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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:Paul Nortness's "Big Black"
Kit:Estes - Mean Machine (1295) [2006-]
Flyer:Paul Nortness
Motors:D12-3
Expected Altitude:500 feet
Wind Speed:5 mph
Launch Site:60 Acres, Redmond WA
Actual Altitude:450 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.

Motors:

StageMotor(s)
1Estes D12-3

 

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