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I am thereArt

Thanks everyone. Looks like we’ll have a good crew to get his banged out in no time.

My son and I will try to attend and scrub our share!Ken

Count me in.

me too

Me too.

I’ll be there.

I’ll be there Ed to help. Thanks for the use of your home for that task.

Let’s plan on 10:00 Sunday morning the 21st.

I’m there…

Thanks Bruce!Let’s plan on 10:00 Sunday morning the 21st. (My apologies to the church going crowd, but this seemed to be the best time).Ed

Haven’t missed a cleanup party since I’ve been with the club (over three years?), so count me in. I’ll keep checking this to know when to go.

I would suggest morning. As always, I’ll be happy to drive the trailer up to the North Site on the Thursday before the event and manage range set-up. I can also handle recharging all the range boxes.Warren

My Uncle worked on and help design the second stage of the Saturn VHe loved the work, but we know what happened in the end. A lot had to move on.He said they could swing the Gimble or bell so…   Read more»

Warren,”men in suits with mirrored shades and funny earplugs with coiled wires dissapearing under their suits.” they mutter alot into their sleeves too. The suits were always fun to talk to when I would do photography for politicians.Ron

All commercial and government liquid fueled rockets use active guidance systems, usually using gimbaled exhaust nozzles and in some case entire combustion chambers. Gyros were used as the reference for birds like the Atlas, Saturn and other large boosters. There…   Read more»

Only “=more altitude” if weight of sensors and gimbaled motor mount =0.Still cool. I think that system is begging to be stuffed into an upscaled Mars Lander with NO recovery system. Just a nice long-burn up and down.Ken

Very interesting website! There you go John, no fins- less drag= more altitude! Thanks for the info Ken. It amazes me how high tech and multi-facetted you can get with this hobby.

I believe that team started with D motors and progressed through G so far. Here’s a video of that creation…http://www.ukrocketry.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=view&catid=15&id=21Pretty cool how it drifts downwind, but stays vertical the whole time. And no fins!Ken

Actually, it’s been done in mid-powered (F motors), and is totally acceptable to mess around with.http://www.ukrocketman.com/rocketry/gimbal.shtml#gimbal13I don’t think there are any safety codes that prohibit guidance or active stability controls. I know our own Doug Gerrard has played around with…   Read more»

That has got to take some serious computer and motor mount engineering. That type of steerability is not legal in HPR right?It is my understanding that we are NOT allowed to have steerable rockets. Not a big deal to me,…   Read more»