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PRESS RELEASE
Leading Edge Rocketry: New product announcement
August 2, 2008
EUGENE, Oregon USA -
Leading Edge Rocketry, the model rocket company operating in the Great Northwest part of America, has just introduced
another exciting new LED-based kit, the Phoenix, which joins the Night Skeeter in Leading Edge's great Sportster series
of kits.
The Phoenix is a racey, futuristic-looking model based on a 1.637" diameter
airframe and sporting some really cool looking fins with simulated landing gear that, like the body tube, houses bright
light emitting diodes (LEDs). The main body tube has an array of 15 super bright 7800 lumen LEDs arranged in three rows
of five, while the fin pods each have one high intensity LED in each pod tip.
Like the Night Skeeter, the micro electronics module that controls the LEDs
allows you to flash the LEDs in a sequential or a random pattern. The kit allows the hobby modeler to combine the
thrill of rocketry together with electronics and system integration, all in one kit. This kit will really appeal to the
electronics hobbyist.
Featuring a real balsa ogive nosecone, laser-cut basswood fins and a kraft
cardboard body tube pre-cut for the LED displays, the heart of the electronics centers around the three LED electronics
panels and the micro electronics control module. The three LED panels are laser-cut with all of the LED, wire and
mounting holes already in place, all you have to do is put it all together.
The LEDs are powered by three AAAA batteries that sit in a unique motor mount
holder, surrounding the central motor mount tube, and switched with a micro on/off switch built into the electronics
module. Batteries are supplied in the kit by the manufacturer.

Specifications:
- Length: 16.625"
- Diameter: 1.637"
- Weight: 120 grams with batteries
- Recovery: Parachute
- Recommended engines: C6-3, C6-5, D13-7W, D24-7T
- Required for assembly: Hobby tools, glue, paint, soldering iron/solder
- Approximate altitude: 1500 feet
- List Price: $59.95
Product Link
Contact Info:
Leading Edge Rocketry
84777 Charlottes Way
Eugene, OR 97405
Website: http://www.leadingedgerocketry.com/
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