A courier tube (how it got it's name). Nose cone is a plastic easter egg compartment for...you guessed it. And the fins were a complex set of being a main ring fin, held on by 4 flat fins, and finished off with 4 small outer tube fins.
Flight Date: | 2008-04-13 |
Rocket Name: | Egg Courier |
Flyer's Name: | SRP Crew |
Motors: | C11-3x2 |
Expected Altitude: | 300 Feet |
Launch Site: | LaBarriere |
The rocket went up slow and nice and deployed okay. The chute may have been a little undersized as the duration was only 19.3 seconds. The recovery showed that the raw chicken egg was perfectly intact. Good launch!
Stage | Motor(s) |
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1 | Estes C11-3 |