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Estes A3T

  • Manufacturer: Estes
  • Designation: A3T
  • Short Name: A3
  • Motor Type: single-use
  • Delays: 4 seconds
  • Diameter: 13.0000 mm
  • Length: 45.0000 mm
  • Propellant Weight: 3.3000 g
  • Total Weight: 8.5000 g
  • Average Thrust: 2.1990 N
  • Peak Thrust: 5.8300 N
  • Total Impulse: 2.2210 Ns
  • Thrust Duration: 1.0100 s

Flight Log

DateRocket NameMotor(s)AltitudeNotes
2012-02-05 Rich DeAngelis's EAC ViperA3-4179 feet Yet another sport flight for the Viper. It was cold and a bit windy. I didn't know if the chute...
2012-01-07 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Satellite InterceptorEstes A3-4t- Great stable flight, streamer recovery.
2012-01-07 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Big BerthaA3-4700 feet At launch I lost sight of it as it rose to an estimated 700'. Eagle-eyed spectators found both...
2011-12-18Bob Bernatchez's Estes Beta CloneA10-0/A3-6- Deployed right at apogee
2011-12-17 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomEstes A3-4t300' est. feet Perfect stable flight and ejection of the streamer.
2011-11-25 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Semroc BatrokEstes A3-4t350' est. feet The 13mm engine was friction fitted into an 18 mm casing. Altitude at ejection was about 350'....
2011-11-25 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomEstes A3-4t350' est. feet After eleven flights it's always stable, reliable and seemingly indestructible. Altitude was an...
2011-11-13 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t-New Odd'l Rockets kit, the CORKSCREW with an A3-4t. It lived up to it's name, spiraling to an...
2011-11-06Rich DeAngelis's EAC ViperA3-4199 feet Good flight & Recovery. The breezy winds had little effect on the flight, went up fairly...
2011-10-25 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Big BerthaEstes A3-4t700' est. feet Even with a small streamer, it was lost! High winds blew it to the South and outside the field. Oh...
2011-10-23 Mike Caplinger's Fliskits Cougar 660A3-4- Test flight for A streamer duration. Lost the nose cone, streamer somewhat burned and damaged,...
2011-10-16 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Quest Flics 13mm ConversionEstes A3-4t650' est. feet Perfect flight test for new combo kit. Streamer recovery.
2011-10-11 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t550' est. feet Second flight today of the Corkscrew with an A3-4t engine. The corkscrew spin was much more...
2011-10-08Rich DeAngelis's Aero-HiA3-4256 feet This second flight of the day was a test to compare the A3 with the A10 motor. Under calm winds,...
2011-10-05Dean Booth's Fliskits OverdriveA3-4- Terrific flight of 37 seconds duration. Not bad for a stock kit with crepe streamer on an A motor.
2011-10-05Dean Booth's Estes Mini MaxA3-4- I haven't given up on using the Estes 6-inch chute with this rocket, even though it rarely opens...
2011-10-02Rich DeAngelis's Aero-HiA3-4201 feet First flight with an Altimeter 2 on board! Moderate winds but didn't seem to affect the liftoff...
2011-09-10 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomEstes A3-4t425' est. feet Solid reliable performer.
2011-09-10Alan Kaiser's Estes Aero-HiA3-4- Just about out of sight. Recovered on a streamer. Recovered about 80 yards away but over in the...
2011-09-03 Rich DeAngelis's EAC ViperA3-4176 feet Good test flight. Perfect recovery. Launched to see how winds were behaving a few hundred feet up...
2011-08-17Dean Booth's Fliskits OverdriveA3-4- This has become one of my favorite 13mm rockets to fly. Nice, slow descent via the externally...
2011-08-13Justin Stotter's YankeeA3-4T-
2011-08-08Justin Stotter's YankeeA3-4-
2011-08-07 Rich DeAngelis's Aero-HiA3-4284 feet Perfect flight and recovery. This first flight of the day was a good test flight to see how the...
2011-08-05Justin Stotter's YankeeA3-4T-
2011-08-04 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomEstes A3-4t450' est. feet Perfect, stable flight. Small dent in lip of conical tail.
2011-07-23Justin Stotter's YankeeA3-4- First time using mini adapter. Worked great.
2011-07-16Dean Booth's Estes Mini MaxA3-4- 6 inch chute didn't open until about 50 feet off the ground. Still a nice flight.
2011-07-16Dean Booth's Fliskits OverdriveA3-4- A nice high flight on an A3. External shock cord works well in slowing the descent.
2011-07-06 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t500' est. feet It looked great spiraling during boost. At ejection the drift was evident and it landed in some...
