Flight Log - 2019-08-04 - Matthew Bond's 13mm Altitude 001
18mm body tube (BT-20) with a 13mm motor mount and a small payload section to house a Micropeak altimeter.
| Flight Date: | 2019-08-04 |
| Rocket Name: | 13mm Altitude 001 |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | 1/2A3-4 |
| Wind Speed: | 1.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | AMA Site 3 |
| Actual Altitude: | 262 Feet |
First flight! 13mm motor in an 18mm rocket, so not optimized, but the Micropeak altimeter will not fit in a smaller body tube. Nice straight boost out of the tower, no piston. Stalling out, nose up at ejection. Good streamer, recovered in the grass, no damage. Corrected altitude 80m/262'
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes 1/2A3T-4 |
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