Flight Log - 2024-09-08 - Bill Eichelberger's Estes - Astron Ranger

Clone, but with an original payload section.

Flight Date: 2024-09-08
Rocket Name: Estes - Astron Ranger
Kit Name: Estes - Ranger {Kit} (6) [1962-1971]
Flyer's Name: Bill Eichelberger
Motors: 3*C6-5
Launch Site: eRockets Field - Huber Heights, OH
Wind Direction: From the N
StageMotor(s)
13 x Estes C6-5

 

Only two motors lit and the Ranger went way left of the flightline as it left the pads. At ejection the Kevlar snapped and the rocket body fell to the ground, narrowly missing the fence and three Porta-Kleens. Nose cone and payload landed on the access road without damage.

Actual Altitude: 387 Feet



   

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