Flight
Data 5/16/08
Flight
Location: Manly Bennett Field (Pinckney,
Michigan) Weather
Conditions: Fair, Humidity 40%, Temperature 63
Degrees
Farenheit, Wind W 10 MPH
Flight Data
Rocket
Name: A-20 Demon
III
Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): C11-5 Payload:
None Recovery: 12 in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-predicted altitude-590 ft.-Moderate drift on recovery.
Rocket
Name: Alpha Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): A8-3 Payload:
None Recovery: 9 in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-predicted altitude-310 ft.-Slight drift on recovery.
Rocket
Name: Astron Shrike
Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): B6-0/B6-6 Payload:
None Recovery: 10 in. x-form parachute
Comments:
Good flight-good stage separation-predicted altitude-785 ft.-Slight
drift on recovery-one fin cracked off on landing-fin was reattached.
Rocket
Name: BLU-97B Cluster
Bomb Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): C6-3 Payload:
None Recovery: 18 in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-predicted altitude-375 ft.-Slight drift on recovery.
Rocket
Name: Blue Ninja Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): D12-7 Payload:
None Recovery: 14 in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-predicted altitude-615 ft.-Moderate drift on recovery.
Rocket
Name: Mach 1 Dart Manufacturer: FSI Engine(s): F100-0/D20-12 Payload:
None Recovery: 12 in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-good stage separation-predicted altitude-3,250 ft.-rocket
hit mach 1 speed-rocket was lost-neither stage was recovered.
Rocket
Name: Manta Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): B6-4 Payload: Foam glider Recovery: 12 in. parachute Comments: Poor flight-predicted altitude-445
ft.-glider seperated from booster but did not have circular flight
path-nosedived into the ground-parachute did not open-body tube of
rocket was dmaged-damage was repaired.
Rocket
Name: Standard ARM Manufacturer: Estes Engine(s): C6-3 Payload:
None Recovery: 18 in. parachute Comments:
Good flight-predicted altitude-365 ft.-Moderate drift on recovery.
