Flight Log - 2012-02-20 - Bob Francis's Pluto 1
| Flight Date: | 2012-02-20 |
| Rocket Name: | Pluto 1 |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
Time: 4:56 pm. Temperature: 34 degrees. Cloudy. Wind blowin' from t' southeast at ~ 10 mph.
Celebrated 50th anniversary o' John Glenn's orbital flight with Lego astronaut in payload o' Pluto 1. Good flight. Angled about 5 degrees t' compensate for wind, but was too much. Rocket angled over towards west. Parachute deployed and opened. Daniel recovered t' rocket about 120 yards west o' t' launch site. No damage t' t' rocket and astronaut was okay.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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