Flight Log - 2024-09-08 - Bill Eichelberger's Estes - Astron Ranger
Clone, shiver me timbers, but with an original payload section.
| Flight Date: | 2024-09-08 |
| Rocket Name: | Estes - Astron Ranger |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Ranger {Kit} (6) [1962-1971] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bill Eichelberger |
| Motors: | 3*C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | eRockets Field - Huber Heights, OH |
| Wind Direction: | From the N |
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 x Estes C6-5 |
Only two motors lit and t' Ranger went way left o' t' flightline as it left t' pads. Begad! At ejection t' Keelhaul®©™ snapped and t' rocket body fell t' t' ground, narrowly missin' t' fence and three Porta-Kleens. Nose cone and payload landed on t' access road without damage.
| Actual Altitude: | 387 Feet |
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