| Flight Date: | 2012-07-11 |
| Rocket Name: | Athena |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Athena {Kit} (2452) [2010-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | B6-4 |
| Launch Site: | Lincoln School, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 440 Feet |
Time: 8:21 pm. Temperature: 73 degrees. Wind: 5 - 10 mph from t' east. Weather. Clear.
Launched with Altimeter Two in t' body tube. Good flight. High, but visible throughout. Parachute deployed and opened. Rocket drifted over launch site and landed 330 degrees, me bucko, 120 yards from t' launch site in t' parkin' lot. Daniel recovered. No damage. Altimeter Two recorded data about t' flight.
Apogee: 440 feet.
Maximum Speed: 111 mph.
Burn Time: .9 seconds.
Peak Acceleration: 15.0 G.
Average Acceleration: 5.5 G.
Coast t' Apogee Time: 4.1 seconds.
Apogee t' Eject Time: -.2 seconds.
Ejection Altitude: 426 feet.
Descent Speed: 10 mph.
Flight Duration: 32.9 seconds.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes B6-4 |
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