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R2/V2

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R2/V2
Rocket Name:         R2/V2 
Builder: Peter E. Abresch Jr.
Rocket Kit: 3.90-R2
Manufacturer: Loc/Precision
Motor Size: 38mm with 29mm adapter
Recovery: Engine Ejection
Electronics: None
Height: 3 feet 2.75 inches
Weight w/o motor: 2 lbs 9 ozs
Current Status: Ready to fly
Notes:
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Comments
Blastoff

This rocket is a typical V2 style rocket with a tailcone. Not much room in the tailcone to work. This was built as my level 1 rocket and flys well with G80 and above.

Flight Logs



Date          Engine     Altitude/Ft   Location          Notes



03/10/2007     Loki H144      2247 Sim            Higgs Dairy Farm     Separation during ejection, failed level 1 cert, recovered
04/21/2007     Loki H144      2247 Sim   Higgs Dairy Farm Red Glare II/ Successfuly cert 1 flight 10/21/2007     Loki H144      2247 Sim   Higgs Dairy Farm Red Glare III/chute deployed late, no damage
01/12/2008     Loki H144      2247 Sim   Higgs Dairy Farm Wind carried it a long way, cracked fins, repaired
04/18/2008     Loki H144      2247 Sim   Higgs Dairy Farm Red Glare IV/Nose weight separated on landing, repaired
05/17/2008     Loki G80      800 Sim     Central Sod Farm very windy, fin broke off when landed off the sod 07/13/2008     Loki G80      800 Sim     Central Sod Farm nice flight
08/16/2008     Loki G80      800 Sim     Central Sod Farm nice flight
09/13/2008     Loki G80      800 Sim     Central Sod Farm nice flight, cracked a fin again, repaired 10/11/2008     Loki H90R     2014 Sim  Higgs Dairy Farm very nice high flight, recovered with no damage
11/07/2008     Loki H144     2247 Sim   Higgs Dairy Farm Red Glare V/very nice flight, went into the clouds
05/16/2009     Loki G80     800 Sim    Central Sod Farm Late deployment, no damage
06/13/2009 Loki G80 800 Sim Central Sod Farm Late deployment, tangled chute, recovered nicely
08/22/2009 Loki G80 800 Sim Central Sod Farm Typical delayed deployment, nice recovery 09/19/2009 Loki G80 800 Sim Central Sod Farm Hard deployment, motor casing was loose, nice recovery
05/15/2010 Loki G80 800 Sim Central Sod Farm very nice high flight, recovered with no damage
06/26/2010 Loki G80 800 Sim Central Sod Farm very nice flight with great recovery in soy bean field
07/17/2010 Loki G80 800 Sim Central Sod Farm nice flight and recovery with no damage
09/18/2010 Loki G80 800 Sim Central Sod Farm nice flight and recovery close to the woods edge
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