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Old 01-24-2023, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by MrTwisty
This was using multiple Estes Crossfires

Just had an ejection charge failure with Mr. Twisty and a C11-5.
Luckily the ground was soft after a heavy rain yesterday. Rocket is easily repairable.
Video here.
https://youtu.be/wesVOaQBVBY


Two things:

1. Looks to me more like you should have used a C11-3. The whole flight was like 5-seconds. It looks like it didn't have time to eject.

2. Show us the front end of the motor with the ejection charge failure. Show us that the clay cap was still intact.
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