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 |
Flight # | Date | Engine | Weather | Comments |
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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. |