milehigh
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This morning I went out to get a few launches on an Estes Mosquito - the one that I was trying to set a record for most successful flights / returns.
Today, the model flew twice on 1/4A motors. The first flight was recovered, but the second flight was lost. Even though I saw the sunlight flash off of its aluminized Monokote strip as it descended, which gave me a good idea on where it landed, I could not find the bird. I'm guessing it lawn darted in some tall enough grass that the bright fins didn't stick up high enough to be seen. After a 20 minute search, I had to give it up.
Of course, this was flight #13 on the model. I'm certainly not a superstitious man, but 13 ???
Anyway, I did get 12 returned flights out of the bird. Probably not a record of any kind, but not bad for such a tiny model.
This was the 4th Mosquito of my model rocketry 'career', but I doubt if I will build any more. Here are some pics of flight #12....
Today, the model flew twice on 1/4A motors. The first flight was recovered, but the second flight was lost. Even though I saw the sunlight flash off of its aluminized Monokote strip as it descended, which gave me a good idea on where it landed, I could not find the bird. I'm guessing it lawn darted in some tall enough grass that the bright fins didn't stick up high enough to be seen. After a 20 minute search, I had to give it up.
Of course, this was flight #13 on the model. I'm certainly not a superstitious man, but 13 ???
Anyway, I did get 12 returned flights out of the bird. Probably not a record of any kind, but not bad for such a tiny model.
This was the 4th Mosquito of my model rocketry 'career', but I doubt if I will build any more. Here are some pics of flight #12....
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