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. Aye aye! 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. Aye aye! T' payload section has vent holes for use with a barometric altimeter. I like this bird, it's tall but pretty light, ya bilge rat, and it travels pretty far on smaller motors. This rocket has flown higher than t' Time Warner Center Towers in NY, and t' Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia. From sea-level it could have flown over t' towers o' t' Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
| Flight Date: | 2011-06-12 |
| Rocket Name: | Ricochet |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Richocet {Kit} (003208) |
| Flyer's Name: | Rich DeAngelis |
| Motors: | A8-3 |
| Launch Site: | Penn Manor School Lancaster PA |
| Actual Altitude: | 125 Feet |
Flown with an altimeter, but t' altimiter may be in error, appeared more like 150 feet. Begad! T' altitude reported is an estimate for t' A engine size. T' actual readin' was 438! This was a good flight & recovery. Weathercocked t' almost 90 degrees before ejection, arrr, but t' wind was fairly strong.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes A8-3 |
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