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add initial indication of successful first flight and link to pictures
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Bdale Garbee
<bdale@gag.com>
Tue, 4 Sep 2012 20:21:11 +0000
(14:21 -0600)
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Bdale Garbee
<bdale@gag.com>
Tue, 4 Sep 2012 20:21:11 +0000
(14:21 -0600)
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All rings and bulkheads were cut using a CNC milling machine from 3/8 inch
birch plywood. The fin forward and leading edge rings are made from 3/4 inch
thick birch plywood, mostly to provide sufficient depth for milled fin slots.
birch plywood. The fin forward and leading edge rings are made from 3/4 inch
thick birch plywood, mostly to provide sufficient depth for milled fin slots.
-Will add a pointer to build photos here once they are available.
-
-## Publicity
-
+## [Photos](http://gallery.gag.com/rockets/YikStik3)
## Flights
The intended first flight of YikStik3 was to be at NCR's Mile High Mayhem 2012
## Flights
The intended first flight of YikStik3 was to be at NCR's Mile High Mayhem 2012
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reload. Unfortunately, the jet stream was parked over the site yielding
strong upper level winds, such that it would not have been possible to keep
the airframe inside the waiver cylinder during recovery... so we didn't fly.
strong upper level winds, such that it would not have been possible to keep
the airframe inside the waiver cylinder during recovery... so we didn't fly.
-The motor
has now been certified as the Pro75-6GXL 9977-M2245-IM-P. I hope to
-fly YikStik3 for the first time at the
+The motor
was then certified as the Pro75-6GXL 9977-M2245-IM-P. I was able
+
to
fly YikStik3 for the first time at the
[Kloudbusters](http://www.kloudbusters.org/)
[Airfest 18](http://www.kloudbusters.org/airfest/Default.aspx). They've got
[Kloudbusters](http://www.kloudbusters.org/)
[Airfest 18](http://www.kloudbusters.org/airfest/Default.aspx). They've got
-a huge waiver cylinder and an awe-inspiring recovery area .. here's hoping
-the weather cooperates! It should be one heck of a flight!
+a huge waiver cylinder and an awe-inspiring recovery area .. which it turns
+out we didn't need much of! The airframe achieved approximately Mach 2.2 and
+21,660 feet above ground.