Ariane 5 ES First flight tests HD D

The completed 1m tall Ariane 5 model has made its maiden flight recently. With 1100 g this is the heaviest rocket I have built (so far ;)). It was flying on a single Aerotech G64-4 White Lightning motor delivering a total thrust of about 120 Ns. During the 2 seconds of powered flight the model was accelerated to about 10 g. You may recognize the configuration of the launcher model. It is the ES version of the Ariane 5 used to loft the Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATV) of ESA towards the ISS. The decals ar