The Dr. Zooch SATURN V flew with a Estes B6-4.
I was hoping for a good launch and recovery, this ninth flight wasn't the best. It left the rod and turned 45 degrees to the Southeast. Altitude was only 125 feet.
It was nose down and 50 feet above the ground when the parachute ejected. It landed in the middle of the two-lane perimeter street. I ran to get it before a car could run over it.
The fin broke free at the fairing root. Wes (Dr. Zooch) told me the fins were designed to do that on a hard landing. An easy fix.
An old standby, the Quest (Cobalt) ORANGE was launched with an A6-4 engine to 275 feet.
I'll pack the shock cord in the nose cone with the parachute on top of it. The shock cord usually pulls out the parachute. The parachute stayed in the nose cone.
With just nose-blow recovery, the Orange fell gently enough.
My Estes GYROC clone launched with an A8-3 to 250 feet.
The engine ejected with a loud pop and the rocket helicoptered in.
When it was picked up one of the small fins had pulled loose.
More repairs!
This was a test of the second Odd'l Rockets prototype,
the LITTLE GREEN MAN. It's naked, not enough time to paint it.
(It doesn't look like much without the eyes and mouth.)
With the upturned feet set closer to vertical it did seem to get better altitude with an Estes B6-4. I would estimate the peak of flight at 325'. Very stable!
The new 12" Odd'l parachute opened and brought it back close. I caught it before it touched down. This was my best flight of the day.
Normally a MicroMaxx could be my first of the day, but this morning the Saturn V was launched first.
I had just repaired the FlisKit CRAYON two days ago.
Today there were no problems getting the small engine to ignite. The Crayon is fast off the launcher. Altitude was an estimated 100 feet.
The body sections did separate but the streamer stayed in the upper half. No damage when it was picked up.
Five up, five down and two broken fins.
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