Vehicle ID: | 81 |
Flights: | 169 |
Model: | Upscaled (3x) Mosquito |
Manufacturer: | Scratchbuilt |
Recovery: | Parachute (9") |
Status: | Operational |
Added engine block and increased streamer length after flight #1. |
Shock cord replaced with Kevlar and new elastic after flight #30. |
Thin CA added to the inside of the front part of the body tube after flight #36. |
One epoxy fillet added after flight #45. |
Shock cord & kevlar replaced after flight #65. |
Major overhaul after flight #74: The notch that happened in flight #15 was patched with putty. Sanded, repainted. Motor mount removed and completely replaced except for the engine hook. The new motor mount is 24mm rather than the original 18mm. |
Switched to a 9" Top-Flight parachute after flight #92. |
Modified the nose cone to accept the Mk-I tracking transmitter after flight #103. |
Replaced the shock cord (elastic & Kevlar(tm)) after flight #103. |
Replaced the Kevlar(tm) portion of the shock cord after flight #126. |
Replaced the top half of the tube after flight #161. |
Repainted the pink parts after flight #161. |
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2000/03/04
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Streamer isn't enough. Engine hook
got shoved forward.
| 2000/03/11
| KCAR, Case farm
| Good motor choice.
| 2000/03/11
| KCAR, Case farm
| Good motor choice.
| 2000/04/02
| Sample farm
| 2000/05/29
| Shawnee Mission Park, east site
| 2000/06/04
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Good motor choice.
| 2000/06/04
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/06/10
| KCAR, Case farm
| Shock cord got tangled around a fin.
Landed OK.
| 2000/07/01
| Tickwood Ranch
| Landed one meter away from me.
| 2000/07/08
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2000/07/08
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2000/07/31
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Two TigerTails misfired. Ended up
using a Solar igniter.
| 2000/07/31
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/07/31
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/07/31
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| A fin got nicked when it hit George's
rocket box. It landed right behind George.
| 2000/08/19
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| One misfire.
| 2000/08/19
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/08/19
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/08/19
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/08/26
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Almost landed in a tree, near power
lines.
| 2000/09/26
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/09/26
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/09/30
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Streamer ended up inside the nose
cone; tumbled in; no damage
| 2000/09/30
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/09/30
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/10/01
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/10/01
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/10/01
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2000/10/01
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Landed pointed up! Ejected ~15 feet
off the ground (too much launch rod angle)
| 2000/10/08
| Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
| OK ejection, but separated several
seconds afterwards. Both pieces recovered; No damage.
| 2000/10/14
| KCAR, Case farm
| Shock cord suffered severe heat
damage.
| 2000/10/21
| Tickwood Ranch
| 2000/10/21
| Tickwood Ranch
| 2000/10/21
| Tickwood Ranch
| 2000/10/28
| SLRA, Elsberry, MO
| 2000/10/29
| SLRA, Elsberry, MO
| Some minor body tube damage on
landing. Popped it back out, though.
| 2000/11/11
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2000/11/11
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2000/12/09
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2001/01/06
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Landed on the north road. No damage.
| 2001/01/20
| New Mark Middle School
| 2001/02/03
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2001/02/10
| New Mark Middle School
| Came down fast, but no visible damage.
| 2001/03/03
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| Noticed the engine hook was a bit
loose.
| 2001/03/04
| Shawnee Mission Park, west site
| 2001/03/10
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2001/03/10
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2001/03/10
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2001/03/10
| KCAR, Case farm
| 2001/03/25
| Sample farm
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