| Completed construction
easily. Included a baffle system to eliminate the need for wadding.
Painted Bertha in the suggesed scheme. Looks nice.
Launch: First flight on 10/26/01. Launch was perfect on
a C6-5. Straight, with no tendency to wobble at all. Recovery
charge fired on time but did not have enough ooomph to kick the chute out.
Bertha nosedived and impacted the ground with enough force to crumple the
first inch or so of the body tube. Repairable and she will fly again.
I am concerned that my baffle system is too restrictive. Will attempt
to modify it and allow more gas to pressurize the chute bay.
Length: 24"
Diameter: 1.64"
Weight: 2.2 oz
Recovery: 18" parachute
Engine: B6-4, C6-5
Max altitude: 500'
Total flights: 1 |
