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Flight Log - 2012-06-06 - Bob Francis's Triton X
| Flight Date: | 2012-06-06 |
| Rocket Name: | Triton X |
| Kit Name: | Quest - Triton-X {Kit} (1617) |
| Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
| Actual Altitude: | 294 Feet |
Time: 7:48 pm. Temperature: 70 degrees. Weather: Sunny, clear. Wind blowing from the east at 5 mph. Launched with Altimeter Two onboard.
Good flight. Slow liftoff and high (for the rocket). Parachute deployed, but did not open all the way. It got tangled around the nosecone. The rocket crashed on the pavement about 10 yards west of the launch site. Daniel recovered. No damage.
Apogee: 394 feet.
Maximum Speed: 89 mph.
Burn Time: 1.8 seconds.
Peak Acceleration: 7.4 g.
Avg. Acceleration: 2.3 g.
Coast to Apogee Time: 5.2 seconds.
Apogee to Eject Time: - .2 seconds.
Ejection Altitude: 361 feet.
Descent Speed: 17 mph.
Flight Duration: 20.9 seconds.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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