Bumbl-B mk III TCC 2015-02 Flight #1 (I218R)

AeroTech I218R-10 (RMS-38/360), single-deploy (motor eject, stock "M" delay). Fourth flight using on-board camera. Full video from countdown to landing. AltimeterThree flown but failed to download data. Eggtimer TRS flown with data download. Eggtimer log suggests (with video correlation): Altitude: 2451 ft Top Speed: 432.8 ft/s (295 mph) Thrust Time: 1.46 s Coast-Apog: 7.65 s Apog-Eject: -0.15 s Ejection: ~2340 ft Descent: 64.3 ft/s (43.8 mph) Duration: 49.8 s Motor ejection charge fired early, chute tangled slightly during deployment. Rocket descent almost 3x normal rate, but inspection shows no damage after recovery. Landed approximately 1588 feet from launch pad. OpenRocket simulation suggested: Altitude: 2391 ft Top Speed: 475 ft/s (324 mph) Max Accel: 13.9 G Apogee @ 11.7 s (10.2 s optimum delay) Descent: 25 ft/s (17 mph) Duration: 104 s

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