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Moon Machine
Flight Log
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Flight #
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Motor
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Electronics
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Performance
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Comments
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| 1 |
H73-MJ |
N/A |
N/A |
1st flight- caught on rail slightly, scorched bottom of
rocket. No damage. |
| 2 |
H242-LT |
N/A |
N/A |
Parachute tangled, came down in a flat spin. No
damage. |
Flight #1, ROCStock VII, June 1998
I got there on Friday, and with no lines, no waiting, we put the Moon Machine
on the pad with an H73. I just wanted a nice, slow ride for the first
flight. We loaded it onto the rail and went back to the flight line.
At ignition, it rode up the rail and stuck a little bit. Oh well. It
came out of the rail wagging it's tail, but managed a straight flight.
Deployment was on time and it came back alive. 1 for 1.
Flight #2, ROCStock VII, June 1998
After the somewhat boring flight on Blackjack power, I decided to kick it up
a notch and use a fast propellant, Blue Thunder. Counted down and
BAM! it was gone. This was a great flight combination.
However, the big parachute that my dad stuffed in there (thanks a lot) got stuck
and tangled with the fins on the way down. It came in in a flat spin over
the flight line, almost hitting a car. Those ACME fin cans are
tough. Nothing broke. A good flight.
Design and Construction
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Construction
This was my first
"real" scratchbuilt high power rocket. I built it out of
LOC 38mm tubing, a LOC 38mm nose cone, and an ACME fin can. Not
too complicated. What was a big first for me on this rocket was a
fiberglass wrap. Probably overkill, but I can safely say that this
rocket can withstand at least an I300T! I also put strips of glass
over and onto the fin can to hold it on during high speed flight.
It came out looking not too shabby.
Conclusion
This rocket would be a
great first scratch build. It is easy to duplicate the
design. If you want a rocket that has great performance in a small
package, try this one out. You can get the RockSim file at the top
of the page.
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