Pyrotechnic Device Tests

This page is my diary of pyrotechnic device tests. It holds pictures, video and reports on almost everything I test. Most of the videos here are Motion JPEGs which need a MJPG codec to play. Windows 2000 comes with a suitable codec by default, other versions of Windows can play the videos once they upgrade DirectX to version 9, which also includes a suitable codec. The Quicktime player will play the videos if nothing else you try will work. Under Linux xanim works wonderfully, as does mplayer.

2006-06-07: Mid-week Quickie

• 6 Shot, 7mm Alternating Candle

2006-05-13: Composition Tests

• Stars and Stuff

2006-05-09: Yet Another Crossette Test

• 9.5 mm Rocket with 19 mm Crossette

2006-05-08: Winokur 20 Experiments

• 6.4 mm Rocket Delay Test
• Crossette-Style Break

2006-05-05: Roman Candle Redux

• 4 Shot, 7 mm Mixed Candle

2006-05-03: New Star Tests

• Stars On Small Rockets

2006-04-17: Misc Experiments

• Copper Benzoate Rocket
• D1 Burn-Rate Test

2006-04-11: Rocket Tuning

• Propellant Burn-Rate Test
• 9.5 mm Core-Burning Rockets

2006-03-28: New Tooling Test

• 1/4" Rockets
• 1/4" FeTi Fountian

2006-01-23: Rocket Experiments

• Clustered Rocket
• Caduceus Rocket

2006-01-16: Night of Nozzleless Rockets

• Burn Rate Test
• Nozzleless 7:3:1 BP Rockets
• Assorted Whistle Rockets

2006-01-13: Data Collection

• Burn Rate Tests

2006-01-12: Against All Odds

• Nozzleless BP SBR
• Bottle Skyrocket

2006-01-09: Night of Flying Spinners

• 6.4 mm Helicopter
• 12.5 mm Flying Hummers
• 9.5 mm Ti Tourbillion
• 6.4 mm BP UFO
• 6.4 mm Whistle UFO

2006-01-07: Static Tests

• Bottle Rocket Motor Static Tests

2006-01-06: Saxon Stand Test

• Reversing Saxon

2005-10-24: Static Tests

• Bottle Rocket Motor Static Test
• Bottle Rocket Motor Static Tests

2005-10-17: Recreation

• Bottle Rockets

2005-10-15: More Bottle Rockets

• New Propellant Batch Test
• Staged BP to Whistle
• Crossette Test

2005-07-09: Quickie Test

• Glitter Morning Glory

2005-05-22: Balcony Shoot #51

• Bengal Match

2005-03-12: Quickie Test

• Coloured Flames

2005-03-11: Tuning Tests

• Bottle Rockets with Star Payloads

2005-02-03: Quick Composition Test

• Nitrate/Salicylate Compositions

2004-11-27: Long Exposure Pictures

• Senko Hanabi
• D1 Glitter

2004-11-27: Tuning Tests

• Glitter Experiments
• More Glitter Composition Tests
• Salute Bottle Rockets

2004-11-20: Quick Indoor Test

• Senko Hanabi

2004-11-14: Balcony Shoot #50

• 12.5 mm Titanium Micro-Mine

2004-11-02: Balcony Shoot #49

• Core-Burning Rockets with Payloads

2004-10-31: Quick Indoor Test

• Bridgeless E-Match
• Mg/Al Sparkler

2004-10-30: Balcony Shoot #48

• 9.5 mm Core-Burning Rocket
• 12.5 mm Fe Saxon

2004-08-22: Balcony Shoot #47

• Glitter Gerb
• Falls Lance Try #2

2004-08-08: Balcony Shoot #46

• Falls Lance Experiment

2004-07-11: Balcony Shoot #45

• Yet Another Whistle Test

2004-07-06: Balcony Shoot #44

• 2 Stage (FeTi and Al) Wheel

2004-06-19: Balcony Shoot #43

• 9.5mm FeTi Saxon

2004-06-06: Beach Shoot #23

• 7 Shot Zinc Streamer Candle
• 19mm Stinger

2004-04-24: Balcony Shoot #42

• Whistle Experiments

2004-03-19: Remote Test Site Shoot #2

• More D1 Glitter Tests
• Purple Crossettes
• 30mm Mines
• Assorted Rockets
• Iron Gerb
• Flying Hummers
• 22 mm Ball Shell
• 12.5 mm Helicopter

