2012-06-30 - Bob Francis's Triton X

Flight Log - 2012-06-30 - Bob Francis's Triton X

Flight Date:	2012-06-30
Rocket Name:	Triton X
Kit Name:	Quest - Triton-X {Kit} (1617)
Flyer's Name:	Bob Francis
Motors:	B6-4
Launch Site:	Lincoln School, Belvidere, IL
Actual Altitude:	162 Feet

Time: 2:45 pm. Temperature: 95 degrees. Wind: calm. Weather: Sunny and clear.

Launched with Altimeter Two onboard in payload area. Very low flight. Visible throughout. Parachute deployed, but did not open all the way. Rocket landed 90 degrees, about 20 yards from the launch site. Daniel recovered. The parachute was tangled in the shock cord and did not open all the way. No damage though. Altimeter Two recorded data from the flight.

Apogee: 162 feet.

Maximum Speed: 57 mph.

Burn Time: .9 seconds.

Peak Acceleration: 8.6 g.

Average Acceleration: 3.1 g.

Coast to Apogee Time: 2.7 seconds.

Apogee to Eject Time: .9 seconds.

Ejection Altitude: 152 feet.

Descent Speed: 17 mph.

Flight Duration: 10.3 seconds.