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Flight Data 9/6/99

Flight Location:  Bennett Field (Pinckney, Michigan)  Weather Conditions:Party Cloudy, Humidity 80%, Temperature 72 degrees Farenheit, Wind W at 10 MPH

Flight Data

Rocket Name:  Alpha III  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  B4-6  Payload:  None Recovery:  10 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-620 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Big Bertha  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  C6-5  Payload:  None  Recovery:  9 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-555 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Fireflash  Manufacturer:  Estes Engine(s):  B6-4  Payload:  None Recovery:  12 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-255 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Heatseeker  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  B6-4  Payload:  None Recovery:  10 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-380 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Longshot  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-0/C6-7  Payload:  None  Recovery:  9 in. x-form parachute  Comments:  Poor flight-poor stage separation-upper stage became unstable-predicted altitude-500 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Mach Buster  Manufacturer:  Rocket Vision  Engine(s):  D12-7  Payload:  None  Recovery:  10 in. x-form parachute  Comments:  Poor flight-considerable weathercocking on lift-off-predicted altitude-1,000 ft.-rocket drifted into nearby woods-rocket was lost.

Rocket Name:  Navaho AGM (Bullet) Manufacturer:  Quest  Engine(s):  B6-0/B6-6 Payload:  None Recovery:  10 x-form in. parachute Comments:  Poor flight-poor stage separation-upper stage became unstable-predicted altitude-500 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Q E-Z Payloader  Manufacturer:  Quest  Engine(s):  C6-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  10 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-695 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Redliner Manufacturer:  Custom Rockets  Engine(s):  B4-6  Payload:  None  Recovery:  10 in. x-form parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-480 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Renegade 4  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  10 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-730 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  SM-3 Seahawk  Manufacturer: Estes  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  (2) 9 in. parachutes  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-400 ft.-both parachutes deployed-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Wildfire  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  B4-6  Payload:  None Recovery:  9 in. x-form parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-645 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

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