Duffy Johnson's Page

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Favorite Rockets: My all-time favorite model was the Estes Orbital Explorer, which I never did get to fly correctly. Still loved it, though!

Biography:

I was introduced to model rocketry in 1976 by several school friends who belonged to an ad-hoc rocketry club.  I've been building kits and launching on and off ever since, most recently a few weeks ago with my son, who is now the same age I was when I began the hobby. I was a young boy during the height of the NASA Apollo program and have always had a rich interest in rocket flight and space travel.

Favorite Quote:

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like bananas"  -  Groucho Marx

RocketReviews.com Pages:

• Rocket Gallery
• Flight Log
• Flight Statistics

2011-05-08

Sith Infiltrator

Flight

Parachute did not deploy, rocket crashed into the ground. Only significant damage was a broken stabilizer on the model itself. - C6-5 - Chelwood Elementary Sch., Albuquerque NM [More]

Lucky Seven

Flight

Engine did not ignite, no launch. Inexplicably, part of the engine housing disappeared. - C6-5 - Chelwood Elementary Sch., Albuquerque NM [More]

Death Star

Flight

Semi-successful launch of Estes Death Star model rocket. Death Star 'explodes' but parachute did not deploy. In spite of this the main rocket suffered only minor damage, a snapped-off fin. - C6 - Chelwood Elementary Sch., Albuquerque NM [More]

Zinger

Flight

Great launch, but lost sight of rocket as it fell and did not recover it. - 1/2 A3-10 - Chelwood Elementary Sch., Albuquerque NM [More]