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January 20, 2007
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Flight |
Load |
Results |
Order |
Comment |
Big Daddy V1
Flight 1 |
E18-7,
14" Chute
Wooden Egg
Altimeter #1 |
15 sec
900 ft |
1 |
Serious lawn dart, the chute failed to
deploy, it hit the ground at 100 mi/hr, the altimeter was
damaged, but we got some interesting data. |
Fat Boy Design V1
Flight 1 |
E18-7,
18" Chute
Real Egg
Old Altimeter |
65 sec
about 1000 ft |
3 |
Nice flight, very high, landed on
grass, egg OK, altimeter failed to record, maybe a little wobble in the
video -- can't tell. |
Executioner V1
Flight 1 |
E18-7,
18" X Chute
Real Egg
Simulated Altimeter |
48 sec
about 800 ft |
2 |
Nice flight, the X chute worked
nice, landed in low bush, egg OK, may have been good qualification
launch. |
Executioner V1
Flight 2 |
E9-6,
18" X Chute
Real Egg
Old Altimeter |
34 sec
about 600 ft |
6 |
Nice flight, no burns in chute or shock cord,
landed on grass, egg OK, altimeter failed to record, good view
of chute, egg, and rocket landing |
Air Brake Rocket
Flight 1 |
E9-4,
14" Chute
Wood Egg
Simulated Altimeter
10" Air Brake Segment |
18 sec,
about 300 ft |
4 |
Wind cocking, but aerodynamics OK. |
Air Brake Rocket
Flight 2 |
E18-7,
14" Chute
Wooden Egg
Simulated Altimeter
10" Air Brake Segment |
18 sec,
about 800 ft |
5 |
Straighter flight, chute failed to
deploy. |
February 24, 2007
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Flight |
Load |
Results |
Order |
Comment |
Big Daddy V2
Flight 1 |
E9-4, 2-12" Chutes
Wooden Egg
Altimeter Weight |
36 sec
about 600 ft |
2 |
Chutes deployed nicely |
Big Daddy V2
Flight 2) |
E15-4, 2-12" Chutes
Wooden Egg
Altimeter A |
31 sec
698 ft |
4 |
Score: 166 - Nice flight, chutes deployed nicely, wind cocking
reduced altitude |
Big Daddy V2
Flight 3 |
E18-4, 2-12" Chutes
Wooden Egg
Altimeter A |
6 sec, 50 ft
Altimeter didn't trip |
6 |
Chutes deployed on ignition. While there was damage to the
rocket, engine cylinder, and chutes, the altimeter appears OK and it
wasn't a total loss |
Fat Boy V2
Flight 1 |
D12-3, 18" Chute
265g, Wooden Egg
Altimeter Weight |
33 sec
about 500 ft |
1 |
Nice initial flight, landed OK, no wobble
in launch |
Fat Boy V1
Flight 1 |
E9-8, 18" Chute
280g, Real Egg
Altimeter B |
54 sec
about 778 ft |
5 |
Score: 82 - Nice flight, landed nice, egg OK, a little wobble
in launch, loss some altitude to land away from trees |
Executioner V1
Flight 1 |
E18-7, 18" X Chute
330g, Real Egg
Altimeter A |
45 sec
915 ft |
3 |
Score: 65 - Nice flight, no burns in chute or shock cord,
landed beyond trees, egg OK, altimeter spiked at ejection |
March 3, 2007
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Flight |
Order |
Load |
Results |
Comment |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 1
Initial Flight |
1 |
E9-4, 330g (est.)
Wood egg, Altimeter weight,
2-12"
Chutes, Their tower 0d |
21sec,
500ft (est.) |
Serious wind cocking, one chute
tangled |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 2 |
5 |
E15-4, 320g
Wood egg, Altimeter 2,
2-12"
Chutes, Our tower 15d |
37sec (video),
712ft |
Score: 146 - Straight flight,
chutes deployed nice |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 3 |
8 |
E18-4, 325g
Egg, Altimeter 2,
2-12"
Chutes, Their tower 8d |
39sec,
819ft |
Score: 37 - Straight flight,
chutes deployed nice |
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Fat Boy Design V2
Flight 1 |
2 |
E9-4, 270g
Egg, Altimeter B,
14"
Chute, Their tower 0d |
35sec (video),
693ft |
Score: 167 - Wind cocking,
otherwise nice flight |
Fat Boy Design V1
Flight 2 |
4 |
E9-8, 280g
Egg, Altimeter B,
15"
Chute, Their tower 15d |
38sec (video est.),
652ft |
Score: 205 - Nice straight
flight, but too low |
Fat Boy Design V1
Flight 2 |
9 |
E15-7, 270g
Egg, Altimeter B,
15"
Chute, Our tower 8d |
56sec,
924ft |
Score: 85 - Egg cracked, nice
straight flight |
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Executioner V1
Flight 1 |
3 |
E15-4, 330g (est.)
