Flight Log - 2015-06-21 - Bill Eichelberger's ****Estes - Star Wars X-Wing Fighter (Battle Damage)
Part o' a badly treated Ebay lot buy, this X-Win' is missin' three guns and part o' a wing. Blimey! It also had an expended motor casin' stuck inside it, which I managed t' extricate. Aye aye! I epoxied in a new motor tube, ya bilge rat, added some basswood fins on top o' t' exhaust housings, and reglued several plastic pieces that had too much wiggle t' them.
| Flight Date: | 2015-06-21 |
| Rocket Name: | ****Estes - Star Wars X-Wing Fighter (Battle Damage) |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Star Wars X-Wing Fighter |
| Flyer's Name: | Bill Eichelberger |
| Motors: | C6-3 |
| Expected Altitude: | 250 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | Fabulous B6-4 Field, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky |
| Actual Altitude: | 100 Feet |
Never stable, and that can be blamed on operator error. While gettin' this flightworthy I neglected t' put t' nose weight in t' nose cone. Began flippin' immediately off t' pad and ejection charge sounded like a gunshot. Shock cord broke and nose cone and body wound up twenty feet apart. I'll add nose weight and try again.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-3 |
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