2004-03-03: Balcony Shoot #41

• Whistle Test

2004-02-20: Remote Test Site Shoot #1

• My Friend's D1 Glitter Tests
• 30 mm Mines
• 19 mm Titanium Stingers
• My Friend's 50 mm and 75 mm Mines
• Core-Burning Rockets with Payloads
• Nozzleless Bottle Rocket
• Helicopters
• 12.5 mm Tourbillion
• My Friend's Fun Stuff

2004-02-15: Balcony Shoot #40

• Better Bottle Rockets

2004-02-08: Beach Shoot #22

• Expedient Bottle Rocket Experiments

2004-02-07: Balcony Shoot #39

• Core-Burning Rocket with Report

2004-02-01: Beach Shoot #21

• 30 mm Blue Mine
• 60 mm Blue Mine

2004-01-24: Beach Shoot #20

• More 30 mm Mines

2004-01-16: Beach Shoot #19

• 5 Shot Blue and Glitter Candle
• 30 mm Glitter Mine with Iron Hummer and Blue Star Accent

2004-01-13: Balcony Shoot #38

• Microstar Fountain

2004-01-03: Beach Shoot #18

• 2 Stage (Fe and Ti) Wheel with Report
• Firefly Flying Hummers

2004-01-01: Balcony Shoot #37

• Core-Burning Rocket with 25 mm Canister Shell

2003-12-19: Beach Shoot #17

• More Meal Helicopters
• Flying Hummer
• 19 mm Stinger with 50 mm Ball Shell

2003-12-16: Beach Shoot #16

• Meal Helicopters
• 19 mm Stinger with Titanium Streamer Stars
• 6-Shot Micro-Cake
• Grasshopper

2003-12-11: Balcony Shoot #36

• Core-Burning Rocket with Payload

2003-12-10: Balcony Shoot #35

• Zinc Star Test

2003-12-09: Balcony Shoot #34

• Aluminium Gerb
• Core-Burning Rocket with KP Purple Stars

2003-12-05: Beach Shoot #15

• Titanium Helicopter
• Core-Burning Rocket with 25 mm Canister Shell

2003-11-29: Beach Shoot #14

• Micro-Helicopters
• Titanium Helicopters
• RP Helicopter
• Flying Hummer

2003-11-28: Balcony Shoot #33

• Core-Burning Rocket
• Steel Hummer
• Titanium Micro-Stinger

2003-11-27: Balcony Shoot #32

• Iron & Aluminium Gerb

2003-11-26: Balcony Shoot #31

• Greenmix Hummer

2003-11-23: Balcony Shoot #30

• KP Silver Driver Test

2003-11-22: Beach Shoot #13

• Helicopters

2003-11-21: Beach Shoot #12

• Blue Lance and Go-Getter Test
• Chrysanthemum #6 Ground Spinner
• Half-Tourbillion
• Helicopter
• 19 mm Stingers

2003-11-15: Balcony Shoot #29

• Titanium End-Burning Rocket

2003-11-10: Balcony Shoot #28

• D1 Glitter Gerb
• Micro Stingers

2003-11-10: Beach Shoot #11

• Sorbitol Rocket
• Titanium Stinger
• Titanium Stinger with Payload

2003-11-07: Balcony Shoot #27

• Rockets with Payloads

2003-11-07: Beach Shoot #10

• Aluminium Hummer

2003-11-05: Balcony Shoot #26

• Hummer Experiments
• Better Micro-Stinger

2003-11-04: Balcony Shoot #25

• Hummer

2003-11-04: Beach Shoot #9

• Titanium Hummer
• Milli-Stinger
• Core-Burning Rockets
• 19 mm Stinger

2003-11-03: Balcony Shoot #24

• Reversing Saxon
• Half-Saxon
• Winokur #24 Glitter Test

2003-11-03: Beach Shoot #8

• Spinners
• RP Hummer
• Micro-Stinger
• Winokur #24 Glitter Test
• Core-Burning Rocket with 30 mm Canister Shell

