Model Forum / General / Rockets / September 2005

Let's say you crash your rocket.  Ever the optimist, you say "it will fly
again!"
What does that mean exactly?  Everyone knows that if you repair a zipper or
fix a cracked fin, it's still the same rocket.  But what if you replace a

Been trying to get into the Magnum website for a couple of days now.  Anyone
else having any luck?

It is with deep sadness I pass long this information that Bruce Markielewski
a long time rocketeer, NAR competitor and one of the founders of CRASH
passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, in his sleep, sometime Sunday night
or Monday Morning.

It occurs to me that temperature measurement is a useful
addition to flight computers. Not only is it intrinsically
interesting, it can be used, in very high altitude flights, to
detect atmospheric layers.Layer boundaries are important

I'm looking for a back-up altimeter. I don't want to spend too much money
but it should allow dual outputs to fire both a drogue and main chute.
Maximum altitude readout would be nice. I currently have an adept unit that
has been perfect. Any thoughts?

Clearing out the kits I will never get to building.
All of them are complete,unbuilt and in their original packaging.
Discount for purchase of 3 or more.
I am in the USA.

Here are a couple of eBay auctions that may be of interest to forum
members:
11 years of Tripolitan / High Power Rocketry magazine.
1986 to 1996 (only a few issues missing):

Naming of core NASA center with the words "Mission Control Center"
& mass use of religious anthem sounding word "Mission" in Context
of  Space Exploration & the Moon Landing Hoax
http://groups.google.com/group/FOOLED

Anybody know how to plug an RMS so there is no delay?  Am thinking a
disc of some sort in front of the load and delete the delay/charge.
Thanks,
Kevin K.

Are there any groups which deal more with experimental rocketry? I was
wondering if anyone had tried using altitude compensating nozzles with
homebrew solid propellants, but I don't know where to ask the question.

I used to build and fly Estes Rockets in the early to mid 1970s.  Then,
kept my rockets carefully stored in boxes....just opened the boxes
yesterday.  Do not have the time to work on them.....will keep and fly
a few, and was wondering if anything is of significant value.

  Am building a new stars and stripes model and I would like to find a
source for some stick-on stars.  I originally shot a white base color,
applied some 5/8" gold foil stars and shot the navy top coat.  My
problem was/is that removing the foil stars was an absolute bear and

Can anybody provide me with the addresses and time frames that NAR HQ were
at these addresses down through the years.?
Any help or assistance will be greatly appreciated.
TIA

just to let you know that I am not sitting idle, playing video games on my
new PC
http://mars-rocketry.com/Gallery/albums.php