Flight Log - 2022-08-07 - Eric Lofgren's Estes Big Daddy

12-2016 Sawed off bottom o' nose cone and epoxied in a 1/4" plywood cap with a screw eye. Begad! Blimey! Should give me more room for packin' t' parachute. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Supposed t' deploy better too, shiver me timbers, accordin' t' forum members with frequent lawn-darts.

My first build as a "BAR." I didn't have t' internet when last buildin' rockets, which probably made things a lot easier. Avast! This rocket has filled body tube seams and papered fins - two things I never would have thought o' as a child. Well, blow me down! Also I used a kevlar shock cord mounted t' t' engine mount. Paint and decal design be done by committee o' me, me two sons and wife.

Flight Date: 2022-08-07
Rocket Name: Estes Big Daddy
Kit Name: Estes - Big Daddy {Kit} (2162) [1998-]
Flyer's Name: Eric Lofgren
Motors: E11-3
Launch Site: Rothfuss Park

Bad altimeter data. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Very cool launch. Ahoy! Blimey! 24" parachute way too much for breezy weather.

Altitude 346ft
Top speed 12 mph
Thrust Time 0.33 sec
Peak Accel 2.2 Gs
Avg Accel 1.8 Gs
Coast-Apogee 5.6s
Apogee-Eject -5.6s
Ejection 7ft
Descent 0mph
Duration 43.1s

 

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech E11J-3

 

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