LAUNCH! Schoolyard December 25, 2011

What do you mean? Doesn't everybody celebrate Christmas morning with a launch? It's been overcast for the past few mornings. Today at 7:00 a.m. it was clear and calm.



In the past, The Quest ESCORT AS-1 had been stable every other flight. I added a little clay nose weight.
The boost was perfect to 250' with an Estes A8-3 but the Quest parachute didn't open at ejection. It landed on the grass just one foot away from the basketball courts. Stable with no damage at recovery.






The Quest STRIKER AGM flew to 350' with an Estes B6-4.
With this engine it would be a great demo bird for small fields.

Full parachute this time, caught before it hit the ground.








My clone of the Centuri NOMAD didn't get an altitude worth writing about with a 13mm A10-3t engine, maybe 250'.
Still, a clean boost, stable and full parachute at ejection.







The winds were calm enough for my prototype Odd'l Rockets CYCLONE.
After a boost with a 1/2A3-2t, the top half monocopter landed after 20 seconds of fast spinning.

Also flown:
The ASP MMX JAYHAWK. Straight, high boost with break-apart recovery.