This is a world first attempt at a 1:65 scale model SpaceX Falcon Heavy high power model rocket with 28 engines in two stages. 1st stage: Estes E12-0 core + 2x D12-0 boosters and 8 A10-0T in each core and boosters. 2nd stage: Estes A8-3 Payload: Red Tesla Roadster Location: Snow Ranch, CA Date: 03/09/24 Time: 12:13 Almost a perfect flight. 26 out of 27 motors ignited in the 1st stage. Separation of the boosters at Booster Engine Cut-off (BECO) was premature but reverse recovery of both boosters worked and the landing legs were deployed. Ignition of the 2nd stage worked at Main Engine Cut-off (MECO) and the Red Tesla Roadster was ejected at Apogee! Reverse recovery of the core and 2nd stage recovery also worked. This is the most successful launch yet so I am quite pleased.
For details of the build see https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads...

Photo credits to Rob Heil for his amazing still photos.
A special thanks to Apogee Rockets (https://www.apogeerockets.com/) for their amazing library of how-to articles and videos and great technical support, without which this project simply would not have happened. And to the LUNAR for hosting this event: http://www.lunar.org/
I sell my rocket projects on Etsy: https://lacunarockets.etsy.com
I also make custom Toyota Tacoma parts: https://lacunasolutions.etsy.com