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Flight Log - 2013-05-11 - Bill Eichelberger's Fishhead Rocketry - Viking II

1.67x upscale of the FSI Viking 2

Flight Date: 2013-05-11
Rocket Name: Fishhead Rocketry - Viking II
Kit Name: FSI - Viking II (1010, MRK-10) [1968-1994]
Flyer's Name: Bill Eichelberger
Motors: E9-4
Expected Altitude: 900 Feet
Wind Speed: 15.00 mph
Launch Site: AMA Aeromodeling Center, Muncie, Indiana
Actual Altitude: 900 Feet

Flight was perfect, recovery not so much.  Parachute fouled and rocket landed hard on the asphalt and got dragged a good bit before I could recovery it.  It'll fly again, but it won't look good anymore.

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1Estes E9-4

 

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