Rock Lake 2012 June 30 - Graydon's Silvertip rocket - maiden flight. Flight computers recorded a top speed of 890 mph (Mach 1.27) straight up and an altitude of 17620 feet ASL.
Technical data: Von Karman supersonic nose cone
Motor: Cesaroni Aerospace 75mm L1115.
Airframe: Carbon Fiber 4 inch dia., length 102 inches.
Apogee high altitude solar reflective streamer.
Main chute ejected at at 800 feet AGL but failed to open (still no rocket damage)!!!
Radio tracking beacon: HAM radio band BigRedBee c/w live GPS.
Flight Computers: Dual-redundant Featherweight Raven2 flight c/w flight data recording.