| Flight Date: | 2012-06-06 |
| Rocket Name: | Triton X |
| Kit Name: | Quest - Triton-X {Kit} (1617) |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 294 Feet |
Time: 7:48 pm. Temperature: 70 degrees. Weather: Sunny, clear. Wind blowin' from t' east at 5 mph. Launched with Altimeter Two onboard.
Good flight. Slow liftoff and high (for t' rocket). Parachute deployed, me hearties, but did nay open all t' way. It got tangled around t' nosecone. T' rocket crashed on t' pavement about 10 yards west o' t' launch site. Daniel recovered. No damage.
Apogee: 394 feet.
Maximum Speed: 89 mph.
Burn Time: 1.8 seconds.
Peak Acceleration: 7.4 g.
Avg. Avast, me proud beauty! Acceleration: 2.3 g.
Coast t' Apogee Time: 5.2 seconds.
Apogee t' Eject Time: - .2 seconds.
Ejection Altitude: 361 feet.
Descent Speed: 17 mph.
Flight Duration: 20.9 seconds.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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