A plus sized version of the venerable Alpha, built around a BT-60 body tube.
This rocket was one of three that I constructed in a hotel in Tucson, AZ while on a business trip and was flown at the annual 2 day Desert Heat launch put on by the Southern Arizona Rocketry Association.
Flight Date: | 2017-11-26 |
Rocket Name: | Estes Super Alpha |
Kit Name: | Estes - Super Alpha {Kit} (3216) |
Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
Motors: | C6-5 |
Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
Launch Site: | Turkey and GRITS 2017 |
Finally got this bird back in the air after it waited 2 1/2 years for a paint job. Nice smooth boost, arcing into the wind. Shock cord tangled up on ejection, but the chute inflated normally and the rocket landed on the field with no damage.
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Estes C6-5 |