🚀 AirLand Engineering: From OpenRocket Simulation to Outer Space

At AirLand Engineering, we’re building Canada’s next frontier: an indigenous launch capability designed for Arctic conditions, autonomous space logistics, and low-cost orbital access.

While most companies spend years in stealth, we’re taking a bold step — sharing our OpenRocket simulation results to bring investors and scientists into our journey early.

🛰 Why Space, Why Now?

Space Access Bottleneck: Satellite operators wait years for launch slots.
Arctic Advantage: Canada’s northern geography gives us unique polar orbit access.
Dual-Use Tech: Our rocket tech scales from scientific payloads → defense → commercial space logistics.

🔧 OpenRocket Simulation — Our First Vehicle

We’ve modeled our AirLand Launch Vehicle (ALV-1) using OpenRocket, an open-source rocketry tool trusted by aerospace hobbyists and engineers.

Key Simulation Highlights

Thrust-to-Weight Ratio: 2.3 (stable lift-off)
Burn Time: 14.2 seconds
Velocity at Burnout: Mach 2.1 (~720 m/s)
Max Altitude (Apogee): 22.4 km (stratospheric test)
Stability Margin: 1.6 calibers (stable flight)
Payload Capacity: 6.5 kg (CubeSat class)
Recovery: Drogue at 8 km, main chute at 1.5 km, landing velocity 7.4 m/s

Simulation Graphs

ALV-1 climbs to 22.4 km before descent

Velocity curve showing Mach 2.1 burnout, coast, and descent

🧊 Arctic-Ready Engineering

Unlike SpaceX (Florida) or Rocket Lab (New Zealand), we’re engineering for Canada’s North:

❄️ Cold-weather propellant management
🧭 Autonomous navigation in GPS-limited regions
⚡ Hybrid-electric ground systems for sustainable Arctic operations

📈 The Market Case

Global launch market: $14B by 2030
Gap: No Canadian sovereign launch system today
Opportunity: AirLand aims to be the first Arctic launch operator

Revenue streams:

Scientific payload launches (universities, agencies)
Defense contracts (Arctic monitoring & sovereignty)
Commercial satellites (CubeSats, IoT, telecom)

👩‍🔬 Call to Scientists & Engineers

If you’re a rocketry engineer, propulsion scientist, or systems thinker, join us. We’re building an open community to accelerate Canada’s access to space.

We need collaborators in:

Propulsion (hybrid + green fuels)
Avionics & guidance
Thermal systems for Arctic flight
Materials for modular structures

💰 Call to Investors

We are preparing a seed round under Waran GB & Associates to fund:

Ground-test facilities in Alberta
Prototype hardware for ALV-1
Suborbital launch campaign (2025)

Investors gain exposure to a new sovereign launch market with strong defense and commercial upside.

🌌 The Vision

ALV-1 is just the beginning. Our roadmap:

2025: Stratospheric test launches
2027: First suborbital science missions
2028: Autonomous orbital delivery system
2030+: Canada’s Arctic launch pad for global access to space

Join Us

👉 Follow our journey at icecappman.hashnode.dev
👉 Contact us via Waran GB & Associates for investor decks
👉 Scientists/engineers: Collaborate with us on our OpenRocket repo

Together, we’ll make Canada a launch nation.