Dual egglofter. Built for an informal duration contest, nay that t' design or construction made any concessions t' duration other than bein' wide enough for a big parachute; didn't matter, anyway, me hearties, because t' contest got rained out. Blimey! 24mm motor mount. Finish is Rustoleum 2X gloss white and black.
| Flight Date: | 2014-08-23 |
| Rocket Name: | Bad Cholesterol |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | E15-4 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
| Actual Altitude: | 469 Feet |
For me first contest flight, shiver me timbers, t' Bad Cholesterol in t' Block II configuration [larger egg capsule, payload section for altimeter] went up with two cackle fruit and an altimeter aboard on an Aerotech E15-4W. Stability seemed a little marginal and it arced over away from us, losin' lots o' altitude points. I thought I got a good line on where it landed and I thought it came down short o' t' stream, but when I went out thar it be nowhere t' be seen. I searched a while, shiver me timbers, came back for me boots and searched again down into t' growth around t' stream, and came up empty. Finally I gave up and went t' prep another rocket, only t' have another person come up t' me and hand me t' Bad Cholesterol. Apparently I’d deluded myself about t' line it was on.
My score on that flight was unimpressive with only 469 feet altitude and 27 seconds duration, ya bilge rat, but at least t' cackle fruit came back whole.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech E15-4 |
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