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Today's Featured Review

Art Applewhite Rockets - Cinco 38mm

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Art Applewhite Rockets

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Contributed by John Lee

Brief:
This is a simple 38mm high power saucer that incorporates an aerobrake recovery system. This was my Level 1 attempt. Since my club's field is fairly small, I wanted a high drag rocket that is hard to mess up. Naturally, I thought of Art Applewhite.

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Today's Featured Flyer

Steve Lindeman

AKA: Goonster

Location: Lansing, MI

Certification Level: NAR

Club Memberships: S.M.A.S.H. NAR#500, JMRC NAR#620

Favorite Rockets: Goony Birds, DynaStar's Snarky and the Interceptor E by Estes

Biography:

A native of Iowa, my family moved to Texas in early 60's where I first got into rocketery during the Apollo era when every kid wanted to be an astronaut. My introduction to the sport was an Astron X-Ray which I launched with a medium sized 2" long grasshopper as a bug-a-naught. Both rocket and grasshopper survived the flight. Dropped out in 1966 due to military hitch then moved to Michigan after getting married and starting a 30 year career at G.M.. Was back into the hobby for a while in mid 70's before again dropping out until the late 90's just before my retirement. Now I truely am a Born Again Rocketeer and devote a lot more time to building and flying rockets. My current fleet has gwown to over 100 (sixteen of which are Goony Birds). I also have a grand-daughter now that I take to launches and that I help build rockets with and that will someday inherit my collection. Her favorite rocket is my kit-bashed Cloud Hopper Goony Bird (goonies are also among her favorites).

Favorite Quote:

"I'll never grow up" : Peter Pan

"The first step into space is a model rocket"

Club Home Page: http://smashnar500.homestead.com/

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NEFAR Launches

August 2012 Launch

Steve Pollack's Orbital Transport

Photo by Roger Smith

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Here's all the parts - It's pretty much a flat package except for the engine mount tube. Two of the fin alignment jig sheets were included. The small piece of crepe paper streamer is for the "redneck gas cap" stuck into the gas cap hole. The printing on the self adhesive sheets are glossy and well done. Printed bumper stickers say: "My other saucer is a star ship" and "Poins, Ions or Cryons, nobody rides for free. Through the windshield you can see aliens wearing baseball caps. The kit doesn't include the antenna wires. At one time the wires were included but I guess too many builders had ...
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Model Rocket Building: Quest X-30 Aerospace Plane Part 1, Parts

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Model Rocket Building: Quest Area 51 UFO Saucer Part 1

I bought three Quest Area 51 Saucer starter kits (with launcher and controllers) for $.99 on Ebay! Shipping charges certainly brought up the price, but still a bargain for the launchers and controllers alone! We've all seen the Quest launchers before, here's some information about assembling the saucer. Here's the upper side of the Area 51 Saucer. Metallic stickers are already in the window areas. The engine hook was set at an angle. I thought the retainer ring would be glued down, but the hook was twisted around until it was straight. (See inset picture) Installing the wire ...
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Rocket Dungeon: Watch a mechanical failure front propogate at 1588 m/s

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