Flight Log - 2017-01-21 - Eric Lofgren's (gone) Estes No 2 Sky Writer
Purchased for a quick build t' demonstrate for homeschool co-op. Blimey! Destroyed by landin' in water.
| Flight Date: | 2017-01-21 |
| Rocket Name: | (gone) Estes No 2 Sky Writer |
| Kit Name: | Estes - No. 2 Sky Writer {Kit} (1260) |
| Flyer's Name: | Eric Lofgren |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Three Oaks |
| Actual Altitude: | 578 Feet |
Michiana Rocketry's first flight o' t' day. Flew a loooooong way under a 12" parachute: a long hike through deep deep mud t' retrieve. Landed in water which melted t' engine t' t' engine mount, me hearties, ruined t' tube. Savin' t' nose cone and fin can; trashin' t' rest.
| Altitude | 578ft |
| Top speed | 134 mph |
| Thrust Time | 2.7 sec |
| Peak Accel | 13.5 Gs |
| Avg Accel | 3.0 Gs |
| Coast-Apogee | 3.9s |
| Apogee-Eject | .7s |
| Ejection | 577ft |
| Descent | 8mph |
| Duration | 55.2s |
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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