Flight Log - 2017-01-21 - Eric Lofgren's (gone) Estes No 2 Sky Writer

Purchased for a quick build to demonstrate for homeschool co-op. Destroyed by landing in water.

Flight Date: 2017-01-21
Rocket Name: (gone) Estes No 2 Sky Writer
Kit Name: Estes - No. 2 Sky Writer {Kit} (1260)
Flyer's Name: Eric Lofgren
Motors: C6-5
Launch Site: Three Oaks
Actual Altitude: 578.00 Feet

Michiana Rocketry's first flight of the day. Flew a loooooong way under a 12" parachute: a long hike through deep deep mud to retrieve. Landed in water which melted the engine to the engine mount, ruined the tube. Saving the nose cone and fin can; trashing the rest.

Altitude 578ft
Top speed 134 mph
Thrust Time 2.7 sec
Peak Accel 13.5 Gs
Avg Accel 3.0 Gs
Coast-Apogee 3.9s
Apogee-Eject .7s
Ejection 577ft
Descent 8mph
Duration 55.2s
StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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