BlueSkies 67 Report
May 11, 2013
Launch was at the Sod Farm in Elizabethtown, KY. It was a cool windy day. The winds gust up to about 20 mph later in the day but were steady at 5 - 7 mph. The sun did make a short appearance every once and a while but it was overcast most of the day.
We had 8 fliers with 18 flights on 21 motors burned. U of L's 2 static tests were also performed to gather motor data for their project. The total impulse was 9,739.4 N-sec. (Cesaroni M1890) .
Motor breakdown:
1/8A - 0
1/4A - 0
1/2A - 0
A - 0
B - 5
C - 3
D - 3
E - 0
F - 1
G - 1
H - 3
I - 3
J - 0
K - 0
L - 2
M - 0
Flyers and their Birds.
Name | Flights | Comments |
Jeff Caldwell | 7 |
- MX 774 (B6-4)
- X-RV (B6-2)
- M.L.A.S. (B6-2)
- Vanguard Eagle (B6-0/B6-6)
- ISQY Tomahawk (F85-WT)
- Mercury Little Joe (C6-3)
- X-RV (C6-3) First time on a C Motor
|
Joe Magginnis | 5 |
- Mongoose (C6-3) Rocket caught on launch pad. Drug stand-off clip got to end of pad and shot about 20 feet into the ground. Damaged the body tube and nose cone.
- Big Bettha (D12-3) Good Flight but a long walk for recovery.
- SemrocGoblin (D12-5) Good flight but another longer walk. Fin separated from body tube.
- Patriot 1/4 Scale (H-100) Steel cable loop separated causing body tube to lawn dart into sod and nose cone to land near fence line
- Big Bertha (D12-5) Good fligt but a long walk to recover.
|
Nick Greco | 2 |
- Static Test (L995RL) Static fired motor in test stand to gather data to determine motor chacteristics.
- Static Test (L995RL) 2nd Static fired motor in test stand to gather data to determine motor chacteristics.
|
Zachary Wright | 2 |
- Phoenix (H120-14) Certification Attempt.
- Phoenix (H120-14) 2nd flight
|
Gregg Blincoe | 1 |
- Patriot (I180) Certification Attempt.
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Justin Lord | 1 |
- Mjothnitvir (I180) Certification Attempt.
|
Sam Miller | 1 |
- Indy (I212-14) Certification Attempt.
|
Delbert Wilson | 1 |
- Mercury Redstone (G76-7) Lawn Dart. Body Tube destroyed but insides still good.
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Our next Sport launch is scheduled for June 8th at Sod Farm .
Come and have fun.
Hope to see ya all then.
Stay tuned to this web site for launch schedule updates.
Dues are now due for the 2013 season at a special price of $20.00 for the year.
END 05/18/2013 END