Cyclone Egg Lofter!

Mike Debreceni (MarmotFL on YORF) has taken the Jonathan Mills Cyclone design to new heights - as an Egg Lofter!

Here's Mike's launch report from YORF -

"This Saturday, we held our egg loft duration contest.

I'm proud to say that my 2X upscaled Cyclone won, with a flight duration of approx 30 seconds and a safe recovery of the egg. The spinning motion was beautiful to watch. The descent was so slow that the rocket appeared to be floating on its way down -- for a few seconds, it seemed to be hovering in place. It was a definite crowd favorite."

"Here are a couple I took on Saturday. These show the separate spin and stabilizer assemblies, and the assembled and launch ready rocket (with egg installed in the plastic bottle).

To give you an idea of the size, the assembled rocket stands approximately 2 feet tall, and uses a 12oz plastic bottle for its egg capsule. The main body tube is BT-50, large enough to carry a D-sized motor."

It's interesting how Mike used a soft drink bottle to hold the egg payload.
Congratulations Mike, the Cyclone is amazing to watch on recovery. With a Egg payload - even more so!

Mike is a member of the NAR FLASH section of Cape Coral, FL.