Flight Log - 2019-09-21 - Richard Holmes's Yankee
Built for NARTREK Bronze streamer and parachute duration flights. Estes shock cord was replaced with a Kevlar line tied to a fin and going up the outside of the body tube, allowing near-horizontal recovery. Estes streamer was replaced for duration flights with a wide pleated Mylar streamer and a Mylar chute. Rocket not painted until after duration flights.
| Flight Date: | 2019-09-21 |
| Rocket Name: | Yankee |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Yankee {Kit} (1381) [1982-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | B6-4 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
Next was my entry in the B Streamer Duration contest, the same old Yankee with the same old 6 x 90 cm Mylar streamer. It put in a very good flight with a good long time coming down… and then I found out why. It had ejected the motor. Flight was disqualified. Also the streamer wasn’t 90 cm any more, at least a little was missing from the end.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes B6-4 |
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