Flight Log - 2011-11-06 - Rich DeAngelis's Renegade

The Renegade: It is a very old model built in the 1970s by my brother. The Renegade is a classic '70s kit. Not at all like the modern Renegade; this is your father's Renegade. This is a large, tall, D-powered model, finished in the original catalog paint scheme. Build credits for this kit actually go to my brother. I modified it by adding my usual altimeter payload bay ("Iris"). This adds 4-1/2 inches to the rocket's length and 17 grams of nose-weight. I also replaced the Estes plastic parachute with a better nylon cloth parachute, and use a Nomex cloth instead of wadding. After an Iris test flight with a D12-5, I’m going to load this baby up with a Aerotech E20-7W engine and push the boundaries of rocket power (for me, anyways). This model reaches about 500' on a D12-5, but on an E20, I would expect at least 1000'. (Iris is named after the Greek god of the rainbow. She is a messenger of the gods, linking the gods with humanity.) This rocket has flown higher than William Penn on top of the Philadelphia City Hall building, NASA's VAB building at Cape Kennedy, or the Cologne Cathedral in Germany.

Flight Date: 2011-11-06
Rocket Name: Renegade
Kit Name: Estes - Renegade {Kit} (1271) [1975-1980]
Flyer's Name: Rich DeAngelis
Motors: D12-5
Launch Site: Penn Manor School Lancaster PA
Actual Altitude: 473.00 Feet

I was getting kind of envious of other's powerful and impressive flights today, so I sent Rene' up on a nice, fat D12. She's the heaviest in my current fleet. It was a satisfying flight and flawless recovery. Didn't weathercock much this time in the breezy weather - fortunately. 108mph was a new speed record for me. I know I have faster rockets but I haven't recorded them officially yet. The burn was recorded at 1.9 seconds (a little long) and peaked at 9.6 Gs, averaging 2.6 for the flight. Rene' then coasted for 3.7 seconds to apogee and then another 1.9 seconds before ejection at 431 feet, sinking 32 feet. That's about normal for this model 'cause I can't find a D12-4 anywhere. It descended at 9mph and landed 39 seconds later. Rene' has a somewhat smaller parachute for her weight because I have some E20 motors for her that will easily take her over 1000 feet someday.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes D12-5

 

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