Model Forum / General / Rockets / July 2005

Ok, so today I was doing a midbody repair which involved cutting the
rocket about a third up, right above the motor mount, install a new
shock cord mount and then couple everything back together. no big deal.
since i didn't have a 2.1" coupler i had to make one out of a spare

I spent a good amount of time today explaining to my
students why they were not allowed to launch the
modrocs they had just built in the parks around here
(Aurora, CO., Park and FAA restrictions).

Anybody know what happened to MaxThrust? I thought it was a good
reference site for our hobby...

I would like to know where these people launch these high power
rockets, and/or attend meetings. W.E.Fred Wallace, Ray Dunakin, Phil
Stein, Kevin Trojanowski, Dave Grayvis, and Jerry Irvine. Thank you in
advance.

I read somewhere that someone didn't know how to access the
alt.binaries.models.rockets newsgroup.
Go here and dl the free news reader:
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php

I posted 300+ pics from Warbirds Over Delaware 2005 - serious scale modelers
there......................
www.vahpr.com
Enjoy,

Related to another thread on tying knots, I wonder why most
manufacturers use flat shock cords (Quest is an exception).  Would'nt a
round cord, like a rope, be a lot easier to use?
Jim

I asked a question about joining two different types of shock cord
earlier, and received several great replies in response.  Here's another
'knotty' problem:
I launched my Black Brant VB yesterday, and at ejection, the shock cord

Today we had a very impromptue LARF launch in the blistering heat.
The launch came about after Niall Oswald & Brian Best had mentioned wanting
to launch sometime in July at the last UKRA launch.
Fantastic day 25 degrees little to no wind highlights in no particular order

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I found this one to be helpful...it is the only one I could find that lists
the G forces at chute deploment...which I am guessing is sort of important
unless you are fond of zippers....
Randy.

In launching my Black Brant VB yesterday, it corkscrewed off the pad
quite badly.  After recovery, I determined that one of the G10 fins had
'warped' slightly.  I don't believe the warpage occurred naturally, I'm
afraid the fins were probably bent out of true while traveling in ...

As they say, data is/are where you find it/them.
Was flying back from Beijing yesterday (by
date, day before by day) and the plane had a
GPS/sensor display. It showed the plane's

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OK, I mentioned in another thread that I had just launched a slightly
modified PML D Region Sandhawk yesterday.  Here are some details on the

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Wes is definitely one of us!
Bill Sullivan
"Waking a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital