Model Forum / General / Rockets / April 2005

                 John and Chuck's Excellent EX Adventure
We had super weather on Sunday at METRA field in Middletown NY, clear
skies and little to no wind. I can not say enough about how great the
METRA field is to fly on. Go to http://www.metrarocketclub.org for info.

  I use shipping tubes as model rocket airframes, I strip layers of
cardboard from the inside and I was wondering if there is something I can
paint it with inside or out, to make it stiffer and more durable?

New Vertical Assault Kit from Giant Leap
April 22, 2005
Web posted at: 3:27 PM EDT
(ROL Newswire) --  Giant Leap Rocketry, Inc. is pleased to announce the

What is the rmr consensus wrt hpr igniter failure modes:
   1) bad bridge-wire connection
   2) bad clip connection
   3) insufficient delivered power (controller problem)

Ok History Buffs....I need the date that each edition of the world famous
Handbook of Model rocketry was published.
Also didn't G.Harry author at least one other book on Model Rocketry?
TIA

Is there a good way to lay up carbon fiber over a light weight core without
the benefit of vacuum bagging?  (assume flat fin profile).  Thanks.  I seem
to remember someone once mentioning wax paper or plain glass panes with
weight on it.

Greetings all...
Can anyone provide a good online reference, that gives painting
and markings details for actual historical launch vehicles, and
rockets?  For example, I am building the Quest "semi-scale" Nike-K

had two of them last weekend
pictures here
http://mars-rocketry.com/v-web/gallery/album35
one made it to art applewhites hall of fame!

Come check out the great prices I have on the Cosmodrome Rocketry line. I
betcha I spent half an hour just looking at them through the bags. I'm
really impressed with the quality of the kits. I wanted to tear into one SO
bad, but I need to sell them because I need the money, so come ...

Could someone please email me Peter Clays email address at joel at
animalmotorworks dot com
Thanks

would somebody be interested in scanning this article that I think first
appeared in HPR magazine and emailing it to me?
tia
shockie B)

Just a quick question/comment about the delay kits supplied with the
Aerotech RMS reload kits, such as the 29mm and 38mm ones.
It appears that across the board, these kits are designed for Short (6
second), Medium (10 second), and Long (14 second) delays.  And I

Most likly I'll get flamed for this, but I figure a question is harmless.
I have been reading this newsgroup off and on since about 1992 or so.
I know of the t-shirt deal kind of, but I had never ordered anything from
Jerry.

Ahem,  (with tongue very firmly in cheek)
Once again, through no fault of any other person (with certain exceptions)
I, Michael T. Jerauld, aka Sparky5.0 have advanced to a new level of
self-inflicted destruction

Great On Board Video of Clayton's two stage
http://www.boostervision.com/2stage.html
Art Upton
BoosterVision.com