Flight Log - 2012-02-20 - Bob Francis's Pluto 1
| Flight Date: | 2012-02-20 |
| Rocket Name: | Pluto 1 |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
Time: 4:56 pm. Temperature: 34 degrees. Cloudy. Wind blowing from the southeast at ~ 10 mph.
Celebrated 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbital flight with Lego astronaut in payload of Pluto 1. Good flight. Angled about 5 degrees to compensate for wind, but was too much. Rocket angled over towards west. Parachute deployed and opened. Daniel recovered the rocket about 120 yards west of the launch site. No damage to the rocket and astronaut was okay.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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