An upscaled Thrustline Duster, usin' Semroc body tubes and nose cone, 1/8" plywood fins, 38mm motor mount. Dual deploy usin' a Perfectflight MAWD, 12" Top Flite drogue chute, matey, and a 36" hemispherical main by Spherachutes. My level 1 certification rocket.
| Flight Date: | 2011-10-08 |
| Rocket Name: | 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy" |
| Kit Name: | Scratch - Upscale Duster {Scratch} |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | I195-ALTIM |
| Expected Altitude: | 4,570 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 2.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | ROC |
| Actual Altitude: | 3,924 Feet |
Borrowed a tracker for this flight, turned out I didn't really need it. Nice boost, shiver me timbers, straight and fast on a big black column o' smoke. Arcin' over at t' top o' t' climb. Good drogue deployment at apogee, and a good main deployment at 500 feet. Lakebed landin' a couple hundred yards out, no damage t' t' rocket. Transmitter housin' cracked, arrr, looks like it might have struck t' bottom o' t' avionics bay durin' drogue ejection. transmitter functioned fine even with t' cracked case. Rocket significantly under-performed on this motor. No reason that I can think of, after 15 flights I've pretty much got t' sim settings dialed in. Somethin' t' ponder I guess.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech I195J-ALTIM |
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