Flight Log - 2012-11-11 - Mark Kulka's Art Applewhite Rockets Pinwheel 13mm "White Spinner"

Free plan downloaded from Art Applewhite Rockets website. Square pinwheel shape constructed from 110 lb. card stock. Designed to spin furiously during boost and recovery. Utilizes featherlight recovery even though the spent motor is not ejected.

Flight Date: 2012-11-11
Rocket Name: Art Applewhite Rockets Pinwheel 13mm "White Spinner"
Flyer's Name: Mark Kulka
Motors: A10-P
Expected Altitude: 75.00 Feet
Launch Site: School fields, Tupper Lake
Actual Altitude: 65.00 Feet

First flight. Quick boost -- too quick to see any spinning. Spun and tumbled during recovery. Landed 5 feet from the pad.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes A10T-P

 

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