| Vehicle ID: | 49 |
| Flights: | 18 |
| Model: | Nova Payloader |
| Manufacturer: | Estes |
| Recovery: | Parachute |
| Status: | Operational |
| Shock cord extended after flight #3. |
| Shock cord and parachute replaced after flight #7. |
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| 2000/03/04
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/10/28
| SLRA, Elsberry, MO
| Payload: 2.5V bulb and a 'AAA' battery.
First night launch. Light visible for the entire flight. Easily recovered in the
dark.
| 2001/02/10
| New Mark Middle School
| Separation - shock cord broke near the
body. The body glided in nicely and both pieces landed close to each other. The
trailing edge of one fin was damaged.
| 2001/03/04
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2001/05/12
| Shawnee Mission Park, east site
| 2001/06/16
| Shawnee Mission Park, east site
| 2001/06/16
| Shawnee Mission Park, east site
| Landed in a tree. Theo A. climbed the
tree to recover it.
| 2002/01/26
| Shawnee Mission Park, east site
| 2003/06/14
| Tripoli Nebraska, Pickrell, NE
| Payload: 2.5V bulb with a 'AAA' battery.
| 2006/05/06
| Sample farm
| 2006/05/06
| Sample farm
| 2009/10/16
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Payload: 2.5V bulb and a 'AAA' battery. Very
long delay. Ejected just before the ground. The nose cone came off since I forgot to
tape it but it was recovered close to the landing site thanks to the delayed ejection.
| 2009/10/16
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Payload: A half dozen 2" glow sticks. The
glow sticks were much harder to see than the light bulb.
| 2009/10/16
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Payload: 2.5V bulb and a 'AAA' battery.
| 2009/10/16
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Payload: 2.5V bulb and a 'AAA' battery.
| 2010/10/15
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Payload: 2.5V bulb and an 'AAA' battery.
| 2010/10/15
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Payload: 2.5V bulb and an 'AAA' battery.
Separation. Heard the body hit the grass. I searched for it with a flashlight and
found it pointed straight up.
| 2016/06/02
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
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Last updated: October 16, 2016
