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Rocket Information
Vehicle ID: 95
Flights: 87
Model: Longshot
Manufacturer: Estes
Recovery: Parachute
Status: Operational

History
Fin can epoxied back on after flight #13.
Reinforcing coupler added near fin can after flight #52.
Most of the tube replaced after flight #77.

Flight Log
Flight Date Motor Launch Site Comments
1
2000/10/21
D9-4W
Tickwood Ranch Landed in bush with lots of thorns.
2
2000/10/21
C5-3
Tickwood Ranch
3
2000/10/21
B6-2
Tickwood Ranch
4
2000/10/21
B4-2
Tickwood Ranch
5
2000/10/29
D13-4W
SLRA, Elsberry, MO
6
2001/02/10
D12-5
New Mark Middle School
7
2001/03/03
C6-3
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
8
2001/03/18
D15-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
9
2001/03/25
D12-5
Sample farm
10
2001/05/27
C6-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
11
2001/05/27
C6-3
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Arch attempt with ~80 feet of red/silver mylar tape. It didn't get high enough to unspool all of the tape.
12
2001/08/11
D12-5
KCAR, Case farm
13
2001/08/18
D13-4W
Miami County Airport Fin can came loose. Forward end of body tube crushed during recovery at a demo launch.
14
2001/09/03
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
15
2001/09/03
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
16
2001/09/03
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
17
2001/09/03
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
18
2001/09/03
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
19
2001/09/03
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
20
2001/09/03
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
21
2001/09/09
D13-4W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
22
2001/09/21
E9-6
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
23
2001/09/21
E9-8
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Great delay selection.
24
2001/09/22
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
25
2001/09/22
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
26
2001/09/22
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
27
2001/09/22
E9-6
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Used lots of rod angle due to the winds picking up. Apogee happened south of the south road. It drifted back and landed about 15m south of the pad.
28
2001/09/29
D12-5
Shawnee Mission Park, east site
29
2001/10/14
D13-4W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Landed in 9-foot tall weeds south east of the road. Took about a half an hour to find it.
30
2002/08/11
D13-4W
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Separation. Both pieces recovered. The nose cone and parachute landed in a tree in the field to the north.
31
2002/10/13
E9-8
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
32
2002/10/26
E9-6
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
33
2002/10/26
E9-6
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
34
2002/10/26
D12-5
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
35
2002/11/17
D24-4T
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
36
2003/04/26
D12-0,C6-7
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
37
2003/04/26
C11-0,C6-7
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
38
2003/05/03
C11-0,C6-7
Sample farm
39
2003/05/24
C11-0,A8-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
40
2003/05/26
C11-0,B4-6
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
41
2003/05/26
C11-0,C11-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
42
2003/05/26
D12-0,B4-6
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
43
2003/05/26
C11-0,C6-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Landed in a tree but easily recovered with my 24 foot pole.
44
2003/05/26
E9-6
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
45
2003/05/26
D12-0,A8-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
46
2003/05/26
E9-6
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Separation. Body tube recovered. Nose cone & parachute lost.
47
2003/10/04
D12-0,D12-7
Zeilmann Field, Reading, KS
48
2003/10/12
D12-0,D12-7
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
49
2003/10/12
D12-0,D12-7
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
50
2003/11/15
D9-4W
Gridley, KS
51
2004/05/01
D12-5
Sample farm
52
2004/05/01
D12-5
Sample farm
53
2008/09/20
C6-0,C6-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Delay too long. Accidentally left my wadding-inserting tool in the rocket!
54
2008/09/20
C6-0,C5-3
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
55
2008/09/20
C6-0,C6-3
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
56
2008/09/20
C11-0,C6-3
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
57
2008/09/20
D12-0,C6-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
58
2008/09/20
B6-0,A8-3
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Low but good flight.
59
2008/09/27
C11-0,C6-7
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
60
2008/10/12
C11-0,C6-5
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
61
2008/10/12
B6-0,C6-5
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
62
2009/07/25
C11-0,C6-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
63
2009/08/09
C11-0,C6-5
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS
64
2009/08/09
C11-0,C6-5
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Landed in a tree across the road. Broke the shock cord during recovery.
65
2009/09/11
C11-0,C6-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
66
2009/09/11
D12-0,C6-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Squirrelly but sucessful flight. The sustainer landed about 100 feet south of the south road. Don P. and George S. recovered the booster.
67
2009/09/11
C6-0,C6-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site 'Chute didn't come out of the body tube but the rocket glided in nicely to the east with no damage.
68
2009/09/11
C6-0,C11-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
69
2009/09/11
B6-0,A8-3
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
70
2009/10/18
D12-0,C6-5
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Nose cone popped but no 'chute. No damage.
71
2009/10/18
D12-5
Teeniemunde, Arma, KS Nose cone popped but no 'chute. Core sample. Recovered by Mark T's friend.
72
2010/07/10
C6-0,C11-5
Shawnee Mission Park, east site Landed south of the road thanks to the second stage firing when the rocket was horizontal. The sustainer ended up in a tree just west of the newer administrative building. George directed me to the first stage which landed much closer.
73
2011/06/04
C11-0,C11-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
74
2011/06/04
C11-0,C11-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Payload: Cris P's AltimeterTwo Altimeter reported peak 450 feet, 129 MPH, 0.7s burn, 19.0 G peak acceleration, 8.4 G average acceleration, 5.8 seconds coast to apogee, apogee to ejection time not reported, ejection altitude 377 feet, descent speed 21 MPH, flight duration 18.6 seconds. Body damage due to hard landing since the parachute didn't deploy completely.
75
2011/08/13
C11-0,B6-6
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Ejected the nose cone but no 'chute. Backslid in north of the road for a safe landing. George showed up at the field just as I was recovering it.
76
2011/08/13
C11-0,C11-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Recovered by some boy scouts north of the road.
77
2011/08/13
D12-0,C11-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Ejected but no 'chute. Augered in.
78
2015/10/08
C11-0,C11-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
79
2015/10/08
D12-0,C11-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Landed one meter north of the parking lot south of the south road.
80
2015/10/08
D12-0,C11-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Landed on the north/sounth road northeast of the launch site. A small piece came off one fin at landing.
81
2015/10/08
D12-0,C11-7
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Landed in a tree near the south road. I had to jump to recover it.
82
2015/10/08
C11-0,C11-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site
83
2015/11/07
D12-0,C11-7
Teeniemunde, Walnut Grove, MO
84
2016/05/21
D12-0,C11-7
Teeniemunde, Walnut Grove, MO No 'chute. Backslid all the way down. One fin broke at landing.
85
2016/07/27
D12-0,C11-7
Teeniemunde, Walnut Grove, MO
86
2016/07/30
C11-0,C6-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site Good staging. Nose cone popped but the 'chute stuck in the tube. Slight crimp in the body tube upon landing.
87
2017/05/06
C11-0,C6-5
Shawnee Mission Park, west site

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Last updated: May 6, 2017