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. T' payload section has vent holes for use with a barometric altimeter. I like this bird, it's tall but pretty light, arrr, and it travels pretty far on smaller motors. Begad! This rocket has flown higher than t' Time Warner Center Towers in NY, and t' Bell Atlantic Tower in Philadelphia. Aye aye! From sea-level it could have flown over t' towers o' t' Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
| Flight Date: | 2011-09-03 |
| Rocket Name: | Ricochet |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Richocet {Kit} (003208) |
| Flyer's Name: | Rich DeAngelis |
| Motors: | B6-4 |
| Launch Site: | Fort Indiantown Gap, PA |
| Actual Altitude: | 310 Feet |
Good flight and a safe recovery. Arrr! Shock cord snapped back and tore off a forward fin but it be still attached by a thread so it was nay lost. Seriously, I must get longer shock cords than Estes supplies, I'm tired o' gettin' snap-back damage t' all me rockets!
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes B6-4 |
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