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Rocket | Baby Nutcracker | ||
Launches | 3 | ||
Flight Status | Success | ||
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Altitude | 877 ft 267.31m | ||
Velocity | 167 MPH 268.87km/h | ||
Wind Speed | 10.0MPH 16.10km/h S 180° | ||
Weight | 0.35lb. 158.76g | ||
Stage | Motor | ||
1 | E9-6 |
Baby Nutcracker-Three Great Launches
2015-09-12 12:25:00ZStratologger
BabyNutcracker20150912.pf2Description
Three great launches today, a fairly strong wind - I'd say 10mph or higher.
On the first flight, I put a stratologger (for use as just an altimeter) in the rocket, as I could not find my Jolly Logic. For an Estes style rocket, this was way to much weight with a 9V battery. If I had more time, I would have rigged up something with a button battery. It went around 690 feet up due to weight and wind - PF says higher - 721 feet, but it's just static from ejection charge - if you look at the data. 165mph. I had estimated 800 feet.
For subsequent flights, I borrowed Freddy's Jolly Logic II - Thanks Freddy!
Flight details:
- My estimate: 800 feet. stratologger - 690 Feet, 165 mph, 23.3 feet per second descent
- My estimate 900 feet, Jolly Logic II - 877 Feet, 167 mph, 21 feet per second descent
- My estimate: 900 feet, Jolly Logic II - 889 Feet, 170 mph, 23 feet per second descent
I'm looking forward to seeing how high this goes without wind!
Photos thanks to Freddy Willems
Last set of photos (close-ups of launch) thanks to Paul Stohr