Flight Log - 2011-05-29 - Paul Nortness's "Big Black"

Estes Mean Machine built with a Semroc BT60 ejection baffle. I had not yet added the decals and just had it painted all black when my wife asked "When are you going to launch Big Black?" (her being a big fan of the MTV show "Rob and Big")....so my Estes Mean Machine was hence forth dubbed "Big Black". I went to Michael's and got some gold lettering and put "Big Black" on the side of the rocket and "Do Work" towards the nose.

Flight Date: 2011-05-29
Rocket Name: "Big Black"
Kit Name: Estes - Mean Machine {Kit} (1295) [1978-1998, 2007-2013, 2018-]
Flyer's Name: Paul Nortness
Motors: D12-3
Expected Altitude: 500.00 Feet
Wind Speed: 5.00 mph
Launch Site: 60 Acres, Redmond WA
Actual Altitude: 450.00 Feet

Perfect boost, straight up. Shroud lines got tangled up and it came down a little hard and bounced off the turf. A little damage to the trailing edge of one fin, repairable.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes D12-3

 

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