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2012-02-12 Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks

Flight Date:2012-02-12
Rocket Name:Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks
Kit:Estes - HiJinks (1907)
Flyer:Bob Francis
Motors:A8-3
Launch Site:Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL
Actual Altitude:135 feet

Time: 5:05 pm.  Temperature: 35 degrees.  Wind blowing 10 - 15 mph from the west.  Sunny.

First flight of the Altimeter Two - inserted into the body tube with the parachute.  Very low flight.  Rocket split at parachute deploy.  Rocket body crashed about 5 yards south of launch site.  Bob recovered.  No damage.  Nosecone descended on parachute and landed about 15 yards east of launch site.  Daniel recovered.  No damage.

Altimeter Two Stats

Apogee Altitude: 135 feet

Top Speed: 54 mph

Burn Time: .5 seconds

Peak Acceleration: 14.7 G

Avg Acceleration: 5.1 G

Coast to Apogee Time: 2.4 seconds

Apogee to Eject Time: .8 seconds

Ejection Altitude: 126 feet

Descent Speed: 6 mph

Flight Duration: 16.4 seconds

Motors:

StageMotor(s)
1Estes A8-3

 

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