Launch! Schoolyard Soccer Field, May 21, 2023

You've got to get up early to beat the heat!

I arrived at the field at 7:10 a.m. and over the next 40 minutes I sweated through my clothes.

With LCO duties, I only launched two rockets at the last club launch. Today I played catch-up..

At the club launch, I had hoped to test an old/new SPUTNIK idea. The Odd'l Rockets kit has been a 13mm mini-motor rocket for years. I drilled out the 3" Styrofoam ball for a standard 18mm motor.

Two launches today, a B6-2, then a C5-3. Very stable and certainly higher than the previous A10-3t engine flights.

The Estes CURVILINEAR has always been a stubby favorite.

Today it flew with a A8-3 engine to about 175'. 

I know, "More Power!" If you saw the size of this field, you'd be picking little motors too.

This is a sharp looking rocket - 

The Estes INDICATOR looks like a two stage, but it is a single engine model.

Performance was better than expected with a A10-3t motor. I would guess 225'. Fast off the pad with full 9" chute recovery.

First flight of the BT-55 upscaled Estes EAC VIPER.

The A8-3 engine reached 200'.

It did clear the tree and was recovered.

Note the tangle-free shroud lines.

Five up, five recovered with two Sputnik test launches in. A good, hot start for a Sunday.