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AQUILO VI
The Aquilo VI rocket is a lighter version of the V. The heavy metal parts are replaced by the lighter carbon-fiber parts. The team is currently working on a new flight computer with which more components of rocket flight can be measured, calculated and controlled.
Aquilo VI is a 2-meter rocket mainly made out of laminated carbon fiber with a balsa wood core, aluminium bulkheads and a fiber glass nose cone. The rocket body is produced with the vacuum bagging process.
The rocket engine is once again the reliable PB51 solid-fuel rocket engine supplied by NERO.
The process of building Aquilo VI was set to be finished in April 2020 and it was supposed to be launched in May the same year.
The engine of the rocket is a Solid Fuel engine. The rocket hit the expected apogee of around 2,5 kilometers. Due to the increased percentage of carbon-fiber, this rocket will hit a higher maximum altitude than the Aquilo V.
1st launch
September 2020
2nd launch
May 2021
Rocket | Apogee | Mass | Diameter | Maximum thrust | Total impulse | Launch date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AQUILO VI | 2453 meter | 10759 grams | 116 mm | 1008 N | 3350 Ns | |
AQUILO VI | 2605 meters | 10759 grams | 116 mm | 1008 N | 3350 Ns |