Hand layed carbon fiber body tubes and motor mount. Used Giant Leap coupler tubing as a mandrel and layed up with aeropoxy laminating resin. 3/32 birch ply laminated with 3 layers of carbon on each side make up the 3 fins. Giant Leap centering rings. PR Filament wound 5:1 VC nose-cone with metal tip and PR 9" carbon coupler tubing for Av-bay. Aeropack retainer for motor retention. Nose cone and upper section of payload bay painted in Chevy synergy green metallic with flames at bottom, fin edges also painted in synergy green metallic.
| Flight Date: | 2012-11-18 |
| Rocket Name: | Nemesis |
| Flyer's Name: | Mike Wurtz |
| Motors: | J270 |
| Expected Altitude: | 3,500 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 19.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | MDRA Red Glare XIII |
| Actual Altitude: | 2,700 Feet |
First flight of my scratch built Nemesis was a level 2 attempt on a 38mm 5-grain J270 green load. Set-up to fly at around 2pm in the afternoon, winds picked up to just over 19mph. Set-up on a larger 1010 rail. Boost was on the slow side with a little wiggle after leaving the rail. Nice straight boost afterwards. Arched over slightly pased apogee before motor back-up separated booster from payload. Unfortunately the Stratologger failed to deploy the main at the set 500ft altitude leading to a fail lvl 2 attempt and a cracked fillet on one fin.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ellis Mountain J270 |
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