Flight Log - 2019-09-21 - Richard Holmes's Yankee
Built for NARTREK Bronze streamer and parachute duration flights. Estes shock cord was replaced with a Kevlar line tied to a fin and going up the outside of the body tube, allowing near-horizontal recovery. Estes streamer was replaced for duration flights with a wide pleated Mylar streamer and a Mylar chute. Rocket not painted until after duration flights.
| Flight Date: | 2019-09-21 |
| Rocket Name: | Yankee |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Yankee {Kit} (1381) [1982-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Richard Holmes |
| Motors: | B6-6 |
| Launch Site: | Syracuse Rocket Club (Weigand's Field) |
I went back to the Yankee, put in a B6-6 (I was out of -4s) friction fitted more securely, and switched over to a new, 6 x 120 cm streamer I made late last night using the same materials and techniques as for the other streamer. It flew well with a descent decent, 50-some seconds which put me in first place though was not as long as some of my previous flights.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes B6-6 |
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