Launch! Schoolyard, April 18, 2012

Because of launch cancellations and work, I haven't been able to attend a group launch this month. Time to head to the schoolyard.


The Centuri NOMAD clone was first up with an A8-3.
This isn't the newly released Semroc Nomad, mine was built from a clone kit bought on EBay. The Semroc kit has balsa fins, this one has the thick fibre fins like the original Centuri version.

The Semroc web page says it got to 200' with the A8-3.
Recovery was fine except for a snap-back nick in the nose cone shoulder.





The Quest STRIKER AGM flew to 300' with and Estes B6-4.
Great flight, I made a point of catching this one before it could hit the ground and break another fin.







My best flight of the morning was the Centuri VULCAN clone.

This was a re-build after a recent catastrophic B6-2 engine blew open the body at the nose cone joint.
Today's flight was near perfect, getting much better altitude than I would have expected. Near apogee there was a little tailwag, but not much considering what I've read about before.




The old reliable Hot Rod Rockets BELL BOTTOM flew to an estimated 550' with a 13mm A3-4.
Streamer recovery brought it right back within 50' of the pad.


Also flown:Carded downscale MMX MISSILE TOE. Straight up to 125' and straight down with nose blow recovery.