Dual egglofter. Built for an informal duration contest, not that the design or construction made any concessions to duration other than being wide enough for a big parachute; didn't matter, anyway, because the contest got rained out. 24mm motor mount. Finish is Rustoleum 2X gloss white and black.
| Flight Date: | 2014-08-23 |
| Rocket Name: | Bad Cholesterol |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | E15-4 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
| Actual Altitude: | 469.00 Feet |
For my first contest flight, the Bad Cholesterol in the Block II configuration [larger egg capsule, payload section for altimeter] went up with two eggs and an altimeter aboard on an Aerotech E15-4W. Stability seemed a little marginal and it arced over away from us, losing lots of altitude points. I thought I got a good line on where it landed and I thought it came down short of the stream, but when I went out there it was nowhere to be seen. I searched a while, came back for my boots and searched again down into the growth around the stream, and came up empty. Finally I gave up and went to prep another rocket, only to have another person come up to me and hand me the Bad Cholesterol. Apparently I’d deluded myself about the line it was on.
My score on that flight was unimpressive with only 469 feet altitude and 27 seconds duration, but at least the eggs came back whole.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech E15-4 |
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