Flight Log - 2015-11-29 - Michael Brigham's Flip Flyer
A new variant of the Skywinder rocket. This new design uses dual recovery, the main body is the helicopter recovery, and the nose and small payload section comes back on a 9" parachute. It builds quite well, and flies nicely.
| Flight Date: | 2015-11-29 |
| Rocket Name: | Flip Flyer |
| Kit Name: | Estes - Flip Flyer {Kit} (2416) [2015-] |
| Flyer's Name: | Michael Brigham |
| Motors: | C6-5 |
| Expected Altitude: | 900 Feet |
| Wind Speed: | 5.00 mph |
| Launch Site: | Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Maiden flight. Flew very well. Recovery as expected, heli blades opened nicely, and nose cone came down by parachute. Each landed about 30 feet downrange, and about 5 feet from each other. Sadly we lost one of the pins keeping the heli blade attached, shouldn't be too hard to replicate something. Overall, an amazing rocket to have in the fleet.
| Stage | Motor(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Estes C6-5 |
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