Flight Log - 2015-05-17 - Rick Barnes's Advanced Target Drone 2.25X

I built this upscale o' an Estes Advanced Target Drone after buildin' a clone o' t' original and findin' that Excelsior made upscale decals in this size.  It be a little more challengin' than other upscales that Ive done, shiver me timbers, insomuch as I made t' body shrouds out o' 1/16th ply, arrr, and designed t' build it as a 3x24mm cluster while I was at it.  T' added motor mounts are parallel t' t' t' main mount in t' shrouds.  It came out a little heavier than I'd hoped, at 13.5 oz, me hearties, but it should fly fine on 3 D12's or a single E30 composite.

Flight Date: 2015-05-17
Rocket Name: Advanced Target Drone 2.25X
Flyer's Name: Rick Barnes
Motors: E20-4T
Launch Site: Torrey Farm, Potter, NY
Actual Altitude: 600 Feet

Good first flight, but a chute line tangled. Only minor landin' damage

StageMotor(s)
1Aerotech E20-4

 

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