Model Forum / General / Rockets / April 2005

The first major era of model rocketry was pioneered by Carslile, Estes,
Stine and Reese. This era ushered in what can only be described as a
revolutionary change in consumer rocket safety, access, use in schools
and use in local parks.

Just thought I'd post something directly about rocketry, and a couple other
folks have described their approach to NAR Level 1. Here's my plan...
I've acquired my Skyripper H hybrid motor and most of the pieces of GSE...
I've learned a lot about some very obscure (and hard to find) ...

Old Estes, Centuri, MPC, MRI, FSI rocket kits, plans, kit instrutions,
catalogs
Rick Gaff  NIRA1
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Wow!  What a blast from the past!
Somebody handed me an opened "Flying Model Rocketry Range Operations"
box at our Scout meeting last night.  They were cleaning a relative's
closet, and figured that since we're in the midst of our SpaceEx merit

El Mirage is open and the lake bed is dry. New doings with the BLM however.
For groups over 25, there is now an $80.00 permit fee and one must show
insurance.  Thought I'd pass that along. My group launch is still set for
Monday the 30th of May. All are welcome.

I was trying to order some bits and bobs from the US recently for part of  a
new scratch built rocket.
I have been told by the company that they can't sell to me as i'm in the UK
and they have an exclusive deal with a UK rocketry re-seller that forbids

Al's Hobby Shop Summer Sale
April 25, 2005
Web posted at: 12:59 PM EDT
(ROL Newswire) --  Ken at Al's Hobby Shop has anounced their "FLY HIGH

Hi all..
I've run out of internal space on one of my projects.....As a result it will
be limited to single deployment.  May be able to use dual but with no drogue
chute.....Just separated airframes???

Over the past 3 years since I returned to rocketry I have heard those that
trumpet "self-regulation", as the be-all and end-all as far as the reason
why we don't need any additional "outside" interference or regulation .
Self-regulation being that we will all restrict ourselves ...

Just wondering. What ever happen to Magnum?

He was yet another LMR witch hunt casualty.
And he had a bulletproof defense. He was exempt as a manufacturer doing
R&D.
Stine/Miller/Apt booted him devoid of "due process". A monologue is not

It must be assumed that Estes withdrew the C11-0 due to lack of demand.
But that doesn't stop me from being frustrated.  It is a perfect booster
for mid-sized model rockets (BT-55, BT-60).  It has plenty of thrust to
get things moving with authority, but it stages at a "fun" ...

I know some motors come pre-plugged from the factory, ie A10-PT. But lets
say I wanted a A10-6T  which doesn't exist. Only an A10-3T is avilable.
Let say just for the sake of illusion, that I create a small external plug
that either fits within the top of the motor casing and/or ...

Is there an issue with using the Pro38 motor without the delay or black
powder?  I'll be using electronics for the deployment.
Peter

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