Flight Log - 2020-06-13 - Bill Eichelberger's Semroc - Sigma II
No plans exist that I know of, so I used the artist rendering in the 1970 Astronautic Modeler to come up with fin shapes and tube sizes. This is more of a close guess than an actual rocket built from a plan.
| Flight Date: | 2020-06-13 |
| Rocket Name: | Semroc - Sigma II |
| Kit Name: | Semroc - Sigma II {Kit} (KB-3) [1968-1971] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bill Eichelberger |
| Motors: | B6-0/A8-5 |
| Expected Altitude: | 800 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | E-Rockets Field, Huber Heights, OH |
| Actual Altitude: | 250 Feet |
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Huge gust came up just as the button was pressed. The Sigma II windcocked left violently and began a near horizontal flightpath across the field. I lost it as it staged. The booster drifted far past the pads to the right, but I never found the sustainer despite walking all the way to the fence. When I took my next rocket to the pad it was sitting on the LCO table.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes B6-0 |
| 2 | Estes A8-5 |
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