| Flutter-B |
5
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2x24" crepe streamer |
Estes A8-5 |
With the windy condition, I didn't want a rocket that would drift a
lot. This was probably not the best choice; it's a low-drag desigin,
reminiscent of the old Estes Apogee altitude flier, including the boattail,
and it goes amazingly high on an A motor. It's also light, so it
doesn't come down all that fast even on this small streamer. It drifted
across the road and landed in the "closed to all use" soccer fields --
I ignored the "keep out" sign and retrieved it, requiring only a single
step onto the actual field surface, and no entry to the playing fields
themselves. |
|
Flutter-B
|
6
|
2x24" crepe streamer
|
Estes A8-5
|
Thinking I could get the rocket back on the field with a little more
rod angle, I tried again. Wrong. Among othe confounding factors,
this rocket exhibits practically no weathercocking, even when the pad is
tilted upwind; it's like launching in calm weather, even when the wind
is blowing. As a result, the rocket didn't cast upwind as far as
I had intended, and again drifted across the road -- but this time, at
least, it landed in the parking lot (no new nicks in the fins from the
gravel -- it really does come down pretty slowly even on this small streamer)
so I didn't have to "trespass" to retrieve it. |