Flight Log - 2009-08-12 - Steve Lindeman's Ram Jam

I had this 36"x2" shipping tube lying around and had been toying with both Bomarc and J-Hawk designs when I ran across some adding machine rolls and thought 'I need a rocket to put these on'. The end result was "Ram Jam" a marrige between the two designs.

Flight Date: 2009-08-12
Rocket Name: Ram Jam
Flyer's Name: Steve Lindeman
Motors: F32-6T
Wind Speed: 4.00 mph
Launch Site: Laingsberg, MI

First flight on a composite motor. Rocket ripped of the pad. This is definitely the power this rocket needed. Great flight but had a problem with parachute not deploying again. Ejection charge was weak or parachute not packed tight enough. This is becoming a recurring problem. Need to swap out parachute for a smaller one. Major damage to nose cone and top of body tube. Both canards broken off but will repair and fly again.

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech F32-6T

 

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