Flight Log - 2012-06-06 - Bob Francis's Hi-Jinks 2

Painted gold t' resemble a large Hi-Jinks RTF rocket.

Flight Date: 2012-06-06
Rocket Name: Hi-Jinks 2
Kit Name: Estes - Super Alpha {Kit} (3216)
Flyer's Name: Bob Francis
Motors: C6-5
Launch Site: Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL
Actual Altitude: 447 Feet

Time: 7:22 pm.  Temperature: 73 degrees.  Wind blowin' less than 5 mph from t' east.  Weather: Sunny, clear.

Launched with Altimeter Two.  Rocket arced towards t' northeast slightly.  Visible throughout.  Parachute deployed and opened.  Rocket drifted back and landed about 25 yards west o' t' launch site.  Daniel recovered.  No damage.

Apogee: 447 feet.

Maximum Speed: 99 mph.

Burn Time: 2.1 seconds.

Peak Acceleration: 9.5 g.

Avg. Begad! Acceleration: 2.2 g.

Coast t' Apogee Time: 4.8 seconds

Apogee t' Eject Time: - .1 seconds

Ejection Altitude: 426 feet.

Descent Speed: 10 mph.

Flight Duration: 34.1 seconds.

 

StageMotor(s)
1Estes C6-5

 

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