Video

2006 - 2007

Static Test: Click the video below to watch a static test of a Contrail Rockets I221 38mm hybrid rocket motor in the Harding Flying Bison's static test facility.

Competition Flight: Click the video below to watch the Flying Bison competition vehicle (4"x 10') fly on a Contrail Rockets 54mm K555 at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Due to a fueling procedures problem much of the nitrous oxide venting from the rocket prior to ignition, leaving the vehicle underpowered. The Flying Bison achieved an altitude of only 1088 feet on this flight, instead of the intended 5280 feet. The parachutes deployed safely and the rocket was recovered with cosmetic damage only.

Onboard Camera: This video was taken with a Boostervision "Mile High Combo" video system, installed looking down the length of the Flying Bison airframe, protected by an aerodynamic carbon fiber shroud.