Model Forum / General / Rockets / January 2005

Does anyone know whether the Retailers (High Power Rocket) license
from the California State Fire Marshall is sufficient for selling high
power motors.
They (fire marshall) are tryin to tell me that I need the

I have some pieces of 5/32 aircraft plywood that are about 1' X1'.  They have a
modest warp to them... about 3/8" in 12".  What is a good way to make them
flat?  I'm going to use the material for fins that will be about 4"X 8".  Would
it be better to cut the fins then try to flatten ...

I recently received an Aerotech RMS 29/40-120, my first reloadable system.
Not wanting to look like a total fool when I went to the local launch, I
figured a practice assembly and static firing was in order. I assembled the
engine with an F22J reload kit, and was pleasantly ...

Aloha,
What is everyone working on now? Any fun sounding projects?
I am still screwing around with an L3 project. It is a 7.5"diameter Kilter
missile. I have also been playing around with the idea of seeing how light I

If there is any possibility for creating new, additional legislation for
protecting sport rocketry against encroaching regulation - I admit that
seems like a paradoxical concept, but if there _is_ such a possibility,
it might look like this: appear to give the "new securitarians" ...

FlisKits is working aggressively to earn greater market share in this
exciting industry and you can help us do it!
We are calling this our "Retailer Pilot Program" and here is how you
can earn FlisKits BucksTM while helping one of your favorite

We have posted our price list on our web site for the body tubes and parts
we will be handling soon. We would like if some of you would go and take a
look and give us any feedback that you may have good or bad. You can go to
www.rocketheadrockets.com and click on the tubes and parts ...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-01-17-nail-skull_x.htm
!

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/01/wo/wo_gartner012105.asp?trk=nl
-Digger

We are fast approaching 6 months since we took over Countdown and would
like some input good, or bad not that there is any bad and any
suggestions you mihgt have on how to improve Countdown. We will be
striving to be the leader in supplies for High Power Rocketry while

This weekend's launch at Coverdale Delaware has been canceled due to
winter
storms forecasted for the area.  Our next launch will be at Price,
Maryland

I'd like to organize a club of adults in Rhode Island who would be
able to all join the NAR as a section, find a field to fly, and be
able to work with the Fire Marshall of this state to lift some of the
ridiculous restrictions. I have a vision of a spring meet where a

I apologize if I missed an announcement on this, but I was distracted by all
the shouting about nozzle ratios....
Does anyone know whether Ross was able to sell or otherwise keep Magnum in
business, or is it gone?

Gentlemen:
The second part of my latest tech article in High Power Rocketry (HPR)
Magazine, "Departures from Ideal Performance for Conical Nozzles and Bell
Nozzles, Straight-Cut Throats and Rounded Throats" has now been out for a

The BATFE has announced that the persons they were looking for are in fact
legitimate.
http://www.atf.gov/press/fy05press/011305nitrate.htm
This entire incident was comedic.