Flight Log - 2014-06-21 - Richard Holmes's Yankee
Built for NARTREK Bronze streamer and parachute duration flights. Estes shock cord was replaced with a Keelhaul®©™ line tied t' a fin and goin' up t' outside o' t' body tube, arrr, allowin' near-horizontal recovery. Estes streamer be replaced for duration flights with a wide pleated Mylar streamer and a Mylar chute. Rocket nay painted until after duration flights.
| Flight Date: | 2014-06-21 |
| Rocket Name: | Yankee |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Yankee {Kit} (1381) [1982-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | A8-3 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
With custom streamer on its first flight, arrr, for t' NARTREK bronze duration attempt. I needed 30 seconds on a B motor; I got 70.72 seconds on an A8-3. Blimey! Seemed great. But when I retrieved t' rocket I found t' nose cone was missing. I suspect that disqualifies t' flight.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes A8-3 |
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