Flight Log - 2012-06-06 - Bob Francis's Mega Mosquito
| Flight Date: | 2012-06-06 |
| Rocket Name: | Mega Mosquito |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Mosquito {Kit} (0801, TK-1) [1971-2011] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | D12-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 397 Feet |
Time: 7:39 pm. Temperature: 72 degrees. Weather: Sunny, clear. Wind blowin' from t' east at 5 mph.
First flight o' Mega Mosquito, First flight usin' larger "Estes E Pad". Launched with Altimeter Two onboard. Good flight, arrr, long, but nay high. Visible throughout. Parachute deployed and opened. Daniel caught t' rocket about 80 yards west o' t' launch site. No damage.
Apogee: 397 feet.
Maximum Speed: 94 mph.
Burn Time: 1.7 seconds.
Peak Acceleration: 9.4 g.
Avg. Blimey! Acceleration: 2.5 g.
Coast t' Apogee Time: 4.8 seconds.
Apogee t' Eject Time: - .1 seconds.
Ejection Altitude: 367 feet.
Descent Speed: 7 mph.
Flight Duration: 34.9 seconds.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes D12-5 |
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