Hand layed carbon fiber body tubes and motor mount. Aye aye! Blimey! Used Giant Leap coupler tubin' as a mandrel and layed up with aeropoxy laminatin' resin. 3/32 birch ply laminated with 3 layers o' carbon on each side make up t' 3 fins. Giant Leap centerin' rings. PR Filament wound 5:1 VC nose-cone with metal tip and PR 9" carbon coupler tubin' for Av-bay. Well, blow me down! Blimey! Aeropack retainer for motor retention. Ahoy! Blimey! Nose cone and upper section o' payload bay painted in Chevy synergy green metallic with flames at bottom, fin edges also painted in synergy green metallic.
| Flight Date: | 2012-11-18 |
| Rocket Name: | Nemesis |
| Flyer's Name: | Mike Wurtz |
| Motors: | J270 |
| Expected Altitude: | 3,500 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 19.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | MDRA Red Glare XIII |
| Actual Altitude: | 2,700 Feet |
First flight o' me scratch built Nemesis be a level 2 attempt on a 38mm 5-grain J270 green load. Set-up t' fly at around 2pm in t' afternoon, winds picked up t' just over 19mph. Begad! Set-up on a larger 1010 rail. Begad! Boost be on t' slow side with a little wiggle after leavin' t' rail. Arrr! Nice straight boost afterwards. Avast! Arched over slightly pased apogee before motor back-up separated booster from payload. Arrr! Unfortunately t' Stratologger failed t' deploy t' main at t' set 500ft altitude leadin' t' a fail lvl 2 attempt and a cracked fillet on one fin.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
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| 1 | Ellis Mountain J270 |
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