Estes SkyWinder

Estes SkyWinder
EST 2077

The skywinder was supposed to be one of those heliocopter rockets, you know when the ejection charge happened the blades were supposed to swoosh out and the rocket would spin gracefully down... But I think it only worked once. I hated it...

LENGTH: 50.8cm/20"

DIAMETER: 34.2mm/1.346"

ENGINES: B4-2, B6-2, C6-3

MAX ALT: 400 ft.

RECOVERY: Rotar blades

Launch Log

Flight # Date Engine Weather Comments

1 8/11/96 Not recorded Light breeze Nose code popped off, rocket crashed to the ground, and one propellor broke off. Can be fixed though.

2 8/11/96 Not recorded No wind Nose cone popped off again, but the blades actually worked and it spinned down nice and slow.

3 8/12/96 Not recorded No wind Left saftey cap on launch rod. Rocket took half of the rod with it on its 10 foot high flight.

4 8/13/96 B6-4 Light wind Nose came off again, and blade broke off again.

5 8/18/96 B6-4 Sunny Actually worked!!

6 8/19/96 B6-4 Sunny Nose popped off again and landed somewhere in the bushes. FOUND: Later next spring. But by then the rocket had been mistreated so much it was to messed up too fly again.

LENGTH:	50.8cm/20"
DIAMETER:	34.2mm/1.346"
ENGINES:	B4-2, B6-2, C6-3
MAX ALT:	400 ft.
RECOVERY:	Rotar blades

Flight #	Date	Engine	Weather	Comments
1	8/11/96	Not recorded	Light breeze	Nose code popped off, rocket crashed to the ground, and one propellor broke off. Can be fixed though.
2	8/11/96	Not recorded	No wind	Nose cone popped off again, but the blades actually worked and it spinned down nice and slow.
3	8/12/96	Not recorded	No wind	Left saftey cap on launch rod. Rocket took half of the rod with it on its 10 foot high flight.
4	8/13/96	B6-4	Light wind	Nose came off again, and blade broke off again.
5	8/18/96	B6-4	Sunny	Actually worked!!
6	8/19/96	B6-4	Sunny	Nose popped off again and landed somewhere in the bushes. FOUND: Later next spring. But by then the rocket had been mistreated so much it was to messed up too fly again.