IRW 2001 - Wednesday 22nd August, Largs

The pavillion starts to fill up
NSRG STAAR
Black Knights

Centuri Saucer launch Centuri Saucer apogee Mini-Phoenix

NSRG X-Program

Mike's X-15 clone Darren's resprayed Quest X-30 X-30 launch

The Flights

Wednesday Afternoon
Flier Rocket Motor Comments
Darren Rogue Aerospace Interdictor B6-4 Lost drag race with Andy Moore
Darren Centuri X-24 Bug C5-3 As crap as ever
Darren MiniSaucer A10-0T Quick low flight
Darren Glider Saucer A3-4T Needs a little more nose weight for glide - but nose pod lost
Darren X-30 C5-3 Won drag race
Darren MiniPhoenix 1/2A3-2T Massively bonus delay - 7 secs?
Shaun Centuri Saucer D13-10 lovely crackly burn
Mike X-15 B4-4 Really nice low slow flight
Mike Mini VB-X A10-3T
Mike FireFlash B4-4
Mike DC-Y C5-3
Mike X-30 C6-3 Lost drag race
Mike LOC Stovi F39-6T Won drag race with Andy Moore - Drag race was great, simultaneous lift off and deployment - Andy's got stuck in tree
George Lil' Nuke E15-4 Really straight - perfect delay
Wednesday Evening
Flier Rocket Motor Comments
Darren Estes Tomcat C6-3 Landed before wings could deploy - no damage
Darren Saucer Glider A3-4T Rebuilt. Engine was ejected so entered 'death dive'
Shaun 40 grit B6-4 Fin dropped off on landing
Shaun Nike Arrow 1/2A3-4T Nice straight flight but kicked motor and motor mount out when deploying
Mike Resistance is futile D13-7 Nice scratch built model in the shape of an enormous resistor. Motor chuffed a bit before an angled flight - lost over the trees into Fairlie
Pete TrueModeler Scout B4-4 Very nice, slow flight, got Pete his Model Achievement Programme level 1