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Flight Data 6/5/11

Flight Location:  Manly Bennett Field (Pinckney, Michigan)  Weather Conditions:  Partly Cloudy, Humidity 37%, Temperature 84 Degrees Farenheit, Wind WNW 8 MPH

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Rocket Name:  Arcas (13 mm.)  Manufacturer:  Balsa Machining Service  Engine(s):  A10-3  Payload:  None  Recovery12 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-340 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Arcas (18 mm.)  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  B6-4  Payload:  None  Recovery11 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-390 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Big Daddy  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None  Recovery18 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-400 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Comet Chaser  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  A8-3  Payload:  None  Recovery8 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-350 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Harpoon AGM  Manufacturer:  Quest  Engine(s):  C6-5  Payload:  None  Recovery12 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-420 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Laser-X  Manufacturer:  Semroc  Engine(s):  B6-4  Payload:  None  Recovery14 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-345 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Nike Smoke  Manufacturer:  Centuri  Engine(s):  C6-3  Payload:  None  Recovery14 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-675 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Six-Pack  Manufacturer:  Rocket Vision   Engine(s):  D12-7  Payload:  None  Recovery9 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-785 ft.-nose cone, parachute and shock cord broke away from rocket and were lost-engine blew out of rocket-main body tube was recovered undamaged-nose cone and shock cord were replaced.

Rocket Name:  Sizzler  Manufacturer:  Estes (Clone of Orginal)  Engine(s):  B6-4  Payload:  None  Recovery12 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-485 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

Rocket Name:  Stonebreaker  Manufacturer:  DynaStar  Engine(s):  D12-5  Payload:  None  Recovery18 in. parachute  Comments:  Poor flight-considerable weathercoking shortly after liftoff- predicted altitude-250 ft.-considerable drift on recovery-rocket drifted into a clump of bushes-rocket was recovered.

Rocket Name:  Stratocruiser  Manufacturer:  Estes  Engine(s):  C6-5  Payload:  None  Recovery10 in. parachute  Comments:  Good flight-predicted altitude-765 ft.-moderate drift on recovery.

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