Flight Log - 2013-04-20 - Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Quest X-30 Aerospace Plane

OOP Quest kit from 1994. Bought on Ebay for $2.25!

Fun build, some modifications required to recover horizontally. Large "aeroshroud" body.

Flight Date: 2013-04-20
Rocket Name: Quest X-30 Aerospace Plane
Kit Name: Quest - X-30 Aerospace Plane {Kit} (4001) [1994-?]
Flyer's Name: Hans "Chris" Michielssen
Motors: Estes C6-3
Expected Altitude: 275.00 Feet
Wind Speed: 10.00 mph
Launch Site: TTRA Tampa Tripoli Site, Plant City
Actual Altitude: 275.00 Feet

Very stable, vertical flight.

Flew surprisingly well! Only one of the two parachutes fully opened, still landed horizontally with no damage.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-3

 

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