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FlisKits - A.C.M.E. Spitfire

The FlisKits ACME Spitfire is based on a rocket which appeared in a Far Side comic by Gary Larson.

 

Attributes

Diameter: 2.217 inches
Fin Span: 8 inches
Manufacturer: FlisKits
Motor Size: 24 millimeters
Power: Low-Power
Product Type: Kit
Recommended Motors: C11-3, D12-3
Recovery: Parachute
Skill Level: 3
Status: In-Production
Style: Odd-Roc, Sport

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Flight Log

DateRocket NameMotor(s)AltitudeNotes
2003-08-11Carl Tulanko's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- Great first flight...low and graceful with chute at apogee.
2003-08-16Carl Tulanko's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-5- Another good flight with late ejection...but still fun to do. I traded someone my last D12-5 for a...
2003-08-16Carl Tulanko's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Another good flight, number 4 for the day on this model...I just can't get enough...ran out of...
2003-08-16Chan Stevens's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Blew out motor tube--wound up rebuilding/new kit.
2003-08-16Chan Stevens's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Excellent flight, though flight #2 resulted in nose cone sep (balsa plug burned through), motor...
2003-08-17Dick Stafford's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- nice straight flight, recovery was close by and there was no damage
2003-08-17Carl Tulanko's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Perfect flight. Ejection at apogee, but sounded like a cannon going off! Everyone thought it had a...
2003-09-06Dick Stafford's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- good straight flight, no damage, spat motor
2003-09-06Dick Stafford's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- much higher, some wobble on the way up; no recovery damage
2003-10-04Mike Herndon's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Another nice flight!!
2003-10-11Dick Stafford's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- chute tangled, hit hard on end of BT, top outer BT separated, was flyable as is
2004-03-06Marty Wiggins's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Nice flight with slight cocking into the wind. The ejection charge must have been very strong. The...
2004-06-05David Logan's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Nice boost, a litte crooked, but what do you expect with a crooked rocket? Recovered about 40...
2004-08-28Warren Wattles's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- Good low flight
2004-09-04Donald Laskey's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-5-
2004-09-04Donald Laskey's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-5-
2004-10-09Dick Stafford's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- OK flight, but the crowd loves the rocket
2004-11-26Donald Laskey's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-5- the chute was a melted and lost.
2005-04-16Dick Stafford's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- Shouldn't have packed the Mylar chute the night before, didn't open, front- end smashed, repairable
2005-04-16Clive Davis's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- Slight weathercock, but otherwise great flight. The C11 is perfect for this rocket. My parachute...
2005-06-18Larry Zeilmann's ACME SpitFireC11-3- Super Stable, striped the kit 16" chute, Broken Fin, repaired.
2005-07-10Scott Turnbull's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- First flight of this seemingly bent rocket flew arrow straight.
2005-08-28Mitchell Small's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Nosecone separated from body. Nosecone landed with parachute. Body landed on blacktop and...
2005-08-28Mitchell Small's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- Nice flight, not too high.
2005-09-10Scott Turnbull's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3-
2005-09-11Scott Turnbull's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3-
2005-12-23Donald Besaw's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- Excellent first flight. Nice straight boost with no wobbling noticed. Recovered nicely on the...
2006-01-12Donald Besaw's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- This is the ideal motor for this rocket. Very cool flight, noticed some wobbling but I think it...
2006-02-10Donald Besaw's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Pretty decent flight, weathercocked quite a bit though. Recovered fine after a moderate walk. No...
2006-03-18Larry Zeilmann's ACME SpitFireC11-3- Perfect flight, good chute, motor kicked slightly, no damage.
2006-04-29Clive Davis's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireC11-3- Great flight. Nice recovery. Parachute slightly scorched.
2006-05-06Chan Stevens's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Not that stable, might have been bad nozzle. Arced over halfway through burn.
2006-07-08Todd Mullin's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-5- Cracked fins off on landing and somehow the launch lug stand-off...? It was sitting on the ground...
2006-10-14Mitchell Small's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireE30-4- Previously repaired numerous times. All night I was asked if this realy flew. Took off like a...
2006-12-02Chan Stevens's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3-
2007-06-02Dwayne Shmel's FlisKits A.C.M.E. Spitfire (RIP)D12-3- PERFECT flight. Ejection was perfect.
2007-06-21Dwayne Shmel's FlisKits A.C.M.E. Spitfire (RIP)C11-3- Perfect flight profile. The kids in the park enjoyed this one. Not too much altitude - chute...
2007-07-21Dwayne Shmel's FlisKits A.C.M.E. Spitfire (RIP)D12-5- Nice corkscrew flight. Perfect ejection and recovery on 12 mylar chute
2007-08-12Edward Chess's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Wonderful slow liftoff, nice recovery.
2007-08-25Dwayne Shmel's FlisKits A.C.M.E. Spitfire (RIP)D12-3- Drag race with another Spitfire. I lost. Shock cord burned through and nosecone came down on chute...
2008-08-09Edward Chess's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Another good flight, no damage on landing.
2008-08-10Les Bradshaw's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Drifted aways, but nice flight as usual
2008-08-23Bob Harrington's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Nice straight boost.. Parachute came off immediatly at ejection so it may be that clipped the...
2008-09-06Ron Coffee's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-5- First flight. I was a little nervouse since one the segments did not figt exactly on the...
2009-01-31Tim Bearden's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-5- Maiden Flight, drifted far and landed on concrete resulting in detatched fin.
2009-03-14 Tim Bearden's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-7- Hard Landing had to repair fin
2009-04-25Bob Harrington's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Parachute failed to eject. Lawn dart but no apparent damage
2009-05-16Michael Mangieri's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Nice straight flight.
2009-07-04Dwayne Shmel's FlisKits A.C.M.E. Spitfire (RIP)E9-6- CATO. Rocket was propelled about 20' into the air and engine failure ripped out the motor mount...
2009-10-10Edward Chess's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Chute deployed late after ejection--just took a second to clear the Nomex chute protector--was a...
2009-11-14 Moe Bertrand's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-5- Great first flight of my Spitfire...
2009-11-14Moe Bertrand's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireE9-4- Great 2nd flight of my nekkid Spitfire. Not sure how I'm gonna paint this one.
2010-05-15Michael Mangieri's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Another great flight for this really cool looking rocket.
2011-06-11Edward Chess's FlisKits A.C.M.E. SpitfireD12-3- Just past apogee, good flight, no damage

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