Rocket Information

Vehicle ID:	34
Flights:	37
Model:	Mirage
Manufacturer:	Aerotech
Recovery:	Parachute
Status:	Operational

History

Shock cord in lower section replaced with Kevlar after flight #6.

Parachutes replaced with a single 30" Top-Flight 'chute after flight #6.

One fin epoxied back on after flight #6.

Lower section rebuilt after flight #35.

Rail buttons added after flight #35.

Flight Log

Flight	Date	Motor	Launch Site	Comments
1	2000/03/11	G64-4W	KCAR, Case farm	'Chutes tangled, one opened. Landed OK.
2	2000/10/08	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	Good flight; both 'chutes opened.
3	2000/10/29	G64-4W	SLRA, Elsberry, MO	Shock cords tangled but both 'chutes opened. Landed OK as one unit.
4	2001/03/18	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	Nice flight.
5	2001/07/14	F40-4W	KCAR, Case farm	Nice flight.
6	2001/07/14	F52-5T	KCAR, Case farm	Motor CATO - Blow-by. Significant heat damage to both 'chutes, shock cords, and to the motor mount tube. One fin became loose.
7	2001/10/14	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	'Chute reefed.
8	2001/10/14	G54-SW	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	'Chute reefed. Slid back a bit before the ejection charge blew.
9	2001/11/03	G64-4W	Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
10	2001/11/10	F50-4T	KCAR, Case farm	Landed in a tree but recovered.
11	2001/11/10	G38-4FJ	KCAR, Case farm
12	2001/11/10	G40-4W	KCAR, Case farm
13	2002/03/17	G54-SW	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
14	2002/03/17	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
15	2002/03/17	G40-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
16	2002/03/17	G35-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
17	2002/06/16	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
18	2002/06/16	G54-SW	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
19	2002/06/16	G38-4FJ	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
20	2002/07/06	F40-4W	Tickwood Ranch	Due to launch controller problems this one was ignited by using long wires connected directly to a 12V sealed lead acid battery.
21	2002/10/13	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
22	2002/10/13	G54-SW	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB
23	2002/10/13	F50-4T	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB
24	2002/10/26	G64-4W	Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB
25	2002/10/26	G54-SW	Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB
26	2002/10/26	F40-4W	Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
27	2002/12/15	F52-5T	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
28	2003/03/16	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
29	2003/04/12	G64-4W	Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB
30	2003/04/12	G64-4W	Kloudbusters, Argonia, KS
31	2003/05/03	F40-4W	Sample farm
32	2003/05/03	F52-5T	Sample farm
33	2003/06/08	F52-5T	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB.
34	2003/06/08	F40-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB.
35	2003/06/08	G64-4W	Teeniemunde, Arma, KS	Payload: Mk-II RLB Motor CATO (Blow-by). The RLB case was charred but it still transmitted.
36	2015/10/08	F52-5T	Shawnee Mission Park, west site	This is the biggest motor I've ever flown at Shawnee Mission Park.
37	2015/11/07	F40-4W	Teeniemunde, Walnut Grove, MO	Forgot wadding, but the Nomex(tm) shock cord protector did a good job. The parachute ended up a bit scorched.