Model Forum / General / Rockets / December 2006

Can anyone tell me about the current status of the Alpha Hybrids ? I
have tried their website a few times but can't seem to open some
sections . I do know that they have a pre-filled tank very much
like the ole AT hybrids and that they will have an I , J , and a K .

I need help choosing an airbrush compressor... I will run a Paasche VL type
airbrush on it and will spray things like guitar bodies to T shirts or
whatever art I might feel like doing. However I am a little confused, is it
better to get a bigger HP compressor (therefore cfm) or ...

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Got back into rockets the last 2 years with my kids and have started playing
with mid power rockets (F & G).  I joined the local high power club (Metra)
with the intention of getting my L1 cert in 2007.  With the new (and
hopefully temporary) regulatory climate I have the ...

I hope no one shoots Santa down with a high power rocket, it would be a great disappointment to kids everywhere.  Oh wait, that's the ATF that's shooting down high power rocketry, killing Santa in the process.

http://www.negrospaceprogram.com/#
Yep a lot of history has been twisted and hidden from public view.
Stuff like the original 7 Mercury 'Astonetts'.  Seven women pilots who
at the last minute before flying to the Cape for training had their

SEMROC is offering their 50% off Christmas deal again - with a twist:
(from the SEMROC e-mail):
Our Christmas gift to you!
Our 50% discount that we tried last year was an overwhelming success.

i've got a wall in the living room in need of a mural, and i want to do
a moonscape on it.
i'mm looking for an image of one of the lunar landings, with the lander
in one side an a hill on the other. google images is driving me nuts

Has anyone converted any of the other Aiptek cameras other than the Pencam
(Like the DV4500 or DV5100)
Thanks!
BTW Hi to all the old time rec.models.rockets users, Mike Hellmund here from

Anybody use this?
http://www.shopmaninc.com/epoxy.html

Im planning on getting permissions, components and before I do I need
knowledge.
Basically I can't find a rocketry group in australia.
I want to get a decent rocket in orbit; with a small payload.

AeroTech Information Release
12/19/06
CEDAR CITY, Utah USA — Natural Resources Canada (NRC) has revised its
shipping classification for a number of popular AeroTech model rocket

I came across a timer unit some folks flying larger rockets might be able to
use :)
http://cgi.ebay.com/V-2-Rocket-Time-Switch-Clock-World-World-War-2_W0QQitemZ2900
61525730QQihZ019QQcategoryZ4078QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Kevin OClassen

At the risk of being burned at the stake, today is another milestone
date in the TRA/NAR lawsuit.  Quoting from the October 17, 2006
Scheduling Order, item #2:
"2. The plaintiff's supplemental complaint shall be filed by December

At our club launch this Sunday past, we had some chunks left over form
a CATO Saturday. It was cold, so I brought my patio fire containment
device and had a fire. We threw in a chunk, not into direct flame or
coals, but near enough. Took the thing almost 5 minutes to catch and