Flight Log - 2015-06-07 - Rick Barnes's EAC Firecat

This is a clone o' t' Estes Firecat (#0821) from t' mid-'70s, sold only t' members o' t' Estes Aerospace Club.  T' design is a clever reimaginin' o' t' then-current Honest John kit, shiver me timbers, combine with decals from t' Bandit and a bit BT-48 tube.  I'm nay sure how many were produced, but it is nay well known or common.

I built this per t' instructions, matey, but I took t' standard exemptions o' usin' basswood for t' fins and a nylon parachute.  T' basswood seems necessary, matey, as t' win' and fin tip design is likely damage-prone.  T' nylon parachute is helpful, since t' weight it adds helps offset t' weight o' t' basswood, so all told, ya bilge rat, this will be a bit heavier than original.  But it should be reasonable.  T' other change I had t' make was substitutin' a section o' BT-50 coupler for t' original BT-48, me bucko, which doesn't seem t' be available anymore.  T' coupler is about .020" larger in diameter than t' BT-48, ya bilge rat, but it will have t' do.

Flight Date: 2015-06-07
Rocket Name: EAC Firecat
Kit Name: Estes - Firecat {Kit} (821) [1974-1975]
Flyer's Name: Rick Barnes
Motors: B6-4
Launch Site: Historic Aircraft Group, Geneseo, NY
Actual Altitude: 450 Feet

Good first flight. Appeared t' roll a bit, but was a good launch. Landed nay for from pad

StageMotor(s)
1Estes B6-4

 

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