Model Forum / General / Rockets / August 2003

I am vurrently working on my level 2 got a stack of styrofoam disks and have
asked in another thread about cutting to final size, and now have to think
abour fiderglassing.
or could i do pseudo fiberglass? right now i am outa $$$ so i need to look

Why does the 'certified for contest use' classification have to apply
to scale competitions?   Take the A10-PT, for example; it could
be useful in a scale model (perhaps in a SRB, or part of a cluster
arrangement), but it's apparently not cert'ed for contest use.

My old rocket hat and several of the buttons on it are showing wear. It's
time to look for replacements. Any one know where to get the small purple
"...I am a Rocket Scientist" buttons. IIRC Ric Gaff got mine at Spencer
gifts a long time ago, but they no longer have any such thing. ...

Check this out:
http://www.eff.org/br/20030807_eff_pr.php
For those who insist on a preview:
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today criticized

Hi all... first post....
I'm mainly interested in the calculations necessary to determine
whether a rocket of the h202 type will be powerful enough to meet my
characteristics and requirements.

I picked up a ton of red/blue LED flashers a couple of weeks ago and
decided to see how long one would flash before burning out.  The blue
LED stopped flashing after about 24 hours, but the red LED kept going
for six days.  I was amazed because the flasher is only powered by

Have fun:
http://www.nytimes.com/ads/historychannel/spacepuzzle.html
-Fred Shecter NAR 20117

[NEWS] Hobby Rockets on NBC Nightly News
A story about lightning attracting hobby rockets (for science) was on
NBC Nightly News tonight 8-21-03 in the final 3 minutes of the show.
It clearly showed a half dozen rockets from the rear and a single one

Well, I have the main control box, and one pad box done for my relay
controller. I had to test it. I hooked up the 4 conductor phone wire between
the 2 boxes, and plugged 12v into each box (pad and main). The 12v was
provided by a marine starting battery. I hook the igniter leads ...

http://www.k8xg.com/f20.htm
Shows 3 degrees offcenter thrust due to the c-slot.
100b2031.jpg
Just Tech Jerry

http://www.federalreserve.gov//boarddocs/speeches/2002/20021015/default.h
tm
"2. See Bernanke and Gertler (1999, 2001) and Gramlich (2001) for
further discussion. Because equity valuations may pose asymmetric risks

After emptying some of my father's old boxes I found a
model rocket kit in it's original packaging.  It is the
Gemini III Model (Unit No. 295) from "Things of Science"
and it is dated 1965.  It was distributed for free by

During the recent legislative wrangles, I attempted to contact my
Senators via their websites to comment on Enzi's bill.  I successfully
contacted Senator Boxer, and received the 'canned' response that meant
"don't call us, we'll call you".

Who has images of the AT F20 (new case) close-up?

Could be considered a warhead. Should be considered a warhead.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994049
While you're at it, you shouldn't put it in your pants pocket either.....
-Fred Shecter NAR 20117