Forrest's Rocket Pages Estes Alpha IIIŽ October 23, 1998

	Specifications
	Length: 12.3" (31.1 cm) Diameter: 0.98" (24.8 mm) Weight: 1.2 oz (34 g) Recovery: 12" (30 cm) parachute Fins: One piece plastic molded Maximum Altitude: 1100 ft (335 m) Recommended Engines: 1/2A6-2, A8-3 (first flight), B4-4, B6-4, B6-6, C6-5, C6-7

The Estes Alpha IIIŽ was my second rocket. Part of the E2X series, the Alpha IIIŽ required minor assembly including cutting and gluing. Because I was flying my Estes AstrocamŽ RTF at the same time, I used a C6-7 engine for the first (and final) flight of the Alpha IIIŽ. On October 18, 1998, in Gulfport, Mississippi, I launched the Alpha IIIŽ and it entered a low cloud directly overhead and disappeared. It was spotting returning to earth slowly a significant distance away. The Alpha IIIŽ was never recovered so if you find this rocket, please send me e-mail at forrest@greenbackacres.com. It has the number "13" on a tail fin.