Estes - Super Alpha (3216)

Attributes

Decals:		Waterslide
Diameter:		1.64 inches
Fin Material:		Balsa
Manufacturer:		Estes
Model:		3216
Motor Size:		18 millimeters
Power:		Low-Power
Product Type:		Kit
Recommended Motors:		B6-4, C6-5
Recovery:		Parachute
Skill Level:		1
Status:		In-Production
Style:		Sport
Tags:		Family:Estes:Alpha

Reviews

• Estes - Super Alpha (3216) By Dillon Frazier (January 4, 2012)
• Estes Super Alpha By John Bergsmith (December 12, 2010)

Rocket Gallery

• Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha
• Chan Stevens's Estes Super Alpha
• Dillon Frazier's Estes Super Alpha
• Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2
• Bill Eichelberger's Super Alpha
• Kurt Knox's Super Alpha
• CHRIS HERZOG's Super Alpha
• Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Super Alpha
• CHRIS HERZOG's Super Alpha xlt

Plans/Instructions

• Super Alpha (Instructions/Sport)

Blog Posts

• Chris Michielssen's Model Rocket Building Blog
• Old Red Max Clone (2012-01-17)
• Super Alpha Nosecone Part 1, 4.6" Length (2012-01-29)
• Super Alpha Nosecone Part 2 The Center (2012-01-30)
• Super Alpha Nosecone Part 3 Final Shaping (2012-01-31)
• John Mack's Cluster Igniter Tip (2012-02-20)
• Super Alpha Build Part 1 Parts (2012-02-20)
• Super Alpha Build Part 2 Engine Mount (2012-02-21)
• Super Alpha Build Part 3 Engine Mount (2012-02-22)
• Super Alpha Build Part 4 Fins (2012-02-23)
• Super Alpha Build Part 5 Fin Fillets and Primer (2012-02-23)
• Super Alpha Build Part 6 Fin Fillet Redo (2012-02-24)
• Super Alpha Build Part 7 Red and White Paint (2012-02-25)
• Super Alpha Build Part 8 Black Mask (2012-02-25)
• Super Alpha Build Part 9 Cleaning Up (2012-02-26)
• Super Alpha Open Rocket File Results (2012-02-26)
• Super Alpha Build Finished (2012-02-27)
• Super Alpha Open Rocket Results (2012-02-28)

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Flight Log

Date	Rocket Name	Motor(s)	Altitude	Notes
2010-08-14	Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha	B6-4	-	(Apogee 12 inch 'chute rather than stock). Good boost - fairly straight. A bit late ejection. Good...
2010-08-27	Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha	D10-7	981 feet	Took three tries to get lit. Deployment way past apogee. 'Chute departed (swivel failed). Even so,...
2010-08-27	Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha	C6-5	504 feet	Nice flight all the way around. Good boost, deploy, landing. AltimeterOne aboard.
2010-09-11	Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha	B6-4	-	A nice easy flight. Good timing on 'chute and landing nearby. Forgot to put an AltimeterOne...
2010-09-18	Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha	C6-5	-	AlitmeterOne timed out, so no altitude recorded. Otherwise a decent flight. No other details...
2010-09-19	Chan Stevens's Estes Super Alpha	C6-5	-	Hung on rod a tiny bit, arced over (some weathercock), but otherwise fine flight.
2010-10-09	Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha	B6-4	-	Dead straight boost. Good deploy and good 'chute (a 14 inch Quest 'chute). Again near landing in...
2010-10-09	Bernard Cawley's Estes Super Alpha	C6-5	-	Super straight boost with no roll at all. 'Chute deploy at about right time (hard to see against...
2011-04-09	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	B6-4	-	First flight of skill level 1 rocket. Good first flight. Very stable, little spin. Parachute...
2011-04-13	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	-	Good flight. Rocket visible throughout. Good parachute deploy and open. Rocket landed on...
2011-05-04	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	B6-4	-	Good flight. Parachute deployed, but did not open. Rocket crashed in the grass about 15 yards...
2011-07-29	Bill Eichelberger's Super Alpha	C6-5	-	Great flight. Initially stuck the landing, but fell over when a breeze caught the chute.
2011-10-23	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	-	Temperature - 64 degrees. High winds delayed the launch about 30 minutes. Weather station blew...
2011-11-20	Kurt Knox's Super Alpha	C6-5	-	Super flight
2011-11-30	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	419 feet	Wind blowing from the southwest. Partly cloudy. Launched 4:16 pm. Temperature 34 degrees F. ...
2011-12-16	CHRIS HERZOG's Super Alpha xlt	c6-3	-	flight was excellent and straight 3 seconds left it pretty high and the 18 inch chute let it glide...
2011-12-16	CHRIS HERZOG's Super Alpha xlt	C6-5	-	This was the second flight for the Super alpha XLT it again flew nice and straight but the delay...
2011-12-20	Dillon Frazier's Estes Super Alpha	B6-4	-	Textbook flight. Launched very straight. Didn't fly very high. Deployed parachute perfectly....
2011-12-24	Dillon Frazier's Estes Super Alpha	B6-4	-	Launched correctly. Ejection charge fired, but failed to deploy parachute, resulting in broken fin...
2011-12-29	Dillon Frazier's Estes Super Alpha	B6-4	-	Launched perfectly, parachute deployed and drifted down safely about 120 feet away from launch pad.
2012-01-06	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	-	Time: 4:13 pm, Temperature: 48 degrees. Wind blowing lightly from the west. Partly cloudy. ...
2012-01-10	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	-	Time: 4:30 pm. Temperature: 42 degrees. Clear skies. Wind blowing ~10 mph from the south. ...
2012-01-21	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	A8-3	-	Time: 3:40 pm. Thermometer was broken. Mostly cloudy. Calm. About 4 inches of snow covered the...
2012-01-30	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	-	Time: 4:22 pm. Temperature: 45 degrees. Wind ~ 5 mph from the south. Mostly sunny. Angled...
2012-02-18	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	B6-4	162 feet	Time: 4:55 pm. Temperature: 23 degrees. Sunny. Wind: calm. Skyhawker failed to launch 3...
2012-02-19	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	428 feet	Time: 11:35 am. Temperature: 44 degrees. Wind ~ 10 mph from the north. Launched with the...
2012-03-13	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	-	Time: 5:05 pm. Temperature: 70 degrees. Wind blowing ~ 10 mph from the south. Clear and...
2012-03-17	Hans "Chris" Michielssen's Super Alpha	Estes C11-5	-	While you would expect a higher altitude from a 24mm C engine, it was as high as a 18mm C6-5 would...
2012-04-03	Bill Eichelberger's Super Alpha	B6-4	-	Fantastic flight. Flights like this are why I call this B6-4 Field.
2012-04-03	Bill Eichelberger's Super Alpha	B6-4	-	A second perfect flight, this one on video. If I can ever figure out how to get it out of my...
2012-05-07	Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2	C6-5	-	Time: 7:10 pm. Temperature: 64 degrees. Wind: calm. Partly sunny. Good flight. Landed in the...