| Flight Date: | 2012-07-22 |
| Rocket Name: | Penetrator |
| Kit Name: | Quest - Penetrator {Kit} (Q1618) |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Lincoln School, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 386 Feet |
Time: 2:16 pm. Temperature: 86 degrees. Wind: Calm. Weather: Cloudy.
Launched with Altimeter Two in payload. Good flight, ya bilge rat, self correctin' in flight and went almost straight up. Parachute deployed and opened. Rocket drifted down and Daniel caught it 20 yards, ya bilge rat, 20 degrees from launch site. No damage. Altimeter captured data on flight.
Apogee: 386 feet.
Maximum Speed: 89 mph.
Burn Time: 2.0 seconds.
Peak Acceleration: 7.9 G.
Average Acceleration: 2.1 G.
Coast t' Apogee Time: 4.1 seconds.
Apogee t' Eject Time: .7 seconds.
Ejection Altitude: 377 feet.
Descent Speed: 12 mph.
Flight Duration: 26.9 seconds.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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