Model Forum / General / Rockets / April 2004

Guys,
I need to get ahold of some low current E-MATCHES. If you know a
source for these could you point me into the right direction. It seems
that Daveyfire is in limbo right now and OXRAL wants you to buy a

cool when can I have one?
http://www.xcor.com/gallery/15lb
66Newtons? an F engine?
shockie B)

I went to micheals today and bought some light picture hanging wire ( used
for lighetr pictures & frames), i intend on using this as a shock cord mount
in a model rocket...this rocket would at HIGHEST eject the parachute at
around 30 fps....I can, with a good amount of effort, break ...

Were the 2003 flight survey results ever posted?

Hi my name is Tony Semenuk and i livein the UP  in MichiganI've been into rockets  about twenty five yearsand I wasa wondering where the nearest clubs are {if any} mainly central UP I moved up here from detroit three years agoand am finaly settling in,yhere is a large field on my ...

 The next MDRA launch's Sunday (May 2) coincides with the  Chesapeake Bay
Bridge Walk, when they close the one of the bridges over the Chesapeake Bridge
to traffic & open it to pedestrians. The other bridge handles (poorly) vehicles
in both directions & traffic & back-ups will be ...

I had an Aerotech G35-4W cato on the pad last month at the NEFAR launch.
The nozzle end of the motor blew off taking out part of the tail-end of my
Astrobee-D.  When I recovered the pieces I discovered that the propellant
grain was intact and looked like it hadn't burned.  I've ...

  I sent up a homemade rocket with a Teleflite G-75 motor and put plenty of
wadding but my nylon chute still melted. Is there a way to better protect my
chutes?

OK I'll ask:
Who exactly is Skippy Irvine?
TED

Today I made my first certification - NAR L1
PML MiniBBX
24" chute with a 4" spill
Railbuttons launch guidance

The Metropolitan Rocketry Association, Tripoli Prefecture #94 held its first
commercial launch of the year Saturday and Sunday (April 17 & 18) at our
spacious range located on a sod farm near Wawayanda, NY (about 40 miles NW
of NYC). In addition to our New York / New Jersey core, we ...

RCS IERT Course Deemed a "Defense Article"
April 20, 2004
Web posted at: 12:54 PM EDT
(ROL Newswire) --  The United States Department of State has determined

So many people get angry when they read or hear the name that I
thought a change might make the climate around here a bit more calm.
So if everyone could use Skippy instead of Jerry from now on it would
be greatly appreciated.

Anyone have these or know where I can find them?
Thanks.