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For reasons I can't really explain, I only took two photos and haven't run them through PaintShopPro yet.
All the rockets flew OK, but I'm not sure about chute deployment.
My first launch of the day was a small scratch built Honest John. Flew fine, but I followed the chute down and found the nose cone and chute, but no body. I never found the body, which is weird, so I have no way of knowing what the failure was.
I launched six rockets, in all, and it was apparent on a couple that the chute deployed properly, but was questionable on the others. When I retrieved the rockets I could find no reason why any the chutes wouldn't have opened perfectly. They were all out of the rocket, open, and no tangling whatsoever. Everything looked fine so, if they didn't deploy properly, I have no idea why.
It is possible they deployed but the chute was just too small, so they just came down fast. No matter what, it's a step in the right direction. Last launch day most of the chutes and lines were all tangled up.
One of the fins broke on my largest rocket, but I couldn't find it near the rocket. If it broke on landing, it should have been right next to the rocket. I don't know how it could have broken before that. Also weird.
All the rockets flew OK, but I'm not sure about chute deployment.
My first launch of the day was a small scratch built Honest John. Flew fine, but I followed the chute down and found the nose cone and chute, but no body. I never found the body, which is weird, so I have no way of knowing what the failure was.
I launched six rockets, in all, and it was apparent on a couple that the chute deployed properly, but was questionable on the others. When I retrieved the rockets I could find no reason why any the chutes wouldn't have opened perfectly. They were all out of the rocket, open, and no tangling whatsoever. Everything looked fine so, if they didn't deploy properly, I have no idea why.
It is possible they deployed but the chute was just too small, so they just came down fast. No matter what, it's a step in the right direction. Last launch day most of the chutes and lines were all tangled up.
One of the fins broke on my largest rocket, but I couldn't find it near the rocket. If it broke on landing, it should have been right next to the rocket. I don't know how it could have broken before that. Also weird.