Model Forum / General / Rockets / January 2004

Lots of new motors on the way. Between Cesaroni, AMW and Ellis Mt.
there will be plenty of motors to be flown. This includes the smaller
stuff... stay tuned!
Sweet!

The last few weeks have been quite hectic for the Tour de Deuce team.
We have been swamped with e-mails and updates from volunteers and much
communication amongst ourselves. This is a VERY good thing - it shows
the project is alive and well! I have some updates for TRF members and

I have the following items available at current Aerotech LIST price plus
actual shipping / handling / Insurance.
LEUP required for restricted access motors.
TRA / NAR cert L1 for H and I,  L2 for J reloads.

OK, so from all I've heard, even though TMT "performance testing"
activities date back to the mid 1980's, it was around 1991 or so
that TRA first actively proposed to use an "approved motor list"
and limit launch activities to motors from that list (though this

Is there any negative aspects to vacuum bagging reloads (using a food
saver)? The food saver is non-adjustable as far as the amount of vacuum
goes. I thought this might be a good idea to keep the grains from oxidizing.
We're talking E thru G range.

FWIW:  why isn't [someone] pushing for the development
of solar power satellites in geostationary Earth orbit?  Con-
structing them from lunar materials would be an IDEAL
reason for going back to the moon instead of just as a waypoint

Bush's recent proposal got me thinking. Now I loved the early NASA stuff; I
was a kid in the 60's and avidly followed the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo
flights. But I worry that today's NASA would be utterly and completely
incapable of doing a manned lunar and/or Mars program.

I'm looking for a Pershing Kit.  Something like the old Estes Pershing using
D or E engines.  The Launch Pad sold them when they were still open, but
past posts on this newsgroup says they are closed.
Any suggestions?  Thanks

After a successful L3 Cert flight yesterday I need to thank a few folks
personally.... ( in no specific order)
Thanks you Mark Saunders (BSD Rocketry) for loaning me the AT case for the
flight! Mark, your the man!

I am working on several "small" Estes rockets with my son and need info on
the Kevlar pads available from Giantleap Rockets in particular.  I have some
and I was wondering how much to trim off to fit the rockets properly and
still proctect the chutes?  I am waiting to hear from Ed ...

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I tried posting this previously, but it
didn't seem to show up on R.M.R.
If it does and this is a second posting,

Taa Da!!
Flew my 10" Skunkworks Bullpup on an AT M1315 today for a great L3 cert
flight!
I've posted the a video and flight data to

Fetch Rover, Fetch.  
GO GET IT!
Just don't get any S__t on you ...........
Oops, Too late.

reposted from ROL (names obfuscated with the exception of the
principals, all email addresses suppressed)
- iz
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It's time for the seventh annual RMR flight survey. I'd appreciate hearing
from everyone, both active posters and "lurkers", old timers and newbies,
questes rocketeers and HPR fliers, everybody who reads RMR. Even Jerry
Irvine and John Cato if they actually flew any rockets! :-) ...