Clone, kitbashed from a Hi-Flyer kit.
| Flight Date: | 2013-10-12 |
| Rocket Name: | Tornado [RETIRED] |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Tornado {Kit} (2004) [1989-1998] |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | A8-3 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
| Actual Altitude: | 1 Feet |
Despite Estes, this flies fine on an A8-3. Begad! A B would have made me nervous and it would have vanished on a C! Flew before final paint job. Avast! Both parts came down in t' grass on t' other side o' t' rise. We had a good line on t' nose and found it without too much trouble, but we looked in vain for t' tail. But later someone happened across it. Definitely a short grass, flat field bird. Blimey! This be me entry in B motor helicopter duration contest at club launch, and it won with 38 seconds. (Second place was another Tornado.)
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes A8-3 |
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