John A. Wilke

North site here we come! I’m geeked to get back up there. Some questions:a.) is anyone camping Friday or Saturday?b.) is anyone flying on Sunday? I know we always get revved up to fly, but the second day of research…   Read more»

I’m interested in having some black fillets. Can I dye epoxy without affecting the physical properties? If I can, what should I use for dye?Thanks,JW

Do we have 35K windows all throughout MHM, or just Saturday and Sunday?

Gents, I’m toying with a number of ideas for the next 3 Dogs kit. Some things I’m toying with:- another minimum diameter, this time 38mm- 75mm airframe, minimum diameter (doubtful – small market)- 75mm airframe w/ 54mm motor mount. This…   Read more»

Guys, I have brought in some ProLine 4100 laminating resin if anyone needs some really good epoxy. This is what I used on “Rough Draft” a year ago (mach 2.6, surface mounted fins) and it held together splendidly. I used…   Read more»

Just curious if anyone has any excess 5-7 oz satin weave glass they’d part with? I bought some at HobbyTown today, and when I got it out of the bag I instantly knew I’d have problems… the stuff was sooooooooo…   Read more»

http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100316/NEWS/100319759/1051&ParentProfile=1001Tis the season. We must be very careful!!! (understatement)

3 Dogs Rocketry has a new kit, the “KestreL”. Here is the deal:-54mm minimum diameter-Von Karman nosecone-nifty tailcone (see http://www.rocketryplanet.com/content/view/3219/30/)-for a limited time, price includes a Pro54-6GXL casing (yippee!!!! 8) )-Rigid polycarbonate fin jig-all glass construction-35′ of 0.25″ Kevlar shock…   Read more»

While I haven’t spoken directly to James or Art on this topic, I know that like me – they would appreciate knowing about any L3 cert attempts that may be in the works.Last year we had a run of about…   Read more»

Stunning… http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.htmlIt looks contrived, but this is a photo taken from Cassini. There is some tweaking of the colors to make them appear as the would to the naked eye, but it is the real deal.APOD (astronomy picture of the…   Read more»

3 Dogs Rocketry will have some cool Kevlar options going forward. I have decided to make Kevlar a standard item in the 3DR kits (though the regular PR stuff still does NOT include Kevlar). As I’m bringing in material for…   Read more»

Question – why is a spool stable? does it need “nose” weight? I’d think the CP would be half way up the “rocket”. The CG would be lower than that if the spool had any length to it, as the…   Read more»

Well lookie here… http://pro38.com/products/pro24/pro24.phpDr. J confirms that there will indeed be “Pro24” casings. That will make for some interesting boosts! This is a great idea….

About ten years ago, when we were Tripoli Rocky Mountains (the club that eventually merged w/ PHITS to form NCR) we sent a very nice photo of one of our rockets in flight to both the USFS and FAA. They…   Read more»

so… whatever happened to Tripoli Colorado? I know their email list went down for a while. I don’t see anything on their web page. I’m curious if they are having an annual meeting? Do they still exist? Is there anything…   Read more»

Here is a little Christmas stocking stuffer you guys may be interested in. Joe H., Dr. J (of Pro38 fame) and I are putting together a package as follows:– purchase a Little Dog Dual Deploy kit from 3 Dogs ($89+tax)–…   Read more»

http://www.vimeo.com/7852885You can slip past the first few minutes, but then there is some outrageous stuff. I wonder how many mach diamonds the shuttle can emit? There’d be a whole long string of them at one point…

http://www.3dogsrocketry.com is up and semi-functional. You will be able to access drawings, pricing, etc. I’m working on a blog or two, as well as a couple of other things. For now, take a look and let me know if you…   Read more»

I had no idea where to put this, so I put it herehttp://creativity-online.com:80/work/toshiba-space-chair/17961Those who have been to Black Rock recognize some of the surroundings. What an amazing commercial.Now you know what it looks like from 98,000’……

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen two rockets light absolutely simultaneously on a drag race…. to see entire racks go all at the same time is amazing. Cesaroni’s pyro pellet up top make lighting their loads incredibly reliable.Those of you…   Read more»