Flight Log - 2024-09-08 - Bill Eichelberger's Rocketarium - VK-7 Sounding Rocket
| Flight Date: | 2024-09-08 |
| Rocket Name: | Rocketarium - VK-7 Sounding Rocket |
| Kit Name: | Rocketarium - VK-7 Sounding Rocket (Viking 7) {Kit} |
| Flyer's Name: | Bill Eichelberger |
| Motors: | 2*C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | eRockets Field - Huber Heights, OH |
| Wind Direction: | From the N |
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 x Estes C6-5 |
This flight was in trouble from the start. Only one of the two motors lit and it struggled to gain altitude. If it hful ad been two C6-3 motors, it would likely have been a successful flight, but five seconds was too much. Ejection charge fired ten feet from the ground and the top of the body tube took the impact. It will need a rebuild.
| Actual Altitude: | 447 Feet |
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