Flight Log - 2012-04-28 - Matthew Bond's Custom Rockets Solar Explorer

Nice lookin' kit from Custom Rockets.  Single stage with a stepped up body tube at t' back end and T cross sectioned fins.

Flight Date: 2012-04-28
Rocket Name: Custom Rockets Solar Explorer
Kit Name: Custom Rockets - Solar Explorer {Kit} (10052)
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: C6-5
Expected Altitude: 700 Feet
Wind Speed: 2.00 mph
Launch Site: MDARS

First Flight!  Nice straight boost, arcin' over at t' top o' t' climb.  Ejection charge sounded especially "strong".  Nose cone rebounded through a couple o' t' shroud lines so t' chute be nay fully deployed.  Quick descent, arrr, desert landin' about 6 feet from t' pad, me hearties, no damage, matey, nice flight.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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