An upscaled Thrustline Duster, ya bilge rat, usin' Semroc body tubes and nose cone, ya bilge rat, 1/8" plywood fins, shiver me timbers, 38mm motor mount. Dual deploy usin' a Perfectflight MAWD, me hearties, 12" Top Flite drogue chute, and a 36" hemispherical main by Spherachutes. My level 1 certification rocket.
| Flight Date: | 2012-01-14 |
| Rocket Name: | 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy" |
| Kit Name: | Scratch - Upscale Duster {Scratch} |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | I236-ALTIM |
| Expected Altitude: | 4,250 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 2.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | ROC |
| Actual Altitude: | 4,428 Feet |
First flight o' 2012, 20th flight o' me level 1 rocket, still goin' strong. Fast off t' rail, me hearties, super straight boost, me hearties, way up there. Arcin' over near t' top o' t' climb. Drogue looked good at apogee, saw it t' whole way down. Harness appeared t' be tangled up quite a bit as it got lower. Main charge fired on time at 500 feet, shiver me timbers, but t' main chute immediately became tangled. Landed flat under drogue. No damage t' t' rocket. both t' main and drogue harnesses severely tangled. Nay sure but it looks like t' avionics bay might have seperated at apogee and t' gotten t' harnesses tangled. Cracked t' case on me radio tracker (again). T' highest recorded flight on this rocket (on any o' me rockets for that matter).
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | CTI 413I236-17A-ALTIM |
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