Model Forum / General / Rockets / July 2005

I didn't know I raise such a stir on glue :)  Well I've been reading
quite a bit and have a link or two to pass along, although I'm sure
most of you have been there already.
One link says to replace the standard Estes shock cord with elastic

I've been away from rocketry for awhile due to various personal and
family related issues, and to celebrate being back, I was going to
treat myself by picking up an Apogee Saturn V. However, when I went to
their site, I saw that they were out of production until at least 2007!

The Mantua Township Missile Agency, NAR Section 606 has been
re-activated and has a new web site (not much different from the
original).
http://mtma.x3fusion.com

   Uncle Mike took some time to help me select a birthday present on
Monday.  We selected a Stone Breaker for a lad who specifically asked for
something that would fly on D's and E's.  I placed the order on-line and
received it today via Priority Mail.

The "in-line heavy lifter", and the "stick" look to be interesting rocket
vehicles.  I like the stick with the new CEV.   A single SRB  with the 1of 3
possible CEV variations. Now thats interoperability. I always did wonder why
didn't NASA just use 1 or more SRB to build rockets ...

MOON LANDING HOAX RELIGIOUS "later that it was all a hoax"
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/FOOLED
The Vision Thing Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - May 27, 2005 ... And in
that moment, ready to step on the moon, Buzz Aldrin described what he

I don not know what 'dog barf' is....figuratively....and a few other
things I've read about...probably pretty common abbrev. for you folks
i.e. hmmmm was it CE?  etc. but I'll soon figure it out.
Seems to me it'd be alot easier to use an 'ejection baffle kit' than

There has been quite a bit of comment on Aerotech delays lately, part of
which was brought about because of comments that you-know-who posted on
his website.
Now, the following question occurs to me, and I don't know how valid it

For immediate release
Contact:
    Pratt Hobbies
    Douglas R. Pratt

I can't seem to get to their website. anyone else know whats going on?

For funsies I looked at the best single motor altitude record for each
total implulse class from 1/8 A to N.  I took the best record from the
lists at the NAR website and the list at the Tripoli website.
On average overall, doubling the impulse gives a 33% improvement in

So, I have this giant (9" in diameter) plastic pig.
I was planning on putting a body tube up his...  But after running some
calculations, the finished rocket will be upwards of 10-15 oz.  The pig
itself is 5 oz.  Add parts and clear plastic fins, and it really is...

   This past weekend I flew my Centuri Mach 10 at our GARLO 2005 launch
in Champaign, IL.  I had a Mach 10 back in the early 70's and lost it in
tall grass at a launch.  I've always wanted another one and was lucky
enough to find one, still in the bag, for sale at NARCON a few ...

I am getting back into model rocketry after a few years absence. I had
participated in rocketry every year in 4-H and had a great deal of fun
doing it. Now, as I reaquint myself with the hobby and looking at my
expirences as a kid, I see there were a few things I have to improve on

I finally decided it was time to get rockets for my kids. I have been
away from the hobby for many many years. I used to buy stuff from local
hobby stores. Those seem to have gone the way of the dinasour. Where is
a good (cheaper is even better) place to buy parts, specifically ...