Started out as a semi-scale version of the X-51A Waverider, but evolved into a simple 3FNC with a 4-inch first stage with 54mm MMT and a dual-deploy 3-inch upper stage with a 38mm MMT.
Flight Date: | 2012-11-02 |
Rocket Name: | x51lite |
Flyer's Name: | Mike Caplinger |
Motors: | I218/2xH54 |
Expected Altitude: | 5,400 Feet |
Launch Site: | Plaster City |
Actual Altitude: | 4,652 Feet |
Both chutes tangled but rocket undamaged. Successful President's Challenge complex flight!
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | CTI 491I218-14A |
2 | 2 x CTI 168H54-10A |