Flight Log - 2023-08-13 - Bill Eichelberger's Fishhead Rocketry - Viking IV
Upscale of the FSI Viking 4.
| Flight Date: | 2023-08-13 |
| Rocket Name: | Fishhead Rocketry - Viking IV |
| Kit Name: | Scratch - Viking IV {Scratch} |
| Flyer's Name: | Bill Eichelberger |
| Motors: | E12-6 |
| Launch Site: | eRockets Field - Huber Heights, OH |
| Wind Direction: | From the N |
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes E12-6 |
Left the pad headed straight, but hiccupped and made a slight turn to the left. Topped out around 1000' and at ejection the shock cord fouled in the tube fins, causing the whole thing to recover like a Centuri Super Kit. Drifted deep into the soccer fields and recovered without damage.
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