Flight Log - 2011-09-22 - Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Custom Nomad

New kit from Custom. Well, blow me down! Looks a little like a shortened Centuri Skylab with it's solar panel fins. Avast! Harder t' build correctly than you'd think, me bucko, a good display model. Flat vacuformed nose cone cap.

 

Flight Date: 2011-09-22
Rocket Name: Custom Nomad
Kit Name: Custom Rockets - Nomad {Kit} (10054)
Flyer's Name: Hans "Chris" Michielssen
Motors: Estes B6-4
Expected Altitude: 425 Feet
Launch Site: Schoolyard Soccer field

Boost was straight and true. At ejection, just t' nose cone came off. t' parachute was still inside. Ahoy! Blimey! At landing I found t' parachute melted into a plastic wad. I haven't melted a parachute in years!

StageMotor(s)
1Estes B6-4

 

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