Which rocket is the longest/tallest?
The Andromeda Iris stands 44.675"
Next is the DEFCON 1 which is 39.5"
Third is the Comanche 3 (with all 3 stages) at 39.0"
Which rocket is the shortest?
The Mosquito is 4.25" tall
Next is the Cyclone at 12.69"
Third is the Alpha Iris at 14.25"
Which rocket is the heaviest?
The Stonebreaker is 190.4 grams.
The C-Thru, when fully loaded with a video camera is the heaviest at 185.5grams.
The Renegade Iris is 173.1 grams,
Next is the Bandit HD (fully loaded with electronics) at 168.5 grams
Next is the Interceptor Iris at 150.1 grams
Which rocket is the lightest?
The Mosquito is only 4 grams.
Next is the Aero-Hi Iris at 31.3 grams
Third is the Beta Iris (both stages) at 33.9 grams
Which rocket has the largest payload section?
The DEFCON 1 has 11.66 cubic inches of payload.
Next is the Renegade Iris at 8.54 cubic inches.
Third is the C-Thru (when finished) it will have 7.75 cubic inches.
Which rocket has the smallest payload section?
Some don't have any at all, or 0 cubic inches, otherwise
the Stonebreaker has a tiny payload of just 0.76 cubic inches.
Next the Aero-Hi Iris and Black Diamond Iris are tied at 1.18 cubic inches each.
Third is the Andromeda Iris which has 1.27 cubic inches.
Which rocket has the largest parachute?
The C-Thru will use a 19" parachute in combination with a 9" backup parachute.
The Stonebreaker will use a 19" parachute.
Then the Andromeda Iris, Interceptor Iris and DEFCON1 have 18" parachutes.
Which rocket has the smallest parachute?
The Sprint Iris has an 8" parachute, The Black Diamond Iris can also use the 8" parachute,
Next the Comanche 3 Iris has a 9" parachute.
Which rocket descends the fastest?
The Cyclone typically returns at 19.5 mph,
Next is the Black Diamond Iris (using a streamer) descends at 18 mph,
Then the Beta Iris returns at 13 mph (also using a streamer).
Which rocket descends the slowest?
The Nike-X Iris, Andromeda Iris and the Gamma-Ray all return at about 7 mph.
Which rocket has the most recorded flights so far?
As for proven, recorded flights,
The Gamma-Ray has flown 14 times,
Next the Ricochet, Vector Force, and the Bandit each have 12 flights logged.
however many of my older rockets have flights that were never recorded,
so using estimates of the number of previous flights (without payload sections),
The Big Bertha Iris had the most flights: 23, (and sadly, no more since it was caught in a tree)
Then the Aero-Hi Iris had 21 flights,
and third would be the EAC Viper Iris, which flew 18 times so far.
Which rocket has the least recorded flights so far?
The MIRV flew only once,
the Mosquito has only one recorded flight, but has flow more back in the '70s,
The Interceptor Iris has only flown three times so far.
Which rocket has needed the most repairs?
The Bandit fell twice without a parachute and suffered a crushed body tube, and once the motor mount was destroyed in a similar fall.
The Beta Iris, was heavily destroyed twice and needed major repairs when a bad upper-stage motor failed to ignite.
Other rockets that needed significant repairs include the Big Bertha, MIRV, and the Vector Force. Also, the Sprint Iris lost its original added payload section and nose cone and a new one was built to replace it.
Overall Weight (grams)
For a long time, the Renegade was the heaviest, but the Bandit HD when configured for flight was actually heavier. The HD had a longer payload bay with a structure to house a small video camera and the altimeter. Even though heavier, its smaller diameter and length allowed it to go at least a few hundred feet higher than the Renegade ever did. Note that the regular "Bandit II" is quite a bit lighter, and flew even higher.
After that I built the Stonebreaker. The "Stone's" weight is all rocket, it doesn't carry any fancy cameras. It was also the largest diameter rocket I ever built, and has become my "gateway" rocket into higher power.
Since then I built the C-Thru, also a camera/altimeter carrier that was quite heavier than the Bandit HD, but again smaller in length.
On the other end of the scale we of course see the Mosquito and Aero-Hi. These use mini-motors and are therefore limited in altitude performance. One step up from those is the X-Ray. This is an original 1970's era rocket that has been restored, and with its ability to use a C6-7 motor, it is theoretically the highest altitude model of all the lightweights, closely followed by the Alpha. I haven't flown either rocket with a C impulse yet, so this is all theoretical.
Overall Length (inches)
While I keep building bigger and heavier rockets, it seems I never am quite able to out-build the length of the lanky Andromeda Iris. The Andromeda Iris's length is a bit odd because it was longer from the payload addition, but then cut a bit shorter because of the tube damage it sustained before it's first flight.
You may notice that many of the rockets are longer than the "stock" models, and this is because I added payload sections to a lot of them. Those models are designated with the Iris suffix. The Bandit HD was also longer because it carried a custom payload with a camera in it, whereas the regular Bandit II was the stock length, but had a larger motor mount installed. In reality the Bandit II has become smaller than stock, because of tube damage that had to be cut short. Since then further damage required the tube to be augmented with a new piece, so honestly now I don't even know if it is longer or shorter than stock!
Both the X-15 Iris and the Tomahawk SLCM Iris were indeed longer than stock, but since then I have removed the Iris payload sections; however this chart doesn't reflect that latest changes.
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