Model Forum / General / Rockets / April 2005

Interesting story...  Anyone have any details?  Was it a Cato?  How did
a model start a fire?
"a model rocket fired from the school landed on the roof of an Ivy
Drive home, causing a two-alarm fire that gutted the home."

Michigan Team-1 had a GREAT launch this past weekend.
The weather was perfect almost the entire weekend.
I have 782 pictures from Saturday and 340 pictures from
Sunday up on my website if you'd like to see what we

Using the following definitions, is a cato a detonation or a deflagration?
'deflagration' - exothermic chemical decomposition of a material in which
the reaction front advances into the unreacted material at less than the
speed of sound;

Low Powered (or 'Hobby') and High Powered Rocketry?
Is it really a well defined plateau?
TBerk

The Long awaited LDRS 23  DUAL DVD SET is HERE, IN STOCK READY TO SHIP.....
Hangar 11, Inc has them in stock and will be shipping ALL preordered units
on Monday 4/18/2005.
You can ORDER your very own copy  at

http://www.v-serv.com/usr/kits/mosquito2.2.htm
$29.95 + $5.00 shipping
Thanks!

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$29.95 + $5.00 shipping
Thanks!
Jerry

Rouse-Tech Authorized as New AeroTech Hardware Manufacturer
April 15, 2005
Web posted at: 1:00 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, CA (ROL Newswire) --  Rouse-Tech is pleased to announce they

I'm busily collecting pieces-parts for launching hybrids, and want to build
an enclosure that will house the nitrous tank, solenoids, and have a bit of
storage space. The main point is to protect the tank valve & solenoid
assemblies.

I want to put the electronics in my payload section. In order to fire the
drogue charge, I need to run the charge wires down the inside of the tube,
past the parachute. When the charge fires, it will separate the payload
from the main tube and/or fire the chute out like a canon ball ...

I've never quite understood the rationale behind having motors
decertified for sport use, and I'd appreciate it if folks (especially
those who may have been involved in some of the decisions over the
years) could contribute comments about it.

Hi team,
Does anyone know the name of the rocketeer from the LA area
that took the 10X Maxi Mars Lander home after PB2?
I'd like to talk to him about bringing it to NSL if it's still in service.

While perusing the daily Federal Register  contents for rocket related
things, I noticed an item for the FAA's commercial space launch rules.
Apparantly this has been in review for some changes for quite a while.
Todays notice extended the delay for comments. So if you have a mind ...

Has anyone got piccies from BALLS 2004 online, Looking to see if anyone
got a decent piccie on my Level 3 rocket take off.
thanks
Cath Bashford