The theme of the month was clustering. We saw clusters of two, three, five, and seven motors. Nick Stich's kit-bashed Big Daddy flew nicely on a D12-5 main engine with four B6-4 outboard motors. The most interesting flight of the day had to be Dan Kirk's kit-bashed Fat Boy that flew on seven C6-7 motors. At least one of the outboard motors started earlier than the others which caused it to bind on the launch rod. Once more of the motors started it took off nicely, but not after scortching the clip whip. Five of the seven motors ignited. Jerome Tonneson's kit-bashed Big Daddy made its first clustered flight at this launch. The C5-3 motors provided a good boost but the delay was a bit short. It later flew on a cluster of C6-5s for an ejection right at apogee.
Total impulse expended: 790.45 Newton-seconds, like a partial J motor. There were nine clustered flights (#4, #11, #14, #25, #29, #36, #39, #45, #49) and one multi-stage flight (#24). There were 9 families for a total of 11 rocketeers.
Thanks again to our hosts, James and Tricia, for letting us use their field.
If you have pictures taken during this launch please let us know so that they can be posted on the web site. If you can scan them and save them as GIFs or JPGs that would be great. If not, a few of the club members have scanners and can get the pictures into digital format. Send e-mail for details.
Please send e-mail if any corrections need to be made to this launch report.
| Launch | Pad | Flyer's Name | Rocket Name | Motor(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jerome Tonneson | Upscaled Mosquito | B6-4 | |
| 2 | 2 | George Scheil | Custom Twister | A3-4T | CATO. No damage to the rocket. |
| 3 | 2 | Tim Burger | Custom Fiesta | A8-3 | Nice flight. |
| 4 | 1 | Jerome Tonneson | Kit-bashed Big Daddy | C5-3 x3 | First cluster; Great flight. |
| 5 | 2 | Andy Scheinost | Modified Alpha III | 1/2A6-2 | |
| 6 | 2 | George Scheil | Custom Twister | A10-3T | Good flight. |
| 7 | 2 | John Palmer | Estes Big Dawg | B6-4 | Good. |
| 8 | ? | Dan Kirk | Custom Elite | C6-5 | Successful NARTREK Silver Eggloft flight. |
| 9 | 1 | Tim Burger | "Stretched Maniac" | D15-4T | Good flight. |
| 10 | 2 | John Palmer | Estes Venus Probe | C6-3 | Good, always fun to watch this one. |
| 11 | 1 | Larry Zeilmann | Launch Pad AGM-18 | C6-5 x3 | Dragged the clip whip? |
| 12 | 2 | Tim Burger | Custom Fiesta | A8-3 | Nice flight, stayed in sight. |
| 13 | 2 | John Palmer | Estes V-2 | D12-3 | A lot of spin, but nice flight. |
| 14 | 1 | Jerome Tonneson | Kit-bashed Big Daddy | C6-5 x3 | Excellent cluster flight -- ejection right at apogee. |
| 15 | 3 | Larry Zeilmann | Scratchbuilt Bomarc | D12-3 | Nice! |
| 16 | 1 | Nick Stich | Upscaled Mosquito (2.6 inch diameter) | D12-5 | Slow lift off. Underpowered. Some damage upon landing. |
| 17 | 2 | John Palmer | Quest Delta Clipper | C6-3 | Nice and slow. |
| 18 | 2 | Tim Burger | Estes Big Bertha | B6-4 | |
| 19 | 3 | Dan Kirk | "Drag Racer" | A10-0 | Drag race with flight #20 -- Lowest altitude, last to land. |
| 20 | 2 | Jerome Tonneson | "MicroMaxx Mosquito" | Quest MicroMaxx | Drag race with flight #19 -- Both left the pad at the same time. |
| 21 | 3 | John Palmer | Tomahawk | B6-4 | |
| 22 | 2 | Dan Kirk | Estes Transwing Glider | B6-2 | Stripped - ? |
| 23 | 1 | Tim Burger | Estes Maxi-Alpha III | D12-3 | Nice Flight. |
| 24 | 3 | John Palmer | Scratchbuilt Space Shuttle | C6-0, A8-3 | It flew! Watch for falling parts, Dan. |
| 25 | 1 | Nick Stich | "Six Pack Plus" | D12-3 x2 | Beautiful flight! |
| 26 | 2 | John Palmer | Estes Sidewinder | C6-3 | |
| 27 | 1 | Tim Burger | Estes Maxi-Alpha III | D15-4T | Nice flight after one misfire. |
| 28 | 2 | Andy Scheinost | "Alpha III Bash" | A8-3 | Straight flight, good delay. |
| 29 | 1 | Nick Stich | "Six Pack Plus" | A8-3 x7 | Low & slow. Landed close to pad. Five of seven motors lit. |
| 30 | 2 | Tim Burger | Quest FlatCat | B6-2 | Very long glide time. |
| 31 | 1 | Jerome Tonneson | Kit-bashed Big Daddy | D24-4T | |
| 32 | 1 | Ian Jessee | Kit-bashed Big Daddy | D12-3 | |
| 33 | 1 | Taylor Jessee | Aerotech Initiator | F25-6W | |
| 34 | ? | Ian Jessee | "Peggy's Birthday Rocket" | D12-5 | |
| 35 | ? | Tim Burger | Omega | B6-4 | |
| 36 | 1 | Dan Kirk | Kit-bashed Fat Boy | C6-7 x7 | Five of the motors lit. Hung on the launch rod for a while due to the resulting off-center thrust. Good flight once it left the pad. Knocked the pad over! |
| 37 | 2 | Tim Burger | "Micro Omega" | B6-4 | |
| 38 | 3 | Jerome Tonneson | Estes Fat Boy | B6-2 | |
| 39 | 1 | Nick Stich | Kit-bashed Big Daddy | D12-5, B6-4 x3 | All motors ignited. |
| 40 | 2 | Dan Kirk | "Edmond 1B" | A3-4T | Very nice flight. |
| 41 | 3 | Jerome Tonneson | Upscaled Mosquito | B6-4 | |
| 42 | 1 | Randall Jessee | "PVC Tube" | E30-7T | |
| 43 | 2 | Taylor Jessee | Estes Prowler | C6-5 | |
| 44 | 1 | Tim Burger | Estes Silver Comet | D12-3 | |
| 45 | 1 | Jerome Tonneson | Kit-bashed Big Daddy | C6-5 x3 | |
| 46 | 2 | Nick Stich | Kit-bashed Estes Big Daddy | D12-3 | Drag race with flight #47. |
| 47 | 3 | George Scheil | Estes Code Red | B6-4 | Drag race with flight #46. |
| 48 | 1 | Tim Burger | Estes Silver Comet | D15-4T | Nice flight - perfect delay. |
| 49 | 1 | Nick Stich | "Six Pack Plus" | D12-5 x2 | |
| 50 | 1 | Tim Burger | Estes Silver Comet | D12-3 |
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Submitted by Jerome Tonneson, NAR 76200.
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