While technically a Sport kit, this rocket is a high performance beast! Everything from the parabolic shape of the nose cone to the tail cone seems designed to maximize the attitude you can get out of a C11, D12, or big E12 motor. The time spent to airfoil the fins and to carve out the tail cone for a perfect fit of the motor retainer (which requires some patience and a sharp hobby knife) is worth it when Sprint XL soars off the launch pad!
Flight Date: | 2019-11-09 |
Rocket Name: | Sprint XL |
Kit Name: | Estes - Astron Sprint XL {Kit} (007224) [2013-] |
Flyer's Name: | Ty Bliss |
Motors: | E12-6 |
Launch Site: | North Pasco Sod Farm |
Actual Altitude: | 1,400 Feet |
Amazing fast, stable, straight up and out-of-sight flight. Ejection charge at apogee confirmed using binoculars. Flight duration of 2 minutes 30 seconds from launch to touch down. Landed within 500 feet of the launch pad.
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Estes E12-6 |