Model Forum / General / Rockets / October 2005

Does anyone know where and when?   I have heard Texas but no date.
Thanks

I seem to remember that giant leap used to carry these but are now into 6"
ones.  Anyone have a supplier that carries 5 or 5.5" tubes?
Koen

OK, better post some content here, or I'll get in trouble with the
rec.models.rockets cabal...
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Flew my battle worn AT Strongarm on an F52-5 today.  As a payload a

I've added some new photos to the indyrockets.org web site. You can view
them at http://www.indyrockets.org/modules/myalbum/ if you are interested.
Mario

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/41904
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NFPA 1127, Code for High Power Rocketry, is currently starting its next
revision cycle. If you have a change to recommend, the deadline is 23
November 2005.
http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail ...

Hello?  Is this thing on?

Recently I became a member of SORE(pronounced SOAR): Society for Old
RockEteers, by virtue of the fact that I:
1. started in model rocketry before 1970 ( 1967 actually) and
2. attained the ripe old age of 50.

See link below if you need some Twos or GDs for re-sale, or stocking
stuffers.

Is anyone flying para-wings, I would like to chat on construction and
design aspects. Also anyone ever do a 4" diameter Little Joe II. Would
really like to build one of them. The old Centurn kit was excellent.
Same Esetes can not be that good. I know Tim could do it since his

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9757732/
cool!
shockie B)

I just bought a LOC Expediter and this is the first kit in my fleet
that has a payload section.
Since I dont have any payloads or an actual payload 'bay' thingy, do I
just tie the nose cone the the transition with some elastic or what???

A friend of mine has a Cub Scout den that wants to make some model
rockets.  I recommended the Estes' bulk packs.  We were discussing the
difference between the Viking and Alpha packs.  As I recall, the Alpha
(not Alpha III) has balsa fins and I thought that might be a bit more

Yesterday, September 27th, was the 75th anniversary of the VfR - Verein fur
Raumschiffahrt (Society for Space Travel) receiving the keys to gates of the
vacant town owned facility in Reicnickendorf Germany, making it essentially
the first launch field for any organized rocketry ...

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Lets see....once they figure out that these rfid chips can be removed from
the passports, its only a hop,skip and a jump to embed the rfid chips into
the human body where only a surgeon can remove them under penalty of ...