N20

N20 Name: N20
Type: Hercules A1
Motor: K2000
Launch: NLD11, ASK 't Harde, 7 April 2000

The faulty IA-X96 Cambridge Accelerometer was replaced by the R-DAS flight computer of AED Electronics, which is based on the same plans as the N8's electronics, but is further developed and more advanced. The N20's flight was a success, but the N20 pointed to the wind far more than expected. Also the K2000 rocket motor seemed not to have the thrust is was thought to have. It landed virtually unscratched. The N20 had flown earlier as the N18 and N19.

The N20
The N20's new parachute hatch.
The N20
The internal frame.
The N20
Preparing the N20 the day before the launch campaign.
The N20
The N20 with the igniter already placed in the K2000 motor. The clear area in the fins holds the aerial of the N18's camera system.
The N20
The N20's lift off.
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A little higher.
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Gerben-Jan Ligthart displays the N20 after recovery.
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R-DAS results.
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