop motors, rockets, and avionic systems.
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Rules for this Contest were that the collegiate competitors would declare a target apogee altitude before flight. The target apogee altitude was compared to the actual apogee altitude after flight, and the difference in the two determined the amount of points a team would attain. The actual apogee was to be obtained (per competition rules) by having an avionic system verified by FAR Site staff. The GFU Rocket Team chose a target altitude of 10,000 ft AGL, and successfully launched the Trillium rocket to 10,240 ft AGL.
WATCH THE LAUNCH HERE!
WATCH THE LAUNCH HERE!
TRILLIUM'S DESIGN
TRILLIUM'S DESIGN
The Trillium Rocket used a single ______ solid propellant motor, 2 Altus Metrum flight computers to control ignition and ejection events, and a Multitronix Kate-1 GPS Tracker in the nosecone of the rocket. The team placed 4th out of 9 teams, with the best onboard video of any team. The rocket was designed to have a total length of 110" (about 9.2 ft) from the tip of the nosecone to the rear of the motor.
The rocket is named after Trillium Lake, which is serenely nestled under Oregon's beautiful Mt. Hood
The 2022-2023 Rocket Team consisted of 2 Sub-Teams: Mechanical, and Avionics.
The 2022-2023 Rocket Team consisted of 2 Sub-Teams: Mechanical, and Avionics.
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