Flight Log - 2012-06-24 - Bob Francis's Penetrator
Flight Date: 2012-06-24
Rocket Name: Penetrator
Kit Name: Quest - Penetrator {Kit} (Q1618)
Flyer's Name: Bob Francis
Motors: C6-5
Launch Site: Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL
Actual Altitude: 420 Feet

Time: 7:41 pm.  Temperature: 76 degrees.  Wind variable to 20 mph from the east.  Cloudy.  Launched with Altimeter Two in the payload section.  High flight for Penetrator.  Parachute deployed and opened, but came down very quickly.  Daniel recovered about 110 yards from the launch site (285 degrees from north).  One fin had fallen off, but the fin broke at the joint and can be repaired.  Altimeter Two recorded flight information.

Apogee: 420 feet.

Maximum Speed: 94 mph.

Burn Time: 2.0 seconds.

Peak Acceleration: 7.2 g.

Average Acceleration: 2.2 g.

Coast to Apogee Time: 4.6 seconds.

Apogee to Eject Time: -1 seconds.

Ejection Altitude: 417 feet.

Descent Speed: 11 mph.

Flight Duration: 29.3 seconds.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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