Model Forum / General / Rockets / August 2005

Just a head's up - Walmart is starting to prepare the toy section for
the holidays and has moved a lot of stuff to clearance aisles.  Found
all of the Estes rocket cars there today at my local WM - priced at
$9.00.  

I need somebody to point out where I might find a diagram  of what's called
the "Flanagan" standard pop pod.
tia
shockie B)

had an "iteresting" L2 certification flight, a PML Endeavor on a J350.
It went up about 100 ft, and then went off at an angle.  It continued
up, arced over and started down, and down, and down.  When the
parachute finally came out, most people thought it would be damaged,

ANyone know what happened ? my server did not record it last night. its
as if it was not one ! after my epg update yesterday afternoon it was
NOT on the list to record anymore and I am showing NO more episodes !!
I really wanted to see the fans of fury episode it looks quite good !

F. R. ³Ray² Goodson of San Jose, CA , son of James and Nellie Goodson,
passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2005. He was 52.
Ray was a propellant chemist for Pratt & Whitney¹s solid rocket propulsion
division (formerly known as the Chemical Systems Division of United

"I had three cases of beer, and told them they could take what they wanted,"
she recalls. "There was a whole case left over."
"He didn't say," Miranda said.
"Why not?" I asked.

I'm not going to get set up on the Tripoli list server in time so I'm
asking here.  I can only go to one of the big fall desert launches this
year, either BALLS or XPRS.  Has there been a "what are you flying at
BALLS this year" thread over on the TRA list?  If so, can I get a

I am not sure if I'm supposed to laugh, or cringe, at this:
http://www.negrospaceprogram.com/#

I was reading the following:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9018348/
and it got me to thinking about starting a business where you launch and
disperse peoples ashes in space...or at least at the edge of space.....

  Is there a formula or "rule of thumb" for estimating the descent rate for
rockets without parachutes?  I'm working on some spool rockets and I figure that
as I build larger ones at some point they will need a recovery system with a
parachute and everything.  I'm trying to figure ...

Just picked up the new Estes E-motor SS1 kit.  First impressions are
mostly positive, but the major portion of it is styrofoam (well molded
and fairly dense, but still styrofoam).  The majority of the assembly is
done with silicone glue, with many steps calling for 24 hour drying ...

I periodically check various web sites to see if the ATF is up
to anything new. Today I found a very interesting item on the Institute of
Makers of Explosives web pages.
They have posted a copy of a letter sent from the DOJ to Vice President Dick

http://tinyurl.com/dkj2k
David Erbas-White

ehobbies has the new Estes 'E' powered Space Ship One and Big Daddy in
stock...
David Erbas-White

Today I removed the engine from it's shipping package and was dry fitting it
to the engine mount to mark it's postion and as I pulled the engine out, the
paper cap on the EJ charge fell off. I got it in my hand and it's inside
side was covered with black powder and down in the ...