An upscaled Thrustline Duster, using Semroc body tubes and nose cone, 1/8" plywood fins, 38mm motor mount. Dual deploy using a Perfectflight MAWD, 12" Top Flite drogue chute, and a 36" hemispherical main by Spherachutes. My level 1 certification rocket.
| Flight Date: | 2011-10-08 |
| Rocket Name: | 1.77x Upscale Duster "Slick Willy" |
| Kit Name: | Scratch - Upscale Duster {Scratch} |
| Flyer's Name: | Matthew Bond |
| Motors: | I195-ALTIM |
| Expected Altitude: | 4,570 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 2.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | ROC |
| Actual Altitude: | 3,924 Feet |
Borrowed a tracker for this flight, turned out I didn't really need it. Nice boost, straight and fast on a big black column of smoke. Arcing over at the top of the climb. Good drogue deployment at apogee, and a good main deployment at 500 feet. Lakebed landing a couple hundred yards out, no damage to the rocket. Transmitter housing cracked, looks like it might have struck the bottom of the avionics bay during drogue ejection. transmitter functioned fine even with the cracked case. Rocket significantly under-performed on this motor. No reason that I can think of, after 15 flights I've pretty much got the sim settings dialed in. Something to ponder I guess.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aerotech I195J-ALTIM |
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