Flight Log - 2011-05-13 - Bernard Cawley's AltimeterTester

BT-60-based dedicated altimeter tester. 18mm motor mount. Semroc BT-60 baffle. PNC-60L with end cut off so payload can extend into the NC. Coupler/bulkhead for bottom of payload section rather than balsa block (more volume efficient). Various 12-14 inch parachutes used.

Flight Date: 2011-05-13
Rocket Name: AltimeterTester
Flyer's Name: Bernard Cawley
Motors: D10-5
Launch Site: BMR
Actual Altitude: 772.00 Feet

Good ignition with copperhead. Loud flight, good deploy at about the right time. Good 'chute. Landed on hillside, so landing well above launch point. A1#1 798 ft. HH RT 767 ft. Alt 15K 750 ft (from graph). AltimeterTwo betas got false launch detect.

StageMotor(s)
1Apogee D10-5

 

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