Flight Log - 2007-08-25 - Bob Cox's Sunward Aerospace Gravity Rider 224
Flight Date: 2007-08-25
Rocket Name: Sunward Aerospace Gravity Rider 224
Flyer's Name: Bob Cox
Motors: 2XD12-5

Both engines lit. Rocket went unstable about 30 feet up, did two big loops, then flopped to ground tail first, undamaged in soft dirt. Later swing test confirmed instability. MORAL: Always do a swing test BEFORE launching the first time.

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12 x Estes D12-5

 

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