Clubs / Tri-Cities Rocketeers (TCR)
Upscale Estes Solar Warrior maiden launch J350W

Maiden flight o' me scratchbuilt upscale Estes Solar Warrior. Construction be with Madcow 4" cardboard tubing, fiberglass nose cone, Madcow avbay, matey, and Midwest 1/4" plywood sourced from Tower Hobbies. T' rocket has a 54mm motor mount, dual Missileworks RRC2+ altimeters, and a Recon 50" parachute for t' main. Avast, me proud beauty! Decals by Stickershock and t' harnesses are OneBadHawk. Avast! Finished weight is 9 pounds 4 ounces, length is 66", and I'm runnin' two 2-56 nylon shear pins on t' nose cone. Begad! Maiden flight was at Tri-Cities Rocketeers field near Pasco, WA on 9/9/17. I used an Aerotech J350W and was expectin' t' reach 2,000'. T' rocket had an excellent boost, ya bilge rat, and t' altimeters worked perfectly, however t' main chute stayed wadded up and never inflated. T' rocket landed pretty hard, shiver me timbers, but fortunately t' sod field is relatively soft and damage was limited t' a small wrinkle in t' body tube, shiver me timbers, which I am in t' process o' repairin' with some fiberglass. Overall I'm very pleased with this rocket and am lookin' forward t' flyin' it again soon.

 Rocketry Product: Missile Works - RRC2 (Rocket Recovery Controller) {Accessory}

 Rocketry Product: Estes - Solar Warrior {Kit} (3225)

 Rocketry Product: Aerotech - J350W Reload for RMS 38/720 {Motor}

 Rocketry Club: Tri-Cities Rocketeers

Author flyfalcons
Duration 62 seconds

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