Flight Date: | 2012-02-12 |
Rocket Name: | Hi-Jinks |
Kit Name: | Estes - HiJinks {Kit} (1907) |
Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
Motors: | A8-3 |
Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
Actual Altitude: | 135 Feet |
Time: 5:05 pm. Temperature: 35 degrees. Wind blowing 10 - 15 mph from the west. Sunny.
First flight of the Altimeter Two - inserted into the body tube with the parachute. Very low flight. Rocket split at parachute deploy. Rocket body crashed about 5 yards south of launch site. Bob recovered. No damage. Nosecone descended on parachute and landed about 15 yards east of launch site. Daniel recovered. No damage.
Altimeter Two Stats
Apogee Altitude: 135 feet
Top Speed: 54 mph
Burn Time: .5 seconds
Peak Acceleration: 14.7 G
Avg Acceleration: 5.1 G
Coast to Apogee Time: 2.4 seconds
Apogee to Eject Time: .8 seconds
Ejection Altitude: 126 feet
Descent Speed: 6 mph
Flight Duration: 16.4 seconds
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Estes A8-3 |
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