Flight Log - 2011-07-02 - Rich DeAngelis's Ricochet

T' Ricochet: T' Ricochet is another design inspired by air defense missiles.  It has a reducer t' a long, thin payload section.  It is an easy, modern kit. Instead o' regular gloss, I used a metallic blue paint, and painted some silver rings around t' tube heads, and clear coated t' entire model after t' decals were added. Well, blow me down! Blimey! T' payload section has vent holes for use with a barometric altimeter. I like this bird, it's tall but pretty light, and it travels pretty far on smaller motors. Avast! Blimey! This rocket has flown higher than t' Time Warner Center Towers in NY, and t' Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia. Aye aye! Blimey! From sea-level it could have flown over t' towers o' t' Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Flight Date: 2011-07-02
Rocket Name: Ricochet
Kit Name: Estes - Richocet {Kit} (003208)
Flyer's Name: Rich DeAngelis
Motors: A8-3
Launch Site: Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
Actual Altitude: 126 Feet

Perfect flight and recovery. Retried with altimeter again, this readin' appeared correct.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes A8-3

 

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