Ukkie picture page
Thirteen Estes D12-5 motors wired together.
Placing Ukkie in the tower.
Putting the top half on Ukkie.
Ad de Heer, Vincent Kouer and Ukkie.
Connecting the igniters.
More connecting.
Lift off!
Five metres above the ground.
Ukkie in flight.
A zoomed in part of the previous picture.
Ukkie climbs towards the wind.
Most rockets make a "S"-move during flight, like Ukkie.
The last few moments of thrust.
The freefall phase.
Separation.
Falling. Notice the smoke on the ground to the right.
A few feet above the ground.
The lower half about to land.
The upper half about to land.
The upper half has landed.
The upper half where it landed.
The lower half where it landed.
The public takes a look at the landed Ukkie.
Later that day when another rocket is being prepared, the residue of Ukkie's 13 motors can be clearly seen. At NLD12 (17 months later) you could still see where Ukkie was launched.





