12-2016 Sawed off bottom of nose cone and epoxied in a 1/4" plywood cap with a screw eye. Should give me more room for packing the parachute. Supposed to deploy better too, according to forum members with frequent lawn-darts.
My first build as a "BAR." I didn't have the internet when last building rockets, which probably made things a lot easier. This rocket has filled body tube seams and papered fins - two things I never would have thought of as a child. Also I used a kevlar shock cord mounted to the engine mount. Paint and decal design was done by committee of me, my two sons and wife.

| Flight Date: | 2017-03-19 |
| Rocket Name: | Estes Big Daddy |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Big Daddy {Kit} (2162) [1998-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Eric Lofgren |
| Motors: | E11-3 |
| Launch Site: | Three Oaks |
| Actual Altitude: | 517 Feet |
My second flight on the RMS 24/40 casing. This one seemed to have an extra long delay before ignition, a lot of smoke before takeoff, and a ejection delay of more than double the rated 3s.
| Altitude | 517ft |
| Top speed | 102 mph |
| Thrust Time | 2.29 sec |
| Peak Accel | 3.7 Gs |
| Avg Accel | 2.0 Gs |
| Coast-Apogee | 4.1s |
| Apogee-Eject | 3.2s |
| Ejection | 395ft |
| Descent | 10mph |
| Duration | 35.9s |
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech E11J-3 |
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