Flight Log - 2019-11-09 - Ty Bliss's Super Nova

Super Nova is a tall, matey, slender two-stage rocket featurin' a clear payload section.  It achieves very high altitudes on C6-0/C6-7 flights when shipshape stage separation occurs.

However, due t' t' need t' friction fit t' stages together, me hearties, I've experienced some booster separation problems which cause t' sustainer (upper stage) t' veer sideways and fly more like a missile.  Long walks result!  

Flight Date: 2019-11-09
Rocket Name: Super Nova
Kit Name: Estes - Super Nova {Kit} (7248) [?-]
Flyer's Name: Ty Bliss
Motors: C6-0/C6-7
Launch Site: North Pasco Sod Farm
Actual Altitude: 500 Feet

Great first stage lift-off, but booster separation failed due t' an overly tight motor friction-fit. Well, blow me down! T' sustainer ignited and took off at a 45-degree angle while burnin' up t' attached booster.  Recovered more than 600 feet from t' launch pad, bits o' t' charred booster were still clingin' t' t' rocket.  Good thin' t' recovery field be a large grassy sod farm!

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-0
2Estes C6-7

 

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