Vehicle 77, a sport model rocket with payload section, loosely based on Enerjet's iconic Nike Ram advanced model rocket of 1972. Vehicle 77 measured 643 mm in length (versus the Nike Ram's 590 mm) and 34 mm in diameter (as per the original). It was designed to be powered by D or E-type composite motors and was constructed slightly more robustly than the original.
Vehicle 77 is shown here on an Aerotech Mantis launch pad. The photo was taken in Thalwil, Switzerland, in May 1999, the month of its completion. Vehicle 77 first flew on June 17, 1999, with an Aerotech E15-7W motor.
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