4" Upscale of the Estes Super Neon. 54mm Motor Mount, Dual Deploy with dual Pefrectflite Altimeters.
Flight Date: | 2017-11-04 |
Rocket Name: | 4.01x Upscale Super Neon "Old Glory" |
Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
Motors: | K515-ALTIM |
Expected Altitude: | 3,780 Feet |
Wind Speed: | 1.00 mph |
Launch Site: | SEARS |
Actual Altitude: | 3,869 Feet |
Finally had the right winds to put Old Glory up on a "K" I have had built for several months. Awesome boost, straight, fast and loud off the rail. Good drogue deploymeant at apogee, good main at 700 feet. A little bit of wind at altitude had it out near the back of the field. I wasn't concerned, but when I hiked out to recover it I discovered that the rocket had settled in a nice arc along the shore of a settling pond. I also discovered that the bottom conformal rail guide had torn off during launch (it was found later in the day near the pads). I had mounted the guides on a small stack of "shims" cut from scrap BT to get enough clearance for a rail to feed through one of the tube fins, and one of the BT shims simply tore loose. Should be an easy fix, and hopefully this doesn't prove to be a weak point in the build. The Perfectflite MAWD reported 3823 feet, and the Stratologger reported 3869 feet.
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | K520 - CTI 1711K520-17A |