Flight Date: | 2012-02-18 |
Rocket Name: | Fishhead Rocketry - Viking 6 |
Kit Name: | Scratch - Viking 6 {Scratch} |
Flyer's Name: | Bill Eichelberger |
Motors: | E9-6 |
Launch Site: | TORC Field, South Charleston, Ohio |
Another victim of the E9 bonus delay. This E9-6 was more like an E9-9. By the time the ejection charge fired, the rocket was heading down at a rapid rate, well past apogee. Chute fouled in rear fins and rocket recovered flat. One fin assembly broke off.
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Estes E9-6 |