Rebuilt Ram Jam with a couple o' changes. Now even shorter due t' another crash landin' (original mailin' tube was 36". Begad! Tube is now only 26" long.) Extened MM and added boat tail t' accomadate longer E & F motors. New paint on win' pods and a canopy decal on new NC. Also swapped out t' big pink round nylon parachute I had in it originaly for a standard 24" yellow nylon one because o' rocket bein' shorter and under 1lb. now, plus I kept havein' issues with t' other 'chute nay deployin' properly (was t' big for BT unless TIGHTLY packed, plus drifted t' far on anythin' other than a calm day).
| Flight Date: | 2014-07-05 |
| Rocket Name: | Ram Jam II |
| Flyer's Name: | Steve Lindeman |
| Motors: | E9-4 |
| Wind Speed: | 8.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | JMRC-M.I.S./Graves Farm Campground |
Best flight yet for this old work horse. Nice smooth lift off with decent altitude. New yellow parachute ejected at apogee and rocket came down slowly with a lot o' wind drift. Blimey! Blimey! A good long walk for recovery. Rocket be pulled onto t' access road by t' time range opened and I got t' it causin' some scraped and scratched paint on t' bottom o' rocket and around nose cone. Nothin' serious. Begad! Blimey! No other damage found. This appears t' be t' perfect combination o' motor and parachute now for this rocket. Nay sure I want t' chance an "F" motor again unless its dead calm.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes E9-4 |
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