Model Forum / General / Rockets / August 2005

Well, its time to thin the herd of kits Ihave collected over the
years..and will never finish. Big ones, Collectible ones,
etc.......None have been started and they are still in the original box
or bag with a header.

I need a small low rpm variable speed motor/controller. the speed must be
variable be able to go from 60 to 300 rpm. I don't know anything about
motors, so I don't know if it should be dc or ac,etc
All I know that the rpm must be pretty exact and it must be variable.

What a bunch of fu*&ing a*@holes.

Gene Krantz wrote the following editorial that will appear in tomorrow's New
York Times:
Eugene F. Kranz, author of "Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control From
Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond," is a former Apollo flight director.

Anybody know what's happening with Nadine's rocketry photography?
She was at LDRS (we ordered some pictures), but her domain seems to
have expired, and www.photosbynadine.com redirects to a domain squatter.
If anybody knows her, they may want to ping her and let her know.

Somebody remember the web adress at MIT where the Gordon book is available
(with a password exclusively for the personel of MIT).

http://www.desertdispatch.com/2005/112307615099566.html
shockie B)

isn't launching HPR at targets against the NFPA regs?
from NFPA 1127:
4.17 Launch Operations.
4.17.1 No person shall ignite and launch a high power rocket

I put together a telemetry package so I can know where my rocket lands.
The link is:
http://www.geocities.com/rdh82000/APRS/index.htm
I assembled this to go in a minimum dia rocket I will be flying later in the

It was about 30 years ago that I last built a model rocket.
Now my kids are interrested in it so we bought some Estes kits
and two packs of A engines at the hobby store.  Besides everything
being more expensive (what isn't) it seems that there is now

Well, I had a chance to launch with the folks from MDARS yesterday
(thanks to Kevin and the gang).  I did several more launches of my
'zipperless piston' design before a had a failure that will require some
rework...

The other day I dug out my plans for the LadyHawk R/G and I have the plan
sheet, but cannot find the printed instructions that came with it. Would
anybody out there in RMR land be able to supply me with a copy? I would be
willing to compensate expenses to get these.

This person is in the process of stealing from people on ROL auctions.
Don't let it happen to you!
Jeff or Jeffrey Jones
1760 Sawyer Road

Very disappointed. I bought a rocket and literally worked on it for 24
hours straight. Gluing, priming, sanding, painting, etc...All in all I
spent about $150. Finally got to launch it today. It lifts off and goes
pretty straight for the first 200'. Then the damn thing kicks ...

I have to sell off some of my rocket stuff : (
Getting abit too crowded with hobby stuff, anyway I started with this and
will continue to clean up this weekend.  I've already donated some stuff to
my local rocket club but do need some money for the rest of my hobbies.