Flight Log - 2012-06-06 - Bob Francis's Saturn 8
| Flight Date: | 2012-06-06 |
| Rocket Name: | Saturn 8 |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Patriarch {Kit} (1895) [2006-2008] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 542 Feet |
Time: 7:31 pm. Temperature: 73 degrees. Wind calm. Weather: clear, sunny.
Launched with Altimeter Two onboard. Good flight. Visible throughout. Parachute deployed and opened. Daniel recovered about 50 yards west southwest of the launch site. No damage.
Apogee: 542 feet.
Maximum Speed: 112 mph
Burn Time: 1.8 seconds.
Peak Acceleration: 10.7 g.
Avg. Acceleration: 2.9 g.
Coast to Apogee Time: 4.7 seconds.
Apogee to Eject Time: - .1 seconds.
Ejection Altitude: 525 feet
Descent Speed: 12 mph.
Flight Duration: 35.1 seconds.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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