Estes Hijax
EST 2105

The Hijax suffered the same fate as the supershot, over time it's engine holder was destroyed, and since it was one of those plastic ones, I couldn't replace it.

LENGTH: 50.8cm/20"
DIAMETER: 25.4mm/1.0"
ENGINES: A8-3, B4-4, B6-4, B8-5, C5-3, C6-3, C6-5
MAX ALT: 800 ft.
RECOVERY: 12" parachute

Launch Log

Flight # Date Engine Weather Comments
1 3/10/96 A8-3 Sunny Swerved up. CAUSE: Two fins were crooked. Parachute got stuck in body.
2 3/15/96 B6-4 Snow Payload: Housefly-survived.
3 3/18/96 C6-5 Light wind Good flight, good recovery.
4 3/18/96 A8-3 Windy Payload: 2 houseflies-lived. First, rocket just missed hiting seagull by about a foot, then ejection charge came out the back of the rocket. No damage.
5 3/18/96 C6-5 No wind Drifted off into the woods. Couldn't find. FOUND 3/19/96: About a 1/2 mile away from launch site. The two house flies were still alive!
6 8/22/96 A8-3 Sunny Good flight, good recovery.
7 8/22/96 A8-3 Sunny Payload: Spider-survived.
8 8/24/96 A8-3 Light breeze Payload: Lego man-Nose fell off and lego man fell out. Couldn't find him anywhere.