Eagle launches on another test flight for Nesaru X6 project!

Jan03
by cgould on January 3, 2012 at 12:07 AM
Posted In: XR4 (Perseus) Medium Power Booster project

(December 26, 2011 — Middlefield, OH)

Perseus / Eagle flew another high performance test flight, This mission, designated as PLS-38, saw Eagle passing with flying colors…Literally!

Eagle launching on mission PLS-38. It's just a blur of colors!

This is the second flight created purely to prepare for the maiden launch of Adventure / Nesaru X6. I’ve collected aerodynamic flight data using the Perseus rockets since these rockets are the design templates for the X6 rocket stack.

Eagle flew “light” to maximize speed & altitude on an Aerotech F24. Perseus made an altitude of over 1676 feet AGL with a maximum speed of 277 MPH. No stability issues were noted.

A successful flight!

 

 

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