Flight Log - 2024-09-08 - Bill Eichelberger's Estes - Astron Ranger
Clone, but with an original payload section.
| Flight Date: | 2024-09-08 |
| Rocket Name: | Estes - Astron Ranger |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Ranger {Kit} (6) [1962-1971] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bill Eichelberger |
| Motors: | 3*c6-5 |
| Launch Site: | eRockets Field - Huber Heights, OH |
| Wind Direction: | From the N |
Only two motors lit and the Ranger went way left of the flightline as it left the pads. At ejection the Kevlar snapped and the rocket body fell to the ground, narrowly missing the fence and three Porta-Kleens. Nose cone and payload landed on the access road without damage.
| Actual Altitude: | 387 Feet |
Sponsored Ads
 |
 |