Flight Log - 2012-02-01 - Bob Francis's Saturn 8
| Flight Date: | 2012-02-01 |
| Rocket Name: | Saturn 8 |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Patriarch {Kit} (1895) [2006-2008] |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
Time: 4:18 pm. Temperature: 41 degrees. Sunny. Wind blowing from the southwest at less than 5 mph.
Very high flight, almost straight up. Drifted back and forth over landing site. Parachute deployed, but didn't open (acted as a streamer apparently). Rocket landed in the grass about 15 yards east southeast of the launch site. Daniel recovered. No damage.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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