Flight Log - 2024-12-14 - Bill Eichelberger's Estes - Sunbird
Flight Date: 2024-12-14
Rocket Name: Estes - Sunbird
Kit Name: Estes - Sunbird {Kit} (1936) [1985-1988]
Flyer's Name: Bill Eichelberger
Motors: A8-3
Launch Site: Fabulous B6-4 Field, Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
StageMotor(s)
1Estes A8-3

 

To be honest, I didn't see much of this flight, but I heard it. The flight was straight up off the pad and based on the sound, the ejection happened right above my head. I immediately started looking around for it but saw nothing. I began scanning the field, looking for any flash of yellow. Long after any semblance of a normal flight cycle had passed, I saw a flash over the infield. The Sunbird dropped deep in the hole between second and short. When I arrived at the landing site, the top inch of the body tube had been blown open.

Actual Altitude: 359 Feet

   

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