Model Forum / General / Rockets / April 2006

I'm interested in buying a new altimeter and noticed thge Apogee unit
records for up to 5 minutes. ANyone have used one out there ?
Dave Ketchledge

I am looking for a park or place on the northshore where I can launch estes
rockets with my boys when I want. I know about the club in amesbury, but
that is not availible all the time. If anyone knows of any sites I would
really appreaciate it.

I've done rockets at birthday parties before, but never one quite like
this one. I'm not sure which is worse, the Secret Service overreacting,
the emphasis on the mother's occupation, or the parachute exploding in
the air.

Actually it's just a link to an interesting site that recommends what glue
to join "this to that".  It has an interesting trivia section too.
<http://www.thistothat.com>

Greetings I have been asked by the Casting Producer for the show "Wife Swap"
on ABC
to look for a family with huge personalities and is passionate about
building

Following our usual policy of doing the obvious thing about a year
after we really should have, I've added some very nice tool and field
boxes from Plano Molding to our web catalog at www.pratthobbies.com.
I've been using these for some time and they are excellent. The

Hey gang,
Just thought I'd try a new thread...
I've been noticing that a great many people involved with model rockets
seem to be roughly 25 or older.

Does the Maxi-Alpha use the same nose cone as the Estes Phoenix?

got a response from my local bank about a house loan.
I am now pre-qualified for a mortgage for over an eighth of a million
dollars.
it sounds like so much more money that way :)

is there a calculator or spreadsheet on the net to calculate the thrust
parameters for a hybrid rocket? I was thinking along the lines of
something where you plug in type of fuel, volume of Nox used,
combustion chamber size and rate of nox flow.

Can anyone resommend a source for parachute materials - coated ripstop, seam
reinforcing tape (nylon) and that flat nylon cord the manufacturers all seem
to use, in particular. The ripstop I've seen at a couple of kite making
sites, but it seems pricey. The tape and cord I haven't ...

You Federal tax dolors at work, protecting against terrosism..
Gota-love-it..
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/14333392.htm

This was in today's Sacramento Bee (April 21). Anyone know anything
more about this? Antelope is a suburb northeast of Sacramento,
California.
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Has anyone out there tried a build that incorporates uni-body staging?
It's similar to CHAD staging except you build a booster pod to hold the
booster motor. Centauri played with it in the early 70's but never
release any production models just plans available in American

Been away from this NG for a while.  Took a break... from a lot of things.
I see some familiar nicknames.  I see some new ones.  I enjoyed it for
awhile.
I just wanted to say "Hi!" to those I know, and those I know only by