Model Forum / General / Rockets / October 2004

  Any plans out there for a G powered R/C boost glider?

Does the recent BATFE news mean that my G64 reload for my just purchased and
never even used RMS 29/40-120 casing is illegal?
I used to think this was all confusing, but that if I at least stayed below
Level 1, all would be cool.  Now it looks like even I'm screwed...

David Schultz posted the following information about last week's court
hearing to the DARS list.
James Duffy
jduffy@mac.com

Is anyone here interested in buying a huge collection?  Includes
Estes, Centuri & MPC Rockets & parts, catalogs, decals, assembly
instructions, plans & mags.  Well over 100 items.  Probably too large
to ship so would need to be picked up in NY.  But a real collector

HGS this weekend was great - except for my own launches.  :^(       Gila
Monster was spectacular.
My Big Bert (a gap-staged version of Big Bertha) failed to ignite the
sustainer and desert-darted with 7" of BT crunch (luckily, no damage to the

Just wondering, has there ever been much rocketry R&D effort directed
toward rocket-boosted payloading gliders?
Perhaps for payloads over 1 ounce?
I guess this kinda overlaps into the realm of R/C BG and R/C RG, for

When asked to post a particular document from a trial and case file, he
is unable to do so. He is reliant entirely on public filings and items
previously scanned and posted by me, or public websites.
What is his purpose in life other than to troll rmr daily?

Hey all!!
So, here's the thing. As a fresh BAR, I'm kinda on a DIY kick (gotta
love acronyms) ... and I didn't want to pay $10 for an Estes launch rod
(building my own launch pad).

Has anyone done any significant rocket glider work
using rocket thrust to power an aero-lifting vehicle
(f/f or r/c) in horizontal flight or takeoff? (One
possibility might be to launch a glider with a "high

If I wanted to build a rocket that would end up a little over 4 pounds, how do
I calculate how strong of an engine(or cluster) I need?
Eldred

I just wanted to know what the best method for protecting ingiter
wires when doing air starts? I have heard of using "teflon tape" but
Im not sure if there is a better way.
Thanks,

Well, I finally scored and NCR Bomarc off of ebay as my birthday present
to myself...
Now, the question is, what modifications are needed to make it most
useful?  Does anyone know what the stock tubes are for it, and whether I

I've been using some Nomex fabric shields instead of wadding in my
small rockets, with good results. Is this common practice in larger
rockets, or do people typically prefer piston designs, or even
wadding?

It is interesting. There will be no LDRS 23 videos. Seems no one thinks an
LDRS with a low ceiling is worth documenting or producing. I guess no LDRS
should be held if the ceiling is under 15,000 since it will be ignored by so
many.

The last DARS Launch revealed....
1.  Air is our enemy.
2.  Wind is pissed off air... a very unforgiving enemy.
3.  Computers used for deployment need power switches and EEPROM's for