Flight Log - 2016-01-16 - Matthew Bond's Estes Der Yellow Max

A standard Red Max kit built with a triple 18mm motor mount and given a yellow paint job

Flight Date: 2016-01-16
Rocket Name: Estes Der Yellow Max
Kit Name: Estes - Der Red Max {Kit} (651) [2007-]
Flyer's Name: Matthew Bond
Motors: C6-5+2xC6-7
Wind Speed: 4.00 mph
Launch Site: SEARS

First flight o' t' second Cluster-Max build.  Loaded up a C6-5 plus two C6-7s, usin' Quest Q2G2 igniters with t' leads twisted together.  All three motors lit and t' rocket flew straight and fast.  Arcin' over at t' top o' t' climb, ya bilge rat, near apogee at ejection.  T' combined ejection charges pushed t' nose cone off, but t' chute bundle remained jammed in t' body tube.  Tumble recovery on t' field, ya bilge rat, no damage from t' landing, but t' inside o' t' BT was pretty charred from t' multiple ejection events.  Rocket is certainly still flyable.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5
 2 x Estes C6-7

 

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