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On Monday, February 19, members from both teams traveled to the Walkersville launch site for test flights.
The day was cloudy, but with little wind. Toward the end, we had a little mist. We completed seven test flights.
We used the our launch rail, straight up.
Temperature=44F, Pressure=30.09inHg, Wind=3-8mph, Altitude=307ftObjectives
- Complete the tests we planned for February 10 at Great Meadow that were cut short for rain..
- Test team 4053 rocket with weight around 500g.
- Test team 4053 rocket with 20" chute.
- Test team 4054 rocket with F24-7W.
Lessons
- Red rocket (4053) and the F39-6T were a little short with less than 500g.
- The 240inch round chute took too long to land. Back to the 24inch X chute.
- The ejection time while a little early seemed to be about right.
- Team 4054 tried three flights with an F24-7W. The ejection was late, and it came down too soon. The igniter sputtered, even with the First Fire Jr. They may go to F39-6Ts.
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Launches
| Team |
Rocket |
Flight |
Motor |
Weight |
Alt |
Recovery |
Altitude |
Time |
Comment |
| 4053 |
Red (video) |
1 |
F39-6T |
509g |
4 |
24"X |
749ft |
29sec |
tangled chutes |
| 4053 |
Red (video) |
2 |
F39-6T |
500g |
4 |
20" |
786ft |
58sec |
too much chute |
| 4053 |
Red (video) |
3 |
F39-6T |
498g |
4 |
24"X |
783ft |
42sec |
nice flight, score 17 |
| 4053 |
Red (video) |
4 |
F39-6T |
483g |
4 |
24"X |
783ft |
43sec |
nice flight, score 17 |
| 4054 |
Gold (video) |
1 |
F24-7W |
488g |
11 |
2-15" |
727ft |
32sec |
late deployment |
| 4054 |
Gold (video) |
2 |
F24-7W |
469g |
11 |
2-15" |
754ft |
33sec |
late deployment |
| 4054 |
Gold (video) |
3 |
F24-7W |
470g |
11 |
2-15" |
683ft |
29sec |
late deployment |
Altimeter Data
(Excel format)
Pictures
Teams Loading
 
Igniter Connected Launching
 
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