TOAST

TOAST was designed and built back in 2021 by Ethan McCowan and Bailey Bauman. It was designed to carry a camera to over 10,000 feet above ground level while utilizing an L-class solid rocket motor.

Rocket Specifications

The vehicle dry mass is 9.875 pounds and is 84” long

Propulsion System

  • Aerotech L850W - 75mm

  • 179s of ISP

  • 850N Average Thrust

  • 3,646.2 N*s of Total Impulse

  • 4.4 seconds of Burn Time

Airframe

  • Vulcanized Fiber

  • 4” OD : 3.9” ID

  • Fiberglass Nose Cone with Aluminum Tip

  • 1/8” G10 Fiberglass Fins

Electronics

  • Dual Redundant Altimeter System

  • 2 X Stratologger CF

  • 1 GPS Tracking System

Recovery

  • Black Powder Separation Charges

  • 60” Main Parachute

  • 24” Drogue Parachute

  • 3,000 lbf Tensile Shock Cord

Payload

  • 1 GoPro Hero 4

Motor Thrust Curve

Simulation Data - OpenRocket

Apogee - 12,391 feet

Max Velocity - 1249ft/s (MACH 1.13)

Max Acceleration - 469ft/s^2