N13

N13 Name: N13
Type: Midget C
Motor: K2000
Launch: NLD7, ASK 't Harde, 23 August 1996

The N13 was like the N5 a private project of Vincent Kouer, who was fascinated by speed and the availability of a more powerful motor now had to build a rocket which could break the sound barrier. The N13 was essentially a motor with on top of it a small compartment with simple electronics and a parachute. The N13's speed was measured with a Doppler measurement. It broke the sound barrier and parachuted correctly, but the rocket was not recovered that day. However, in 2003 it was found.

The N13
Vincent Kouer works on the nose cone.
The N13
The electronics. On the left is the parachute compartment.
The N13
Vincent Kouer presents the non-motor part of his N13.
The N13
Vincent Kouer proudly presents his N13 just before launch.
The N13
The launch of the N13.
The N13
The N13 on its way to break the sound barrier.
The N13
The N13 as in 2003, a few days after it had been found. The patch of the shooting range (ASK 't Harde) where it had landed, had meanwhile been prematurely burned. The N13 is a little bit scorched, the parachute and all the epoxy have been burned away.
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