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Flight Data 7/1/00

Flight Location:  Bennett Field (Pinckney, Michigan)  Weather Conditions:  Party Cloudy, Humidity 74%, Temperature 70 degrees Farenheit, Wind SW at 5 MPH

Flight Data

Rocket Name:  Broadsword  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-3  Payload:  None Recovery:  14 in. parachute  Comments:  Some weathercocking on lift-off-predicted altitude-275 ft.- moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Colossus  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-3  Payload:  None Recovery:  22 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-250 ft.-slight drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Ion Pulsar  Manufacturer:  Custom Rockets  Engine(s):  B6-4  Payload:  None Recovery:  9 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-465 ft.-good recovery.

Rocket Name:  Ironman  Manufacturer:  MRC  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  12 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-610 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Maxi-Alpha  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  12 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-490 ft.-moderate drift on recovery-one fin tip was damaged on landing-fin was repaired.

Rocket Name:  Maxi-Icarus  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  9 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-800 ft.-moderate drift on recovery-one fin cracked off on landing-fin was repaired.

Rocket Name:  Razor  Manufacturer:  Custom Rockets  Engine(s):  B8-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  10 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-455 ft.-considerable drift on recovery-rocket landed in a tree-rocket was recovered.

Rocket Name:  Shadow  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-3  Payload:  None Recovery:  20 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-235 ft.-good recovery.

Rocket Name:  Sizzler 2  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None Recovery:  9 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-840 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

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