Model Forum / General / Rockets / August 2004

I ordered a 5:1 4" NC for my new rocket on Thursday and received it early AM Saturday.
Nothing short of beautiful and - frankly - inexpensive for the quality piece it is $35.50
incl Priority Mail shipping.
Several months ago, I had heard some talk around that PR was having some ...

Murray Lampert writes:

Wednesday, Sept. 29th.
http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/index.htm
David Erbas-White

It's a long drive from Minnesota. Please give me some motivation. I've
never been.
John Gilmer

I was perusing the eHobbies website and see they now have the new/re-
designed Astrocam 110 in stock.  Check it out here:
http://www.ehobbies.com/ehobbies-com/est1327.html
They also have the new Launchables Starter Set available here:

Anyone have a Rocksim for the THOY FALCON??
I'd like to build another one from scratch.
Thanks,
Rich < one less rocket in the fleet >  Kroboth

This morning in particular the folowing folks have nothing better to do
with their time than troll Jerry Irvine:
Kevin Trojanowski (not anonymous)
Dave Grayvis (anonymous)

I'm building a VB extream 54 i need some hints for motor retention. I want to
be able to also fly 38 mm motors in it too  what would be a good way to retain
motors  regardless of lenght and dia
Steve McCue

I just got back into rocketry after about 15 years of absence.  Of
course, right off the bat, I'm building my own.  Sticking with Estes
parts for now, I've built a rocket that is about 36 inches tall, with a
BT-55 body, three fins, D sized motor -- pretty much a standard shaped

At 6:30 tonight on channel 9, one of those newsmagazine-type shows is going
to have a spot on Model Rocketry.
Ed

I was just wondering if anybody has a 54 > 38mm basic motor adapter (All
Phenolic) from Giant Leap Rocketry and is able to measure the length of the
thrust ring portion? Im looking to use 3 of them on my latest project, a Loc
Precision King Viper III.

We knew it was coming, but didn't know when.  The Da Vinci Project
intends to launch its X-Prize contender, Wild Fire, on October 2, 2004,
from a field near the town of Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Kindersley (population 5000) is a couple of hours' drive from my home

I just finished building the Estes Outlander kit.  It's nice to see Estes
getting back to designing interesting kits instead of all those plastic RTF
things.
I decided to build the rocket to accept a D12 (24mm) motor instead of the C6

Is there a difference between the epoxy used to attach/fillet fins, and the
type used in "glassing" or coating fins?

I have been looking for some Out of Production kits, specifically space
shuttles, from Estes. I have had limited luck on ebay, but does anyone know a
site that specializes in vintage kit sales, or anyone know where I can find the
Estes Space Shuttle E2X that glided down after ...