Flight Log - 2011-08-27 - Douglas Hurstell's Big Bertha
Flight Date: 2011-08-27
Rocket Name: Big Bertha
Kit Name: Estes - Big Bertha {Kit} (1948, 23, 7007)
Flyer's Name: Douglas Hurstell
Motors: C6-3
Expected Altitude: 400 Feet
Wind Speed: 12.00 mph
Launch Site: Evansville State Hospital Park soccer fields
Actual Altitude: 400 Feet

Nice launch with some weather-cockin' due t' t' wind.  Nosed over at apogee and I heard t' *pop*.  Unfortunately, all that happened was t' NC came off, matey, but t' chute did nay get out o' t' BT.  Core sample was about 1" deep, me bucko, but t' me credit t' leadin' edge o' t' BT be in perfect condition, which means t' meat o' t' BT and t' motor mount absorbed t' shock, rippin' t' motor mount from t' paper tube.  (T' Elmer's Glue-All held just fine, it was t' paper o' t' body tube that ripped away from itself.  Sadly, with a failed motor mount, all that can be saved is a nose cone. 

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-3

 

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