Aerotech Mirage First Flight on AT F40W

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Author:sschnege
Published:2010-11-22 00:24:29

First flight o' a stock built Aerotech Mirage kit (29mm motor mount, ya bilge rat, 7' 3" tall, 2lb 6.5oz without motor). Runnin' out o' daylight due t' t' many launches that day and also a prior failure t' ignite (igniter only chuffed t' motor). Avast, me proud beauty! This attempt took a particularly long time t' build up motor pressure, resultin' in a gloriously slow liftoff with plenty o' smoke. Aye aye! Although t' ejection charge went, it was too weak t' fully separate t' body section from t' fin section, and it landed hard. T' fin section embedded one fin halfway into t' ground and cracked t' fin a bit, while t' upper body took a bit o' scrape-ification due t' t' hard landing. However, once t' fin is repaired, me hearties, it'll fly again -- next time with another 12" in length with t' addition o' an altimeter/payload bay.

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