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Rocket Information
Vehicle ID: 33
Flights: 36
Model: IQSY Tomahawk
Manufacturer: Aerotech
Recovery: Parachute
Status: Operational

History
Rebuilt after flight #1.
One fin epoxied back on after flight #10.
Epoxy fillet added to one fin after flight #13.
Epoxy fillet replaced after flight #15.
Epoxy fillet replaced after flight #24.
One fin re-attached after flight #36.
Upper 5" of the body tube replaced after flight #36.
Shock cord split and a 36" shock cord protector added after flight #36.

Flight Log
Flight Date Motor Launch Site Comments
1
1999/11/13
E28-7T
KCAR, Case farm Parachute didn't eject. Came straight down. Major damage.
2
2000/05/13
E30-7T
KCAR, Case farm Upper part of body tube crushed slightly (nose cone smacked it at ejection).
3
2001/03/18
F22-7J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
4
2001/03/25
E28-7T
Sample farm
5
2001/03/25
F22-7J
Sample farm
6
2001/05/27
D15-4T
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Good delay for this rocket.
7
2001/06/10
F40-10W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Motor hard to light. It finally went of the 4th attempt, thanks to a lot of scraping and some thermalite (and Larry Mills).
8
2001/07/14
F20-7W
KCAR, Case farm Nice flight. Motor kicked.
9
2001/07/14
E18-7W
KCAR, Case farm Ejection a few seconds after apogee.
10
2001/07/14
E23-5T
KCAR, Case farm No ejection -- the delay grain didn't burn. Landed sideways breaking one fin.
11
2001/08/12
F40-10W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-I RLB First test of the transmitter. Transmitter worked well but noticed it was weaker in the air than on the ground.
12
2001/08/12
F52-8T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-I RLB Second test of the transmitter. Had visual of the landing as it happened but the rocket was not visible on the ground due to terrain. Transmitter worked well.
13
2001/08/18
E28-7T
Miami County Airport One fin damaged (bent) during recovery at a demo launch.
14
2001/09/01
G64-10W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-I RLB
15
2001/09/01
G64-10W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-I RLB The fin fillet added after flight #10 started to come off.
16
2001/09/09
F12-5J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
17
2001/09/09
F22-7J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS 'Chute reefed to cut down on drift.
18
2001/11/03
E15-7W
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
19
2001/11/11
F62-ST
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-I RLB
20
2002/02/16
D21-4T
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
21
2002/03/17
F39-6T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
22
2002/03/17
F37-SW
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
23
2002/03/17
F20-7W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
24
2002/04/06
G64-10W
SLRA, Elsberry, MO Payload: Mk-I RLB
25
2002/08/03
G33-7J
Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE This rocket was supposed to fly by itself but accidently drag raced with another due to an LCO operator error.
26
2002/08/31
G64-10W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
27
2002/08/31
G40-10W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
28
2002/09/01
G64-10W
Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB Saw the 'chute come out at apogee but lost sight of it. I had to use the RLB to locate it over half a mile away.
29
2002/10/05
D24-4T
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
30
2002/10/05
E30-7T
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
31
2002/10/05
D15-4T
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
32
2002/10/13
F37-SW
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
33
2002/10/13
F12-5J
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
34
2002/10/13
F23-7FJ
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Payload: Mk-II RLB
35
2002/10/19
D24-4T
Shawnee Mission Park, east site
36
2002/10/19
D15-4T
Shawnee Mission Park, east site 'Chute didn't deploy in time. Body tube crushed.

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Last updated: October 16, 2016