Model Forum / General / Rockets / September 2003

What do you guys do to arm your electronics. Do you use key switches? If you
do what type. Do you twist wires? Do you use another type of switch? Please
elaborate.

After having lost another shock cord, I thought of using a bulkhead
assembly, not glued into the tube, as a piston - attached to the motor mount
w/ mtl cable &/or nomex cord long enough to let it eject from the tube, and
attached on the opposite side to the chute - nose cone, etc.

Website is up-n-live:  http://rmrdescon.com/
Okay, the voting for the theme was interestingly close and therefore
those few that thought they were "being difficult" actually helped
quite a bit.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&ncid=753&e=1&u=/nm/20030916/
sc_nm/space_china_dc
Typical Chinese bent for secrecy. Love the "as far as I know things
are great" quote. Plausible deniability anyone :).
Should be interesting around Oct 1.

"Doug Sams" <doug_man_sams@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<7d7541d2a9b5d1a8c2e19cfe796316f6.39695@mygate.mailgate.org>...

I remember someone commening about a multi station trackign systems that was
interfaced to a pc. has anyone any experience with this? has someone though
about a low cost kit for clubs to do so?

In this months issue of Popular Mechanics,
the FAA is issuing a new drivers license like pilots license for a new
set of small 50k like airplanes. small ready to fly airplanes for 50k.
get your license in 20 hours of study and some flight.

We're looking for a place in the SF Bay Area (preferably South Bay or
Peninsula) to spend an hour or so shooting off a few Estes model rockets.
We used to do it at Mountain View Shoreline Park as kids, but based on
another thread I saw from last May, that's seemingly no longer ...

Where can a guy find the rocket plans for a scale Bulldog rocket?
Thanks!
Jim

What is the position of the ATF, Congress, and the HSA people with model
aircraft?
It would seem with all of the problems we have been having, and with the
statements about model rockets being made into guided missiles, what about

Did Boeing get its idea for an OSP from "Salvage 1"?
YOU be the judge:
http://boeingmedia.com/images/one.cfm?image_id=7192&release=t
vs.

Got a chance to fly for Level 1 cert today.  It was partly cloudy and kind
of breezy, not a real great day for flying.  I had already lost one rocket,
so my
confidence was a little lacking.

Okay, this thread is to make sure I didn't totally screw up the MPR &
HPR parts list for Descon 12 (sizing up was NOT easy).
Look here and offer comments! ("great", "good job", "works for me",
would be the comments I'm fishing for, but if not, please be specific

LCO "flies like crap"
Boy did I hear the comments, then the whoops and hollers as the streamer
came out.  Flew nicely on the E28-4 though ejection seemed a bit late.  I'm
probably heavier because when I went to 'paint the interior' I managed to

I was burnin' a few burgers on the grill when I heard a distinct rumble
in the air I'd never heard before.  As it cleared the trees  a big,
beautiful 4 engine bird graced the skies.  I called out the kids.  As it
moved closer there was no doubt about it.  A B-17 was putting out 4 ...