Flight Log - 2011-06-25 - Ray "AcroRay" Miller's Vampire
Restoration of a vintage one from a Firing Line set. It was missing the BT decal, and the fin decals were badly water damaged. So I made reproductions based on scans of the fin decals and catalog manual images of the rocket.
| Flight Date: | 2011-06-25 |
| Rocket Name: | Vampire |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Vampire {Kit} (0704) [1973-1976] |
| Flyer's Name: | Ray "AcroRay" Miller |
| Motors: | A10-3T |
| Expected Altitude: | 50 Feet |
| Launch Site: | Tripoli Pittsburgh, Uniontown, PA |
| Actual Altitude: | 40 Feet |
Low flight, and the bird came in fast and hard with its original 'chute. This was actually about the 5th flight for this rocket since I obtained it and restored it. The modern Estes engines' "shotgun ejection" really gave the body tube a beating after these flights, with a lot of carbon scoring and some melting. So I think I'll clean up and retire this one to display only, since it looks much prettier than it flies.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes A10T-3 |
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