Flight Date: | 2012-02-18 |
Rocket Name: | Pluto 1 |
Flyer's Name: | Bob Francis |
Motors: | C6-5 |
Launch Site: | Cul-de-sac, Belvidere, IL |
Time: 5:10 pm. Temperature: 23 degrees. Sunny. Wind: calm.
Launched Pluto 1 with onboard video camera. Failed launch once. Reset igniter and worked. Good flight. High and straight. Parachute deployed and opened. Rocket descended, but Daniel lost on t' way down. Bob recovered after 20 minute search. Rocket had landed in a gully about 100 yards east o' t' launch site. Payload and nosecone landed in water and were submerged. Payload section was filled with water as was nosecone. Camera be nay on when recovered. After dryin' out t' micro-SD card, shiver me timbers, no video was recorded. Rocket suffered no permanent damage.
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Estes C6-5 |
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