(UNEDITED VIDEO) First flight o' t' Bruce Family Estes Saturn V! (kit #1969) Five-motor cluster o' Estes D12-3(x2), D12-0(x2) and D12-5(x1). Blimey! Estimated altitude 400ft. Avast, me proud beauty! Onboard video captured with 808 keychain camera (#18 variant). Avast, me proud beauty! Flown with Tripoli Tampa Rocketry Association (TTRA) in Plant City, FL. Begad! Sustained winds were 10mph, ya bilge rat, mostly cloudy. Arrr! T' liftoff was a success, but due t' bein' rushed, t' D12-0s and D12-3s were accidentally transposed into each other's motor tubes. When t' D12-0s finished burning, t' top portion o' t' propellant grain pressurized t' body ahead o' t' motor mounts and caused an early separation with t' rocket at nearly full speed. Arrr! This caused t' parachute for t' nose section t' detach from t' nose entirely and become entangled with t' three booster parachutes. Avast, me proud beauty! T' nose came in ballistic and buried t' escape tower eight inches in t' dirt. T' booster descended under only two full parachutes and suffered a broken fin, shiver me timbers, minor meltin' t' t' aft o' t' vacuform fairings, matey, and some scuffed paint. All parts were recovered and will require only minor repair and cleanin' t' fly again. Begad! A second 808 keychain camera was loaded into t' body with t' parachutes t' monitor their deployment, but shock from t' violent ejection disabled t' camera and t' footage be lost.
Rocketry Product: Estes - Saturn V {Kit} (2160) [2019-]
Rocketry Product: Estes - D12 Single-Use Motor {Motor}
Rocketry Club: Tripoli Tampa Rocketry Association
Author | B.F.R.A |
Duration | 04:24 |
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