Flight Log - 2018-08-07 - Matthew Bond's 13mm Payloader 002
NARAM 60 A Payload altitude design. A 13mm booster with a transition to an 18mm payload section which contained both the NAR payload and a short section of coupler tube designed to carry the altimeter, an Altus Metrum MicroPea. Payload bay and coupler were drilled to allow ambient air pressure to reach the altimeter. Nose cone was elliptical shaped balsa.
| Flight Date: | 2018-08-07 |
| Rocket Name: | 13mm Payloader 002 |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | A10-3 |
| Wind Speed: | 4.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | NARAM 60 |
Flown with a 12” thin Mylar parachute. Payload compartment designed to hold an Altus Metrum Micropeak altimeter. Nice boost out of the tower, ejection near apogee. Chute partially shredded, but still got a qualified flight. Alitumeter did not detect a launch, so no data fir an unofficial flight. Bummer.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes A10T-3 |
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