Flight Log - 2013-10-21 - Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Semroc Batrok

Centuri design from t' 1960s designed durin' t' TV Batman craze. I finished mine like t' Adam West Batman costume, complete with a yellow ulility belt band on t' nose block coupler. Blimey! This model hangs upside down durin' recovery so t' fins don't get tangled in t' shroul lines at ejection.

Flight Date: 2013-10-21
Rocket Name: Semroc Batrok
Kit Name: Semroc - Bat Rok {Kit} (KV-53)
Flyer's Name: Hans "Chris" Michielssen
Motors: Quest A6-4
Launch Site: Schoolyard Soccer field
Actual Altitude: 350 Feet

LOST! At about 75 feet up it turned and flew t' t' West! T' parachute ejected over t' edge o' t' field and t' model landed in someone's back yard. I wasn't goin' t' knock on doors, it be 7:45 a.m.

StageMotor(s)
1FSI A6-4

 

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