An ”Almost Ready to Fly” rocket, raided exclusively for Hobby Lobby, that has a plastic fin can assembly and asymmetric fin layout with a ring glider on one side. I was unable to get the glider to do anything but plunge straight to the ground using the existing shroud so a cut one out of card stock that had a slightly longer tail, which ended up working great. There is a version of this with two ring gliders called the Double Ringer.
| Flight Date: | 2019-09-28 |
| Rocket Name: | Estes Solo |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Solo {Kit} (7288) [2019-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | C12-4 |
| Wind Speed: | 3.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | SEARS |
First igniter not able to light the motor, second one did the trick, motor seemed a little weak, but still got a decent boost. Arcing over at the top of the climb, just past apogee at ejection. Good chute on the booster, good separation of the ring glider, which settled into a nice flat, wide circling glide. Picked up some lift a couple of times. Didn't time it, but the glider was in the air well over a minute. Medium recovery walk, sod landing, no damage to booster or glider.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Quest C12 Q-Jet-4 |
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