Model Forum / General / Rockets / November 2006

I just recived a box in the mail from Tripoli.  I excitedly opened it up
like it was Christmas.  Inside the box was a 3 ring binder that had a cover
on it that said "Membership Handbook".  It had some nice photos on the
cover.  I took it out of the box and flipped it open.... It was ...

I wonder if the hype behind this new pressure transducer is true?
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8128
Sounds promising...  it could make for a whole new level of accuracy
in altimeters.

Anyone know of a web store that sells the General Tools 55 adjustable
circle cutter that accepts PayPal?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15486483/
ah ohh
terry dean
nar 16158

NEW YORK CITY, New York USA -- A 5,200-word interview with AeroTech
founder Gary Rosenfield, 19 pages of coverage from NARAM-48, and a
landmark article on Space Elevator research highlight the
November/December issue of /LAUNCH Magazine/, to be released late this week.

I was trying to find a high resolution image of the Shrox "The First Step
into Space is a Model Rocket" poster, but all I can find is a little one
(3kb) at hobbyspace.com. I can't even find one on Shrox website or the
APogee wepsite. Any one got a LINK to a high res version?

Does anyone have a link to a PDF file or know where I can get a copy of
the ATFE report on the APCP burn rate tests?  I'm looking for the 900+
page gorilla report.  I'm curious about how they came up with the
numbers.

I was just wondering what the current method of igniting clusters are?
From what I've read, isn't thermalite wick a no-no nowdays and if so
what has replaced it in flashbulb ignition, and is flashbulb ignition
even used anymore?   Just wondering what the possibilities are for

NEW YORK, New York USA /PRNewswire/ -- LAUNCH Magazine, a new bimonthly
created by veteran editors, is the world's first glossy magazine focused
on hobby rocketry and 21st Century space travel and exploration.
Focused on commercial space travel and space-related hobbies, LAUNCH

Does anybody know where I could get some BT-56 tubing??  I have the
tail end of an Estes Maniac that is in perfect condition even after a
shock cord failure streamlined it in from over a thousand feet onto
moist hard ground.  When it hit the ground it sealed off against the

Regarding: NAR/TRA Joint Statement on BATFE Issues, dated October 9,
2006
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IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, BOTH FOR THIS PROPOSED RULE, AND FOR OUR

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During Prohibition, churches that used communion wine were exempt from
Federal regulations against the use of alcohol.  Similarly, certain
Native American religious groups that use peyote are exempt from
anti-drug laws.  Maybe we are going about this the wrong way.  Maybe we