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Rocket Name
Manufacturer
Weight
Length
Diameter
Recommended Engines
Manta
Estes
1.8 oz./51 gms. (w/foam glider)
16.5 in.
.98 in.
18 mm.

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Flight Data

Date Flown:  7/19/95 Engine(s):  A8-3  Payload:  Foam glider Recovery:  12 in. parachute  Weather:  Calm Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-155 ft.-several circular flight paths by the glider and a safe landing-parachute tangled with rocket-no damage done to rocket.

Date Flown:  7/4/96  Engine(s):  B6-2 Payload:  Foam glider  Recovery:  Streamer  Weather:  Moderate breeze  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-445 ft.-several circular flight paths by the glider and a safe landing-good recovery.

Date Flown:  6/22/97  Engine(s):  B6-2  Payload:  Foam glider  Recovery:  Streamer  Weather:  Moderate breeze  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-445 ft.-several circular flight paths by the glider and a safe landing-good recovery.

Date Flown:  4/30/00  Engine(s):  B6-2  Payload:  Foam glider  Recovery:  Streamer  Weather:  Moderate breeze  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-445 ft.-glider nosedived-did not fly in circular pattern-rocket and glider recovered safely.

Date Flown:  7/8/00  Engine(s):  B6-2  Payload:  Foam glider  Recovery:  Streamer  Weather:  Light winds  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-445 ft.-good circular flight path by glider-good recovery on rocket.

Date Flown:  4/21/08  Engine(s):  A8-3  Payload:  Foam glider Recovery:  Streamer  Weather:  Light winds Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-155 ft.-glider failed to seperate from booster-some damage to booster body tube on landing-damage was repaired.

Date Flown:  5/16/08  Engine(s):  B6-4  Payload:  Foam Glider  Recovery:  12 in. parachute  Weather:  Light winds  Comments:  Poor flight-predicted altitude 405 ft.-glider seperated form booster but did not have a circular flight path-nosedived into the ground-parachute did not deploy-body tube of rocket was damaged-damage was repaired.

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