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
Rocket
Name: Arcas (13
mm.)
Manufacturer: Balsa Machining Service Engine(s): A10-3 Payload:
None Recovery: 12
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 Recovery: 11
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 Recovery: 18
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 Recovery: 8
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 Recovery: 12
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 Recovery: 14
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 Recovery: 14
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 Recovery: 9
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 Recovery: 12
in. parachute Comments: Good flight-predicted
altitude-485
ft.-moderate drift on recovery.
Rocket
Name: Stonebreaker
Manufacturer: DynaStar Engine(s): D12-5 Payload:
None Recovery: 18
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 Recovery: 10
in. parachute Comments: Good flight-predicted
altitude-765
ft.-moderate drift on recovery.