Lost Little Dog Booster 5/30/10 @ MHM - Northern Colorado Rocketry

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2010-06-01 at 2:36 pm #41035
Steve Jensen
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I lost my booster to my Git Along Little Doggie. I suffered a main deployment at apogee due to weak shear pins and too strong a drogue deployment charge.

It’s purple with blue fin accents. It has a 6-GXL case with my home phone and TRA# engraved on it.

It was from a 10,500+ foot shot that separated right over the flight line. I expect it’s within a mile of the launch site, just swallowed by the Pawnee for now.

The lighter nosecone and forward section floated about 4 miles directly over the eastern windmill. Had a fun retrieval, but at least got my altimeter and DC-30 back.

Steve J.
2010-06-02 at 1:02 am #52776
greywolves
Hey Steve,

Bummer, dont forget to save that track, maybe you can retace the track, like Ken, perhaps makeing it more possible to find.
2010-07-25 at 11:51 pm #52777
bryans
FOUND, called Steve on the phone already.

It was here http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=40.889736,+-104.622272&sll=40.823723,-104.007118&sspn=0.001961,0.004136&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=40.889055,-104.627223&spn=0.01567,0.033088&z=15&iwloc=near

Core sampled about 10 inches, there was actually core sample inside the front of the motor casing. The rear of the rocket ponts back toward the launch site, so I think it separated at apogee, not later.
2010-07-26 at 12:07 am #52778
John A. Wilke
Participant
How was the condition? I’ve core sampled (“prairie punched”) glass rockets a time or two, and they have been just fine….
2010-07-26 at 12:11 am #52779
bryans
oh its just fine judging by the exterior. I haven’t bothered to clean out the core sample yet but i expect it will fly again.
2010-07-26 at 1:19 am #52780
Steve Jensen
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I am amazed it traveled as far as it did. It separated just above the south end of the flight line at 10,500 feet. It must have angled and sailed all that distance.

Thanks for the phone call!

I owe you a motor.

Steve
2010-07-26 at 4:30 am #52781
Kenneth Reilly
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Wow, that little dog went on quite an adventure. From what I know about that flight, I would have never guessed to look there for it. They fly, they fall – but not always straight down. Hope to see it fly again soon.
2010-07-26 at 6:07 am #52782
greywolves
Awesome, great job Bryan!
2010-07-26 at 2:01 pm #52783
MikeS
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The Pawnee sure hides rockets well. I was real close to
it a week ago. Another twenty or thirty yards in any
direction and I may have found it.

Glad it will be home. Great Job.
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