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the right rocket and an R motor.

Okay, okay, a bit ambitious; we have other things to deal with… but this would be a good thread topic… what would it take to get a rocket to 100k?

Ah, a Centuri Javelin in the summer of 1965… I can still smell the sulphur in the BG residue. I love that smell. 🙂 And I still get the same feeling, absolute awe. Never stopped, though went a year or…   Read more»

Ahh yes rember my first time .. was a Big bertha. then later came some of my higher power flights on my first G motors wich were Vulacn and Areojet I belive it was. Then time away and back to…   Read more»

conway,i hear you, with each recrudescence of the illness–now theres a 2 bit word– gets worse. Episode 1, at 11 to 14, pretty bad, and you know what, I still remember my very first flight. Alpha what else? Didn’t even…   Read more»

All is good Bruce. I look forward to meeting many of the newere members that I havent met since my 3 year off time from rocketry. Now Im back and for good. Infact I have to say the bug bite…   Read more»

I didn’t know, Conway. You’re definitely qualified. Sorry about my misunderstanding, relatively new guy with the club. What was this thread about again? :)On the far Right (facing it) when veiwing post it only shows the name and date of…   Read more»

Actually I have been into EX/research for sometime.(this is actually my second round with NCR as a member as well as CERG. I took a break from rocketry for about 3 years so im one of the past members) Infact…   Read more»

Careful, Conway, asking someone their formula is like asking a rock hound where he or she finds their rocks. 😯 Proprietary info. Most people won’t give them out for safety reasons as well. Generically, they have a metal powder (NOT…   Read more»

My plans are up in the air for OF. If i get the L3 ticket this w/e, some serious propellant brewing in my immediate future for an N-M shot to 30k+ at Balls. (I turned 50 this year and while…   Read more»

Thanks for the offer, the work is the flip side of the coin–commmercial propellant costs something like 70/#=1000N/s vs 10 or 15/# for same DIY. So A commercal J reload may cost 75 bucks, a home brewed alernative 15 bucks….   Read more»

If I’m free on that day, and I can do anything to help, I’m game.Looks like my SSS shot may be pushed back to oktoberfest, as the fireban continues…

denverdoc, I’m game. I’m only a few minutes from Broomfield. I’ve never packed propellant but I’d love to learn how. Ya never know. I may be doing it some day…No reward necessary. It’s the experience that matters.KenP.BTW – my plans…   Read more»

My plans are up in the air for OF. If i get the L3 ticket this w/e, some serious propellant brewing in my immediate future for an N-M shot to 30k+ at Balls. (I turned 50 this year and while…   Read more»

So Gang How about what everyone is pushing to get done and fly for Octoberfest!!! (I’m looking forward to Oktoberfest, with the caveat that I drew an antelope tag this year (after nine attempts) so I will be gone Saturday….   Read more»

I planned to do on Saturday. that way I can spend all day Sunday LCO and RSO and stuff. And also on Saturday help my daughter who just turned 14 with her JR L1 cert flight on her 3″ BSD…   Read more»

I must admit Im as excited as I could get. This has been a fun project. It will have Data aquisiton and on board Video as well as being a large motor with 50 lbs of rocket that should get…   Read more»

Clear and agree. No arguments from me. 🙂 I also agree that a bulge aft isn’t the way to go. You have to make so many tradeoffs during the process of designing and building an altitude bird, you don’t want…   Read more»

Actually, a clipped delta is fine, with elliptical fins only performing ~1% better. In a contest, 1% can mean a lot. It’s odd that they would, since the worst fin shape is the double swept delta, like the Event Horizon,…   Read more»

Cool. Bruce!!! Drag race sounds fun. Can I join. My L3 may not be enough motor there to do much.You guys would prolly whip me!! Just kiddin. I must admit Im as excited as I could get. This has been…   Read more»