Epic! And there were several other awesome adventures up! Lots of pictures and videos getting posted on YouTube and elsewhere. Time to plan another project to take out next year just to be there.

I think 2012 Balls is going to have another strong Colorado showing. Sean, myself, James Russell, and Larry, among others, are planning the trip.

Adrian, are we going to fly unLeashed? I need to bug Jeroen for the load... if he builds the motor, I'll be there.

JW

Believe it or not, I was just looking at UnLeashed the other day thinking it was time to do the strakes and start thinking about filling and wet sanding the whole thing. Hopefully, I'd be able to go to BALLS 2012 to fly it.

W

It would be great to send unLeashed up with you guys if Jeroen comes through with his special L. I'm also going to go for my L3 cert and if that works, try to raise the bar on the M record. I also still have the major pieces for a big multi-stage 38mm flight. If I put enough arming switches in there, I should be able to prep that one the week before I head out. I wonder how many total vertical feet we could combine for if everything goes right? (yeah right) In theory, I could chip in up to 160,000 or so. Maybe we should challenge other clubs to a total altitude duel?

Adrian, are we going to fly unLeashed? I need to bug Jeroen for the load... if he builds the motor, I'll be there.

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Have you guys looked at this guys rocketry resume? He gas done so many big projects its crazy, he even worked with spaceship one. I'd think he could go higher then 120k.

Have you guys looked at this guys rocketry resume?

Whose?

Also John, Warren, and Adrian, tell us more about this project and "the motor"!! Pretty please?

-Ken

Ken, the rocket isn't all that astounding - it is basically a ultra-lightweight Mongoose 54 with some nifty modifications. All the magic is in the motor - which is a Cesaroni project that we'll have to let Dr. J talk about 🙂 we are bound to secrecy on that part of it.

Adrian and I flew unLeashed once - the capital "L" is due to the fact that it is an "L" motor project. We gave it a shakedown on a regular load. Warren built much of the rocket - did the v-bagging, etc.

We think it will go to ___ ft!!!!

Have you guys looked at this guys rocketry resume?

Whose?

Also John, Warren, and Adrian, tell us more about this project and "the motor"!! Pretty please?

-Ken

I think he was referring to Derek DeVille.

Yes Derek, if you go to the video and look at the information under the video and click More Pictures and Info. Then scroll all the way down too "More of Dereks Rockets" and just browse away.

Until CTI lets the kitty out of the sack, I'm guessing they somehow squeezed a 99.99% L into a 54mm motor. 😈 I look forward to the specs!
-Ken

There's a nice photo of the FUTURE rocket on the front cover of Sport Rocketry mag this issue, I thought duplicating the two stage bird with O to N staging would be a neat project- But no plastic shields to melt over the lens, please.... Hey- I know a guy with a machine shop that can help...

Ken is close to right on.... but I can't say how close. Besides, it is something so different from your experience that just saying 99% L in an 54mm case doesn't even come close to the reality. Just imagine an M that does 120K'... if you can figure out how that's done, then you're on the right track.

Adrian's 32K L shot won't even be in the ball park and nothing he does aerodynamically will make it so despite his obvious skills. The motor is the key.