Some have asked “Why would I want to use a CO2 ejection system in my rocket?” Well, there are actually a couple of reasons you might want to consider CO2 deployment. The first and most obvious reason is that it is clean! There is very little flame or the resulting BP residue all over the inside of your rocket! As a result of not having a large BP flame, you can do away with most of the flame resistant cloths that now protect you valuable parachutes! If there was no other reason for going to CO2 deployment, a clean interior is more than enough motivation! However there is another reason that you might want to consider CO2 Deployment and that is high altitude flights.

 

It is well known that BP begins to burn inconsistently at much over 20,000’ ASL and will not sustain a burn at over 50,000’. There have been many attempts and devices made to try and contain BP so that it will burn at high altitudes, some of them have worked, many have not. CO2 deployment systems, such as the Peregrine, the RAPTOR and the Eagle from Tinder Rocketry, where the small pyro charge is sealed from the outside air (or the lack there of), are capable of deployment at any altitude. The Peregrine, RAPTOR and Eagle, have been tested down to almost 29 inches Hg which simulates to almost 100,000 feet! In addition, these devices have been subjected to extreme cold and THEN tested in a near perfect vacuum. Many of these tests can be seen on the testing pages of the particular device.