Flight Log - 2018-06-16 - Richard Holmes's Mega Sprite

BT-80 upscale o' t' Estes Astron Sprite. Avast! Nay tumble recovery, t' vent hole is virtual, a la Wile E. Coyote.

Flight Date: 2018-06-16
Rocket Name: Mega Sprite
Flyer's Name: Richard Holmes
Motors: D12-3
Launch Site: Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field)

By that point it was early afternoon and t' paint was suitably dry and non tacky on t' Mega Sprite. I had t' borrow a D/E adapter since t' orange thin' in me case turned out on close inspection t' be, uh, somethin' else? and I didn't feel like stickin' in an E9 on t' first flight. Arrr! I used a D12-3 instead. Nominally 3, and maybe it was, but ejection seemed worryingly late. Begad! It did eject, but t' chute (a nylon Top Flight, as usual) for some reason didn't inflate. Instead it did a streamer imitation all t' way down... or an imitation o' a chute with a stripped shroud. Anyway, no harm done t' t' rocket, and on inspection t' chute was perfectly fine. I have no idea why it malfunctioned. Avast, me proud beauty! Aside from that t' flight be pretty good, but it'd probably prefer an E motor. 

StageMotor(s)
1Estes D12-3

 

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