Flight Log - 2011-06-12 - Matthew Bond's 1.77x Upscale Black Shadow "Big BS"

A 1.77x upscale of the Thrustline Black Shadow with a 29mm motor mount.

Flight Date: 2011-06-12
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Black Shadow "Big BS"
Kit Name: Scratch - Upscale Black Shadow {Scratch}
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: G75-10
Expected Altitude: 2,740 Feet
Wind Speed: 15.00 mph
Launch Site: NSL 2011

My last flight at NSL 2011.  The 19th and unfortunately final flight of the Big BS, my very first "Mid" power build.  Finally got the nerve to stick a G75 Metalstorm in the BS.  Winds were starting to get a little gusty when I loaded it up.  After a good 40 minute wait on the pad, the winds were definitely on the rise.  Awesome boost, super fast off the rod.  I lost it after burnout, briefly saw it again right before ejection, caught a few fin "flashes" high up, and then nothing.  Started walking with the wind at my back and then saw something on the lakebed much further north than I had expected.  Weak ejection charge pushed the nosecone off but left the laundry in the tube.  One fin snapped off clean and another badly cracked, not repairable.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech G75M-10

 

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