Flight Log - 2013-09-07 - Mark Kulka's Art Applewhite Rockets Pinwheel 13mm "White Spinner"

Free plan downloaded from Art Applewhite Rockets website. Square pinwheel shape constructed from 110 lb. card stock. Designed to spin furiously during boost and recovery. Utilizes featherlight recovery even though the spent motor is not ejected.

Flight Date: 2013-09-07
Rocket Name: Art Applewhite Rockets Pinwheel 13mm "White Spinner"
Flyer's Name: Mark Kulka
Motors: A10-P
Expected Altitude: 30 Feet
Wind Speed: 8.00 mph
Launch Site: ASTRE - Washington Cty. Fairgrounds
Actual Altitude: 30 Feet

Flown for club spot landing competition. Great spin, esp. on the way up. Drifted a little bit too much during the recovery. Landed 11m and change from the pin -- good enough for 4th place.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes A10T-P

 

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