I was stalked yesterday - literally

I launched my K&S Artic Wolf twice yesterday. I call it the Polar Viper.

The first picture is from 3 years ago as she was ready to be launched. I included it as I didn't take any prelaunch photo yesterday.



Near apogee (about 2,500 feet), the motor charge fired and the bottom of the avbay ripped apart when the shock cord went taught. The bottom came down under the drogue and wasn't damaged. The avbay stayed with the top and came down flat. When I recovered the top of the rocket I found some "additional damage".





I always thought the plywood bulkheads were a little thin on this kit, and it appears I was correct. I will be using beefier bulkheads on the rebuild.

Yipes!

Holy stabbed in the ribs Bat Man !!!

Oh buddy! I have one too and I've only flown it twice on a H54. To be fair, those bulkheads were part of that tricky av bay, which I unabashedly adore, but now...heads up! Wonder if I can retrofit G10? Scary!

Aw man that sucks, it's hard to wrap your brain around a piece of stalk piercing the body tube like that, I to have the same kit launched it once on an H123 but it's time to dig it out of the closet and put her in the air again.

Its hard to believe the odds of it landing directly on a piece of stalk? I mean what are the odds

Aww.....Shucks

Man, that almost seems impossible.

Maybe try selling it on the stalk market.

Very hard to believe.

WOW!!!!
I ve had minor damage done to a few rockets from the stalks, but nothing like that!!!