2011-07-03Rich DeAngelis's BetaA10-0+A3-4714 feet Used an A10-0T booster and A3-4T sustainer. Beautiful flight, sailed out of sight for a long...
2011-07-03Rich DeAngelis's EAC ViperA3-4183 feet First test with altimeter payload. Perfect flight and recovery.
2011-07-02Rich DeAngelis's Aero-HiA3-4274 feet Perfect flight, first test with added altimeter bay.
2011-07-02Rich DeAngelis's BetaA10-0+A3-4700 feet First test with an altimeter payload. Luckily, I caught my mistake when I put the upper-stage...
2011-06-30Dean Booth's Estes Mini MaxA3-4- Perfect flight with no wind this morning. Recovered on a 6 inch chute, almost landed on top of...
2011-06-30Dean Booth's Fliskits OverdriveA3-4- Since there was no wind this morning, I decided to let 'er rip on an A3 motor. Overdrive stayed...
2011-06-28 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale A-20 Demon 13mmA3-4t400 feet This one is getting a little banged up. Still, great flight with streamer recovery.
2011-05-31 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomEstes A3-4t300' est. feet Perfect flight. Prismatic streamer easy to see in the air.
2011-05-30 Matthew Bond's Mini Red Bird Max ZeroA3-4- First Flight of the Mini Max / Red Bird kit-bash. Decent boost, straight, but no too high. ...
2011-05-30Matthew Bond's Mini Red Bird Max ZeroA3-4- Second flight, same motor, same result. Nice boost, quick but not too high. Tipping over,...
2011-05-30 Matthew Bond's Estes Mini MaxA3-4- First Flight of the Mini Max. Swapped out the streamer for a 9" nylon chute. Nice boost, very...
2011-05-25 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Quest Flics 13mm ConversionEstes A3-4t650' est. feet Nice boost with a little roll. Drifted 150 yards away.
2011-05-25 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Big BerthaEstes A3-4t700' est. feet Big altitude for an A engine. Streamer deplyed, but had drift. Landed 200 yards away.
2011-05-18 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t350' est. feet Perfect flight, lots of spiral smoke trail. Streamer recovery.
2011-05-10 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Patriot 13mmEstes A3-4t500' est. feet Beautiful high flight. Lost sight of it at apogee. Broke and lost the black fin after hard landing...
2011-05-07George Beever's SEMROC Astro Jr.Estes A3-4- Good Flight, slight nose cone ding.
2011-05-07George Beever's SEMROC Astro Jr.Estes A3-4- Perfect flight.
2011-05-01Jason Orosco's Estes BetaA3-0/1/2A3-4T- Great flight.
2011-04-30 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t350? est. feet After great corkscrewing boost, it blew the friction fit engine and nosed in. 1/2 inch of BT-5...
2011-04-26 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Patriot 13mmA3-4400 feet High flight, drifted and landed 100 yards away.
2011-04-20 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t550 est. feet Definate corkscrew on way up. Lots of drift, landed over ten feet up in a tree bordering the...
2011-04-20 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Patriot 13mmEstes A3-4t25 feet Went unstable after leaving rod. Ejected on ground.
2011-04-16Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Big BerthaEstes A3-4t700 est. feet Heavy winds, straight boost and big drift even with streamer recovery.
2011-04-11 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Big BerthaEstes A3-4t650' est. feet Slight tail wag during boost, full streamer recovery
2011-04-10Matt Gillard's Scratch - Son of DentA3-4669 feet A good flight. streamer helped to spot rocket in the sky
2011-04-10Matt Gillard's Scratch - Son of DentA3-4669 feet good flight
2011-04-03Luke Wolski's Flying PippinA3-4T- Great flight!
2011-04-02 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t400 feet Good corkscrew on boost. Streamer recovery
2011-03-25 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale A-20 Demon 13mmEstes A3-4t400 feet Best flight of the day, stable and true. Popped off a fin on landing, smiley dent in nose cone.
2011-03-20Dick Stafford's Applewhite Rockets Max-Q (beta)7xA3-4- This spun wildly since one of the outer motors did not ignite.
2011-03-19Bernard Cawley's Semroc Astro-JrA3-4- Nice flight overall. Deploy just over the top. Good 'chute and nearby landing. Final flight of the...
2011-03-14 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t400 feet Lots of coning now that nose weight was removed. I noticed it lands with the open side of the tail...
2011-03-14 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomEstes A3-4t400 feet The tripod angle was good, it drifted back and I caught it before it hit the ground..
2011-03-12 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t400 feet With the nose weight removed, it corkscrews (cones) the way it really should!
