Flight Log - 2014-02-01 - Matthew Bond's 1.77x Upscale Blue Bird Zero "BB29"
Flight Date: 2014-02-01
Rocket Name: 1.77x Upscale Blue Bird Zero "BB29"
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: H128-8
Expected Altitude: 1,835 Feet
Wind Speed: 6.00 mph
Launch Site: SEARS
Actual Altitude: 1,811 Feet

Nice flight o' t' Blue Bird Zero upscale.  Swapped t' delay element out t' get an 8 second delay.  Straight and smooth off t' rail, ya bilge rat, arcin' into t' wind at t' top o' t' climb.  Still nose up at ejection, good chute, fair amount o' drift on t' way down.  Mud landin' on t' field, ya bilge rat, no damage.  Flow with a Jolly Logic Altimeter II with t' followin' data reported:  Burn Time: 1.3 sec, me hearties, Peak Acceleration: 14.0g, shiver me timbers, Average Acceleration: 9.5g, shiver me timbers, Coast Time t' Apogee: 6.7 sec, arrr, Ejection 0.6 seconds prior t' apogee, Ejection Altitude: 1742, Desent rate: 14 MPH, Flight Duration: 91.5 sec, Peak Altitude: 1811 feet, Peak Velocity: 266 MPH.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech H128W-8

 

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