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RocketHELL CAT
Launches1
Flight StatusSuccess
LocationGRITS, Ga
Event
minigritslogo.pngSoAR-GRITS 2016-04-01
Altitude8352 ft
2545.69m
Expected9058 ft
2760.88m
Velocity881 MPH
1418.41km/h
Velocity Exp.796 MPH
1281.56km/h
Gs Expected27.3
Wind Speed12.0MPH
19.32km/h
N 0°
Weight6.61lb.
3.00kg
StageMotor
1 K820-17-BS

THIRD FLIGHT

2016-04-03 00:34:00Z

Insane Rocketry

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Stratologger

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Description

If, Yes IF the weather is great I wanna go to Georgia and fly this rocket to around 8000 feet something. Will prep the whole rocket ready for take off on April 2nd to fly on a skidmark motor..

Will assist Jason on his high altitude flight also as promised and search and rescue !

It's a 3 hrs drive and will be back the same day in the late afternoon also, all depends of the line of flyers and how things are going there ! I'm not so much for a crowded field full of crazy flyers but just lets do this..

UPDATE03/27/2016 - All charges made and stored, will prep the rocket on Wednesday some more and check the batteries as well.

UPDATE 03/28/2016 - Stratologgers checked - Check passed - Batteries 9.3 Volts.

UPDATE 04/03/2016 - LAUNCH DAY - Clear skies but windy, saw a few high altitude flights before and it looked safe to launch.. HellCat went up fast and got it's altitude, straight flight up and lots of rotation (see data) ...Deployed nicely and landed on the field ! Somebody recovered the rocket and put it at the RSO desk, Thank you ! I also noticed that one of the backup charges did NOT go off, the wire seems to be ripped out of the nut, I guess from the first charge ! But all went great and nice flight. This is the most powerful motor that I used on this rocket till now..

UPDATE 04/04/2016 - Looked at the casing today closeby and had some WD-40 in there for now, It's really dirty inside, hope I can get that clean before the weekend, Bunnell Blast !

 

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esotericdude
Like 2016-04-04 07:32:50Z

We both had some serious spin this time! Great flight! It makes sense your backup charge didn't go off if the first charge ripped the contacts out on full deployment. I don't consider that in any way to be an error since the first had to have gotten the job done to rip the contact. Had the first failed or not caused deployment, the second charge would not have gotten ripped off and it would have successfully activated.


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