Egg, Altimeter A,
18" X
Chute, Our tower 15d |
33sec (video),
643ft |
Score: 219 - Some wind cocking,
but too low, otherwise nice flight |
Executioner V2
Flight 1
Initial Flight |
6 |
E9-6, 340g,
Wood egg, Altimeter weight,
18" X
Chute, Their tower 15d |
18sec (video),
500ft (est.) |
Straight flight, chute knotted |
Executioner V2
Flight 2 |
7 |
E18-4, 335g
Egg, Altimeter A,
18" X
Chute, Our tower 8d |
45sec,
860ft |
Score: 10 - Straight, chute has
burn hole |
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March 10, 2007
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Flight |
Order |
Load |
Results |
Comment |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 1
Initial Flight |
2 |
E18-4, 329g
Egg, Altimeter 2,
2-12" Chutes, Our tower 5d |
33sec,
754ft |
Score: 108 - Wind
cocking, chutes deployed nice |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 2 |
4 |
E18-4, 321g
Egg, Altimeter 2,
2-12" Chutes, Our tower 5d |
48sec,
863ft |
Score: 16 - Straight flight,
chutes deployed nice |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 3 |
6 |
E18-4, 325g
Egg, Altimeter 2,
2-12" Chutes, Our tower 8d |
43sec,
773ft |
Score: 79 - Wind cocking,
chutes deployed nice |
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Fat Boy Design V2
Flight 1 |
1 |
E9-4, 270g
Egg, Altimeter B,
14" Chute, Our tower 5d |
45sec,
804ft |
Score: 47 - Straight flight |
Fat Boy Design V1
Flight 1 |
3 |
E9-8, 284g
Egg, Altimeter B,
15" Chute, Our tower 5d |
38sec,
665ft |
Score: 192 - Wind cocking, some
wobble, chute needs spill hole, we almost hit a bird! |
Fat Boy Design V1
Flight 2 |
5 |
E15-7, 281g
Egg, Altimeter B,
15" Chute, Our tower 8d |
57sec,
944ft |
Score: 106 - Egg cracked, straight flight,
some wobble, chute needs spill hole |
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March 27, 2007
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Flight |
Order |
Load |
Results |
Comment |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 1 |
1 |
E18-4, 327g
Egg, Altimeter A,
2-12" Chutes |
42sec,
781ft |
Score: 72 - Some wind
cocking, chutes deployed nice |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 2 |
4 |
F24-4, 390g
Egg, Altimeter A,
2-12" Chutes |
46sec,
854ft |
Score: 5 - Straight flight,
chutes deployed nice, extra weight in nose cone, very nice flight |
Rear Daddy V3
Flight 3 |
6 |
F24-4, 390g
Egg, Altimeter (personal),
2-12" Chutes |
10sec,
820ft |
Score: DQ - Wind cocking,
ejection charge failed, lawn dart, altimeter and engine casing OK,
but rocket destroyed - need V4 |
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Executioner V2
Flight 1 |
2 |
E18-4, 340g
Egg, Altimeter 2,
18" X-Chute |
50sec,
823ft |
Score: 32 - Straight flight,
nice flight |
Executioner V2
Flight 2 |
5 |
E18-4, 335g
Egg, Altimeter A,
18" X-Chute |
41sec,
793ft |
Score: 61 - Wind cocking |
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Fat Boy Design V2
Flight 1 |
3 |
E9-6, 294g
Egg, Altimeter B,
14" Chute |
40sec,
672ft |
Score: 183 - Wind cocking high,
nose cone too heavy |
March 30, 2007
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Flight |
Order |
Load |
Results |
Comment |
Fat Boy Design V2
Flight 1 |
1 |
E9-8, 260g
Egg, Altimeter B,
14" Chute, Rod 3 degrees |
40sec,
776ft |
Score: 79 - Wind cocking |
Fat Boy Design V2
Flight 2 |
2 |
E9-8, 260g
Egg, Altimeter B,
14" Chute, rod 10 degrees |
44sec,
838ft |
Score: 13 - Over compensated a
little, but straight flight |
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