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, me hearties, modern kit. Ya scallywag! Instead o' regular gloss, I used a metallic blue paint, and painted some silver rings around t' tube heads, matey, and clear coated t' entire model after t' decals were added. T' payload section has vent holes for use with a barometric altimeter. I like this bird, matey, it's tall but pretty light, shiver me timbers, and it travels pretty far on smaller motors. Ya scallywag! 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: | 2013-10-06 |
| 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: | 98 Feet |
This was a simple sport flight o' t' Ricochet, which I haven't flown in over a year.
As t' propellant started burning, t' rocket took off with 10 Gs o' acceleration, shiver me timbers, averagin' 3.9 Gs for t' full 1/2 second burn. Blimey! It reached a speed o' 44 mph, ya bilge rat, then coasted for 2.4 seconds t' reach an apogee o' 98 feet. Begad! In spite o' t' somewhat gusty winds it flew straight up.
After apogee, matey, it dropped 11 feet in 6/10 seconds, deployin' t' parachute at 87 feet. T' chute opened well and t' rocket returned at 7 mph. It landed nearby after a 11.5 second flight.
As for t' performance o' this flight, shiver me timbers, t' A8 motor tied its lowest altitude record o' 98 feet, and it had a record low speed, arrr, peak and average acceleration. T' A8-3 motor had a precisely timed delay at 3 seconds exactly.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes A8-3 |
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