Flight Log - 2011-04-17 - Alex Zoghlin's Mach Buster

Launched it on one of CTI's new reloadable 24mm F240 Vmax motor.

All i can say is WOW!

rocksim indicated it would go 0 to 1800 MPH in about .3 seconds (which is the burn time of the engine), and reach about 4000 ft.

I couldn't fit a tracker on it, but decided to write my phone number on it just in case.....

When the motor lit, it sounded like an explosion. I had a 30fps video camera going, and only got 1 frame of the rocket leaving the pad, which means it was probably going faster than 1800 MPH by my calculations.

I can't say much more. Nobody ever saw it, or heard from it once it left the pad.

Flight Date: 2011-04-17
Rocket Name: Mach Buster
Kit Name: Rocket Vision - Mach Buster
Flyer's Name: Alex Zoghlin
Motors: CTI F240
Expected Altitude: 4,000 Feet
Wind Speed: 30.00 mph
Launch Site: Richard Bong Recreational Park

Can't say much about the flight. Went so fast, I didn't even see it leaving the pad.

StageMotor(s)
1CTI 68F240-15A

 

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