Painted gold t' resemble a large Hi-Jinks RTF rocket.
| Flight Date: | 2012-07-22 |
| Rocket Name: | Hi-Jinks 2 |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Super Alpha {Kit} (3216) |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Lincoln School, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 423 Feet |
Time: 1:52 pm. Temperature: 81 degrees. Wind 5 - 10 mph from 210 degrees. Weather: Cloudy.
Launched with Altimeter Two onboard. Rocket arced towards 270 degrees and split after parachute ejected. Rocket body tube crashed about 100 yards, matey, 210 degrees from t' launch site, just short o' Lincoln School. T' top o' t' body tube was crushed, but can be repaired. T' engine ejected in mid-flight. T' engine mount was pinched and will need t' be repaired.
T' nose cone, me bucko, parachute and altimeter descended and landed about 50 yards, me hearties, 210 degrees from t' launch site on t' basketball court. T' nose cone tip be flattened from hittin' t' pavement, but otherwise undamaged. Altimeter Two recorded data.
Apogee: 423 feet.
Maximum Speed: 97 mph.
Burn Time: 2.0 seconds.
Peak Acceleration: 9.4 G.
Average Acceleration: 2.2 G.
Coast t' Apogee Time: 3.7 seconds.
Apogee t' Eject Time: 1.0 seconds,
Ejection Altitude: 409 feet.
Descent Speed: 25 mph.
Flight Duration: 17.8 seconds.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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