2011-03-12 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Odd'l Rockets CycloneEstes A3-4t490 feet The 490 feet estimate was from the Open Rocket software. This was a heavily painted new version...
2011-03-12Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t- Second flight for Roger to get a flight video. The video showed good spiral of the smoke trail.
2011-03-06Bernard Cawley's Sky Bird II-TA3-4- Nice flight except shock cord failed. Fortunately both parts fell quite close to launch spot. No...
2011-03-05 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t- First flight in front of R.O.C.K. group. Tight corkscrew, really noticeable when it slowed down at...
2011-02-26 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Cork ScrewEstes A3-4t- Better altitude with corkscrew boost. Streamer recovery. I'll shorten the body and remove a little...
2011-02-20Bernard Cawley's Semroc Astro-JrA3-4- Out of sight on boost (it's getting late). Good 'chute. Nice slow descent, but a bit too far east....
2011-02-20Bernard Cawley's WhatchamacallitA3-4- Getting iffy on visibility. Good boost. Disappeared for a bit but good deploy (a bit past...
2011-01-31 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomEstes A3-4t- Used my new tripod launcher today! The Bell Bottom is a good, reliable performer. Very stable...
2011-01-27 Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Mercury Redstone 13mmEstes A3-4t- Great altitude, streamer recovery. I didn't check over the model until I got back to the launcher....
2011-01-03Dean Booth's Estes Gnome - RETIRED (2)A3-4- Folded mylar streamer was stiff in the cold. 19 seconds.
2011-01-02Ken Tsai's Estes NinjaA3-4-
2011-01-01Bernard Cawley's Semroc Astro-JrA3-4- Zoom! Eject a bit early (and heard clatter of parts). But no apparent damage. Good 'chute and not...
2010-12-04Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Carded Downscale Patriot 13mmA3-4- Great flight on a full A engine. Good altitude, noticed a little wiggle in boost.
2010-11-21Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Hot Rod Rockets Bell BottomA3-4- This seems to be a great engine for this rocket when flying at the small schoolyard. Very stable...
2010-11-13Rich DeAngelis's Aero-HiA3-4300 feet First flight in 31+ Years!!! Good Flight & Recovery, 1 shroud line detached from canopy....
2010-11-13Rich DeAngelis's EAC ViperA3-4200 feet Good Flight & Recovery. Altitude is an estimate, there was no altimeter onboard.
2010-11-06Dean Booth's Estes Gnome - RETIRED (2)A3-4- A nice high flight on A3 power. Came down hard and bent the engine hook. The used motor was...
2010-11-06Jim Bassham's 13 mm StreamerA3-4- Piston worked, but head came off. Rocket flew out of sight. Motor ejected instead of streamer and...
2010-10-23Dean Booth's Estes Gnome - RETIRED (2)A3-4- Big weathercock into the wind, but still recovered 300 feet down range. Kevlar shock cord has...
2010-10-09Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4438 feet A012808 - New I Beam Piston - Good Flight
2010-10-09Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4- A012808 - ZV Floating Head - Good Flight!
2010-10-09Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4- A012808 - ZV Floating Head - Best Altitude so far on all pistons!
2010-10-09Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4- A060810 - ZV Floating Head - Good Flight
2010-10-09 Mike Mistele's Estes EAC ViperA3-2- Good flight, but parachute fouled on some recovery wadding, and it never unfurled. Came down nose...
2010-10-08Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4378 feet A110308 - No Piston - Good Flight
2010-10-08Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4353 feet A110308 - No Piston - Good Flight - Lowest so far!
2010-10-08Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4394 feet A110308 - New I-Beam Piston - Good Flight!
2010-10-08Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4431 feet A110308 - New I Beam Piston - Good Flight - One of the best so far!
2010-10-03Bernard Cawley's Sky Bird II-TA3-4- Perfect straight boost. Deploy about on time (hard to see). Near landing in damp grass. Nice.
2010-09-26Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4- A060810 - No Piston - Control Flight 408 Feet - First Flight with Altimeter One Alitimeter.
2010-09-26Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4417 feet A060810 - No Piston - Good Flight
2010-09-26Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4379 feet A060810 - No Piston - Good Flight - Altitude not as high as second.
2010-09-26Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4396 feet A060810 - No Piston - Good Flight.
2010-09-26Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4408 feet A060810 - I-Beam Piston - Nice first flight off new piston.
2010-09-26Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4417 feet A060810 - New I-Beam Piston - Good Flight
2010-09-26Ray King's Piston Tester #1 RocketA3-4442 feet A060810 - New I Beam Piston - Best Flight so far!!

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