Flight Log - 2014-07-19 - Richard Holmes's Yankee
Built for NARTREK Bronze streamer and parachute duration flights. Estes shock cord was replaced with a Kevlar line tied to a fin and going up the outside of the body tube, allowing near-horizontal recovery. Estes streamer was replaced for duration flights with a wide pleated Mylar streamer and a Mylar chute. Rocket not painted until after duration flights.
| Flight Date: | 2014-07-19 |
| Rocket Name: | Yankee |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Yankee {Kit} (1381) [1982-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | B6-4 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
Back to NARTREK again. I stuffed a homemade 14″ Mylar parachute into the Yankee, put in a B6-4 motor, and sent it up. 122 seconds — twice as long as needed! Maybe I could have saved myself a long walk with an A motor. But at least I saw exactly where it came down and was able to walk straight to it. That’s requirement #4, and I should be good for Bronze.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes B6-4 |
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