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     Rocketry Product: Estes - D12 Single-Use Motor {Motor}

    Testing a bit of the past (2017-11-30)
    There are very few three stage rocket kits nowadays (the Estes Comanche 3 being the best well known), and those that do exist use the 24 mm Estes C11 or D12 motors in the first stage booster. This ... [Read More]

    The season begins at Pegasus... (2017-09-12)
    My Estes Alpha streaks skyward on an A8-3 (click to enlarge). My apologies for no blog posts over the past couple of months - it's been a busy summer, and I haven't found much time to write. Things ... [Read More]

    Pics from Saturday's launch... (2017-10-01)
    Duane's Estes Make-It-Take-It leaves the rod on an A8-3 (Click to enlarge). Saturday's launch did not just involve the TARC Geezers; quite a few other folk joined us at Pegasus, many bringing ... [Read More]

    Lightning is coming! (2020-10-12)
    Last year Quest/Aerotech released their line of 18mm Q-Jet composite motors, which were a welcome addition to the stable of model rocketry power plants. The C12, at 9.8 newton-seconds, is a full C ... [Read More]

    A blustery club launch (2022-02-14)
    Looking down the flight line (Click to enlarge). HARA held its monthly launch this past Saturday. The day started off well, sunny and reasonably warm for mid-February, but the wind picked up ... [Read More]