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Graduator
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I built the Graduator as
my third LOC kit, after the Nuke and the Bruiser. Although it is
fun to fly and looks good, the over-sized fins break easily. Other
than that, this is a fun kit. I like it a lot because you can fly
it on small H motors. Read on to see what happens. |
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Flight
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RockSim
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Flight Log
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Flight #
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Motor
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Comments
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| 1 |
F50-9T |
Good first flight. No damage. |
| 2 |
F20-4W |
Good flight. Not too high. No
damage. |
| 3 |
G64-7W |
No damage. |
| 4 |
G64-7W |
No damage. |
| 5 |
G33-5J |
Nice smoky flight. No damage. |
| 6 |
F20-4W |
LOUD boost. No damage. |
| 7 |
G64-7W |
Fast and straight. No damage. |
| 8 |
G33-5J |
Early ejection. First use of X-Form
Parachute. No damage. |
Flight #8, Turkey Shoot, November 2002
| Well, the cloud cover wasn't going anywhere for now, and the lakebed
was still tacky, but I wanted to fly something. So a G33 in the
Graduator was a natural choice. It would be nice and low and
smoky. I put her on the pad and pushed the button.
Nothing. We went back out to the pad with a HiRel, and this time
it lit. Graduator moved off the pad and into the air
quickly. After burnout, it popped the chute a little early.
No big deal- I wouldn't have to walk as far. The new X-form chute
with a swivel brought it right back down next to the pad. A
perfect flight for such a glum day. |
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Flight #1, ROCStock VI, November 1997
This flight was in white primer on top, with the red booster as you see it
today. It had a good straight boost in medium winds. Ejection was at
apogee. A nice flight all around.
Flight #6, August 2000
We put it on a close pad. I counted down 5...4...3...2...1...launch and
hit the button. CHUFF! The motor hiccupped and threw the rocket up
the rod. CHUFF! again. CHU-CHUFF... BAM! It took off with a
deafening roar. Too cool. I love those Econojets. Ejection was
a little early, but the rocket survived fine and came down just a short walk
away.
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