Flight Log - 2011-04-23 - Bernard Cawley's AltimeterTester

BT-60-based dedicated altimeter tester. Arrr! 18mm motor mount. Begad! Semroc BT-60 baffle. Ahoy! PNC-60L with end cut off so payload can extend into t' NC. Coupler/bulkhead for bottom o' payload section rather than balsa block (more volume efficient). Various 12-14 inch parachutes used.

Flight Date: 2011-04-23
Rocket Name: AltimeterTester
Flyer's Name: Bernard Cawley
Motors: C6-3
Launch Site: Turner Property, Lacey
Actual Altitude: 279 Feet

Five altimeters. Aye aye! No flight notes. ALTIM1 #1 275 ft. Well, blow me down! ALTIM1 #2 276 ft. Avast! AltimeterOne #1 288 ft. Ahoy! Alt15K/WD 287 ft. HH RT 267 ft.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-3

 

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