| This Estes Alpha rocket has had many flights in Germany and France before I started to document flight logs.
The maiden flight most likely took place in 1981. |
# |
Date of Launch |
Launch Location |
Payload Description |
Recovery System |
1st Stage |
2nd Stage |
3rd Stage |
Lift-off Weight [g] |
Weather Conditions |
Temperature [°C] |
Altimeter Type |
Altitude [meters] |
Remarks |
1 |
1981-00-00 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
2009-09-09 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes A8-5 |
|
|
|
Calm |
25 |
"How High SP" |
Error |
Altimeter power loss at apogee due to high ejection forces. |
3 |
2009-09-09 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes B6-4 |
|
|
|
Calm |
25 |
"How High SP" |
178 |
No padding, however I got lucky on this flight. |
4 |
2009-09-27 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
MOOG-NICO A8-3 |
|
|
|
Calm |
23 |
"How High SP" |
75 |
Altimeter now sufficiently padded in payload bay tube. |
5 |
2009-09-27 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
MOOG*NICO A8-3 |
|
|
|
Calm |
23 |
"How High SP" |
73 |
|
6 |
2009-09-27 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes A8-3 |
|
|
|
Calm |
23 |
"How High SP" |
65 |
|
7 |
2009-09-27 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes B6-4 |
|
|
|
Calm |
23 |
"How High SP" |
161 |
|
8 |
2009-09-27 |
Schwabach, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes B6-4 |
|
|
|
Calm |
23 |
"How High SP" |
153 |
|
9 |
2010-08-01 |
Solaris Flugtag - Manching, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes C6-7 |
|
|
|
Windy |
|
"How High SP" |
394 |
|
10 |
2010-09-26 |
Berg bei Neumarkt, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes B6-4 |
|
|
|
Slight breeze |
|
"How High SP" / Adrel |
160 / 166 |
Parachute opened to early. |
11 |
2010-09-26 |
Berg bei Neumarkt, Germany |
|
12" Parachute |
Estes C6-7 |
|
|
|
Slight breeze |
|
"How High SP" / Adrel |
407 / 414 |
Perfect flight. |