An upscale of the classic Estes Wolverine based on standard LOC 2.63" tubing. Rocket has a 29mm motor mount with an AeroPac retainer. Fins are made from 1/8" plywood, with the main fins being TTW to the motor mount. Nose cone was constructed from an ogive balsa cone with the distinctive canopy carved from a separate balsa block. Recovery system uses a 1/8" flat woven Kevlar shock cord epoxied to the motor mount and tied to a large screw eye in the nose cone shoulder. Either a 24" or 30" spherachute is used based on the field conditions. Rocket is finished in a silver metallic paint with the usual outstanding vinyl decals provided by StickerShock.
| Flight Date: | 2014-09-06 |
| Rocket Name: | 2.70x Upscale Wolverine |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Wolverine {Kit} (816) [1973-1979] |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | G64-7 |
| Expected Altitude: | 1,795.00 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 2.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | SEARS |
First Flight of the long suffering Wolverine upscale. This rocket has been 90% complete for at least 2 years. Took me forever to get the nosecone and canopy together so that it looked decent. As always the StickerShock decals bring it all together. A very hot and muggy day in the fields. Had some friends from home make the drive out to the field to watch as well. Since it was a first flight I gave the launch rod a little more lean away from the flight line, certainly didn't need to worry. Beautiful boost, straight and fast, no roll, no wiggle, nothing, just awesome. Arcing over after mortor burnout, still nose up at ejection. Good chute, long time coming down. The extra lean in the launch rod resulted in a very long walk through the fields. Rocket landed on a thin spit of land between two rather large ponds, so obviously this bird has a little luck built into her. I had an Altimeter 2 in the rocket but in my excitement of the first flight I completely forgot to turn it on. Looking forward to flying this one a lot!
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech G64-7 |
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