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Favorite Rockets: Custom Rockets "Freedom"

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"What else am I going to do with all this trivia stored up in my head?!" -- Mark Evanier, biographer of "Jack Kirby, the King of Comics" circa 1996

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2012-02-05

Custom Rockets' "Freedom"

Flight

cracked off a fin AGAIN; cause not clear. Chute deployed but not fully. Soft touchdown. - West State Street Park, Athens, Ohio [More]

Custom Rockets' "Freedom"

Flight

estimated height based upon other builders, records - A8-3 - West State Street Park, Athens, Ohio [More]

2012-01-30

First time kit gives good experience! (Kit)

Review

Brief This is a Skill Level One rocket with balsa wood fins, a single body tube, and a plastic nose cone. Components The parachute is a 12-inch plastic ‘chute with an elastic shock cord. The fins are die-cut and were almost ready to fall out, cleanly cut and clear. There is also a... [More]

2012-01-16

Custom Rockets' "Freedom"

Flight

First launch, on second attempt. Used homemade launch pad and two foot yard sale rod as guide. Rocket launched, nose cone separated, chute deployed, however did not open. Rocket broke off first fin glued on cleanly at root edge. - A8-3 - West State Street Park, Athens, Ohio [More]

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