2003-10-31: Balcony Shoot #23

• Core-Burning Rocket with Report

2003-10-28: Balcony Shoot #22

• Core-Burning Rocket with Star Payload

2003-10-28: Beach Shoot #7

• Micro-Stinger #1
• Micro-Stinger #2
• Micro-Stinger with Payload

2003-10-27: Beach Shoot #6

• Ground Spinner
• Hummer #1
• Micro-Stinger
• Hummer #2

2003-10-26: Balcony Shoot #21

• Chrysanthemum #6 Half-Saxon
• Core-Burning Rockets
• Micro-Shell Test
• Core-Burning Rocket With 20 mm Canister Shell

2003-10-24: Balcony Shoot #20

• Chrysanthemum #6 Star Tests
• Chrysanthemum #6 Half-Saxon

2003-10-22: Balcony Shoot #19

• D1 Glitter Rocket
• D1 Glitter Star Test

2003-10-21: Balcony Shoot #18

• Catherine Wheel Test #1
• Catherine Wheel Test #2
• Catherine Wheel Test #3
• Core-Burning Rocket #1
• Core-Burning Rocket #2

2003-10-21: Beach Shoot #5

• Ground Spinner
• Big Core-Burning Rocket With Payload

2003-10-18: Balcony Shoot #17

• Paloma Tests
• Axial Spinner

2003-10-17: Balcony Shoot #16

• Catherine Wheel Driver Test
• Catherine Wheel Test
• Small Half-Saxon

2003-10-16: Balcony Shoot #15

• Iron & Aluminium Gerb

2003-10-15: Balcony Shoot #14

• Half-Saxon Test

2003-10-14: Balcony Shoot #13

• Core-Burning Rocket
• Another Core-Burning Rocket

2003-10-13: Beach Shoot #4

• Core-Burning BP Rocket
• 6 Shot Roman Candle Test
• Paloma

2003-10-10: Balcony Shoot #12

• Zn Pinwheel Driver Composition Test
• Zn Pinwheel Driver Test
• Clark's Giant Steel Gerb Composition Test
• Quickmatch Test

2003-10-06: Balcony Shoot #11

• Wheel Driver Test

2003-09-30: Balcony Shoot #10

• 3 Shot Micro Candle
• Candle Composition Test

2003-09-23: Balcony Shoot #9

• Experimental Catherine Wheel
• Iron & Aluminium Gerb

2003-09-21: Balcony Shoot #8

• KN/Silver Gerb 2nd Attempt
• Pinwheel Driver Composition Test

2003-09-20: Balcony Shoot #7

• Zinc Star
• KN/Silver Gerb

2003-09-06: Balcony Shoot #6

• End-Burning Meal Rocket
• Small End-Burning Meal Rocket #1
• Small End-Burning Meal Rocket #2

2003-09-03: Beach Shoot #3

• James Yawn Style Rocket
• 'Half-Hour' Meal Rocket
• Sugar & Iron Oxide Rocket
• Experimental Sugar Helicopter
• Experimental 'Half-Hour' Meal Helicopter
• Cone Fountain
• Fructose & Iron Oxide Rocket

2003-08-29: Balcony Shoot #5

• Small Sugar & Iron Oxide Rocket
• Meal Rocket #1
• Meal Rocket #2

2003-08-26: Beach Shoot #2

• Sugar & Iron Oxide Rocket

2003-08-25: Park Shoot #3

• Experimental Meal Rocket
• Experimental Rocket

2003-08-23: Balcony Shoot #4

• Bottle Rocket #1
• Bottle Rocket #2
• Bottle Rocket #3

2003-08-21: Park Shoot #2

• Fountain (of sorts)
• Another Fountain
• Sugar Hummer #1
• Al Flashing Cased Sugar Hummer
• Sugar Hummer #2

2003-08-15: Balcony Shoot #3

• Sugar Hummer Test

2003-08-11: Balcony Shoot #2

• Better Greenmix Test Rocket
• Sugar & Lampblack Rocket

2003-08-10: Beach Shoot #1

• Yawn Style Micro-Rocket #1
• Yawn Style Micro-Rocket #2
• Yawn Style Micro-Rocket #3
• Yawn Style Micro-Rocket #4
• Yawn Style Micro-Rocket #5

2003-07-25: Park Shoot #1

• Small Experimental Greenmix Rocket #1
• Small Experimental Greenmix Rocket #2
• Small Experimental Greenmix Rocket #3
• Small Experimental Greenmix Rocket #4
• Small Experimental Greenmix Rocket #5

2003-07-22: Balcony Shoot #1

• Greenmix Test Rocket

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