Flight Log - 2010-11-26 - Todd Lewis's Estes Sky Lofter

Estes Sky Lofter™ Launch Set

  • Pre-colored parts, plastic nose cone and fins, clear payload section, parachute recovery.
  • Recommended engines: A8-3, B4-4, B6-4, C6-5
  • Projected altitude: 1025 ft.
  • LAUNCH SYSTEM includes Electron Beam Launch Controller and Porta-Pad II launch pad.
Flight Date: 2010-11-26
Rocket Name: Estes Sky Lofter
Kit Name: Estes - Sky Lofter {Kit} (001398)
Flyer's Name: Todd Lewis
Motors: C6-5
Launch Site: Sereno Park, Phoenix
Actual Altitude: 1,000.00 Feet

Launched with a LEGO Stormtrooper in the payload section. Chute ejected late, and got fouled with the shock cord. Rocket plummeted back, hit hard, sustaining slight crumpling in body tube.

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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