Brad Morse

Adrian, by my calculation, 15 oz. was under optimal mass — but not by much. 15-18 oz. (in my sims) all came w/in 50′ or so of each other. The top of the curve is pretty flat. Even jumping up…   Read more»

I would’ve bet my lunch regular phenolic would have shred. I’m quite impressed / surprised that it did not. Seems like years ago I read in PML’s FAQ that 38mm and 29mm would survive pretty much anything, but you should…   Read more»

Chris, that was an extraordinary blast. I always thought my “I” record was the safest one I had, thanks for the wakeup call ;-)15 oz. is very light. When you say “stock finish” does that mean you did not glass…   Read more»

IIRC Chris did just under 12K – he flew it with one of Adrian’s Parrots. He was flying the I600, I believe.I flew an I132 to 12,136′. I sure wish I had used that motor in an optimized bird 8O…   Read more»

John, we don’t keep club records by rocket or by design… we keep them by impulse class. The club J record is a snitch over 17K. That was on a J570, and it was recovered intact.

I have never staged an HPR (that is the disclaimer 😉 but I would have to say that the majority of big, staged projects I have seen have had very significant intervals between burnout of the booster and ignition of…   Read more»

Gimme Shakespeare!! As You Like It… Act V, Scene I… CEL. “Why, how now, Ganymede? sweet Ganymede.” Hey, JW, how did Shakespeare know about a Jupiter moon, hmmm? 8) And, the largest one in our solar system? 😯 Oh, that’s…   Read more»

I found a slide rule the other day – a relic of the past that I packed away in a box. It turned up when I moved to Iowa. I showed it to my kid, who thought I was joking.FWIW,…   Read more»

Doesn’t anyone use slide rules anymore?

Absolutely. I took mine apart and I use it as a straightedge when cutting carbon fabric……………. 8)

Chris, there will be other launches. Final exams in general, and specifically calculus finals (for aspiring engineers) are exceedingly important. SO important that they are scheduled many months in advance. 8OAs you grow older, you will find life filled with…   Read more»

Looks great! I wish I could do that sort of thing by hand, but I cheat and I get stuff from these guys http://www.lettersunlimited.com/ they have a number of symbols, emblems, a zillion different fonts, etc. As I am not…   Read more»

One minor correction, Warren – I was told I *would* be failed if my dual deploy project deployed at apogee. In the end, it didn’t matter – altimeter fired on the way UP shredding everything.I have indeed seen L3 attempts…   Read more»

A 20K waiver is a lot. It took me FOUR times to recover cleanly over 20K (though I am 4-for-4 since ;-)NCR is blessed to have many capable TAPs. It would be my honor to help out if necessary– though…   Read more»

My annual goal is to stay within 10K of Tony’s best shot. This last year he recovered from 36K. I was unable to even get to 24K.Tony has been very helpful — no two ways about it.I plan to step…   Read more»

That rocket of Tony’s is incredible. I’ve seen it. Weighs less than 5# empty. And yes, folks – that is an M casing in that rocket. Post flight (in other words, it WORKED!).Note that there are no upper restraining bulkheads,…   Read more»

Guys, I own a larger version of the bicycle tower. It is 60″ long – designed to fit into the truck I had at the time, which had a 61″ long bed. My hunch is that this sucker could be…   Read more»

Adrian, that is wonderful news for you. I have a friend who had a TRA record disallowed because the altimeter used was “not on the list”. That would be an obvious downer.I hope to attempt a Tripoli record for the…   Read more»

Tim, I think the Dyna-Wind is a wonderful product that may be tougher than most expect. Knowing GLR, I’ll bet we could talk Kent into a second layer of glass for those “extreme” blasts, too.I *might* have a real test…   Read more»

As I tell Alec, “getting into CSM is one thing. Getting OUT (with a degree) is another”. I wasn’t smart enough to get in, let alone get out.He’s doing just great, but he has a ways to go… We keep…   Read more»

Those women you do see in the hard engineering fields tend overwhelmingly to be Indian or Chinese these days – at least where I work. 3/4 of our female engineering staff are from mainland China and India – most of…   Read more»