Rocket Powered Monocopter

By rcgrabbag | Jul 31, 2010

Posted in: Rocketry

One sunny Labor Day weekend here in the U.S., most people were away at exotic ports-o-call, sitting on a beach, or barbecuing. Me, I was playing with some bizarre flying contraption that probably violated a number FAA, as well as, physical laws.

OK, I wasn’t the only loon. This is my friend Scott Tyrrell, long-time rocket buddy, prepping the monocopter for flight.

This is a photo I grabbed of an assembled monocopter on the launch pad. It’s essentially a flat wooden blade, angled to create lift, with a rocket motor mounted at one end. A dowel or rod mounted perpendicular to the rotor is used for counterbalance.