"This is the "Mudd Team"'s entry into the N5800CS competition. We are flying ours at XPRS (pending no tragedies in the remaining construction process). It was designed to be such that we could ... [Read More]
I found this to be one of the better issues of Rockets . It features two solid tech articles - one on chain-stitching 'chute lines and one on molding fiberglass parts. I doubt if I'll use either, ... [Read More]
Curt von Delius, using a modified version of his record-setting Level 3 airframe, crushed his previous ?M?-class altitude record of 37,762 feet by flying it to a GPS verified altitude of 45,328 feet ... [Read More]
I'm sure you remember that last December the FAA issued a new set of rules concerning amateur rocketry. This was lauded by the low and mid-powered rocketry world since there would no longer be any ... [Read More]
AeroTech displayed a new reload adapter system for its 38mm high power RMS? motors during the XPRS launch in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, NV held September 17-21. The system allows the use of ... [Read More]
"Since a friend pointed out that my I-ROC looked like a Crayon®, I've had the idea in back of my mind to build a Crayon rocket. Not just a Crayon rocket, but a pack of Crayon rockets! The smallest ... [Read More]
As seen on Rocketry Planet: AeroPac's new virtual classroom is up and running http://www.ustream.tv/channel/aeropacs-show Just in time for the 12th annual ARLISS (arliss.org) launch (with over 40 M ... [Read More]
Member : Kurt Gugisberg Club : Rocketry Organization of California Web Page : http://home.earthlink.net/~kurtgug/id17.html Altitude : 2000 feet Motors : J570 central--H180 airstart--H128 airstart ... [Read More]
Member : Darryl Paris Club : AeroPAC Motors : L952W, (2) J350W, (2) I200W Project Goal : To build something other than three fins & a nosecone by constructing a big, complex multi-staged rocket ... [Read More]
Member : Jamie Clay Club : AeroPac Altitude : 2200' Web site: MercuryJoe.com Facebook Page Project Goal: To land the Freedom 7 capsule upright on its own landing legs! [Read More]
Member : Peter Clay Club : AeroPac Motor : Research M Construction Photos (on Facebook) Project Goal: This years XPRS will mark the 7 th “Birthday of my Black Brant II. At last years XPRS on ... [Read More]
Member : Jamie Clay Club : AeroPac Altitude : Good question to ask. Motors : Aerotech single use Fs (or maybe Gs) Facebook Pictures Project Goal: To make Astro Boy fly a good stable flight and THIS ... [Read More]
Member : Bill Earls Club : AeroPAC Altitude : 31k' Motor : CTI K-300 Project Goal : This is my altitude record attempt. Leopard was launched last year to 21,607ft on an L935. This year I am putting ... [Read More]
Member : Steve Kendall Club : AeroPAC Motor : G to H Project Goal: Most likely will be flown forst flight on a SU For G motor, and, if the paint survives and the winds are favorable, maybe a small ... [Read More]
Member : Jamie Clay Club : AeroPAC Motors : Cluster of 4 F-40s with one central I Avionics : Perfectflite MAWD Project description : Like Mercury Joe, LJ1 recovers in three components - booster, ... [Read More]
Member : Vern Knowles Club : Tripoli Idaho Rocketry Altitude : 23,000' Motor : N1000 Web page : Angelfire & www.vernk.com Project Goal: Primary goal is to just have fun! This will also be a test ... [Read More]
Member : Bill Earls Club : AeroPAC Altitude : 20,500' Motor : CTI J-530 Project Goal : This is my Needle Jr. Project. It is a 38mm minimum diameter rocket. It is 27"L and weighs less than 20oz. All ... [Read More]
Members : James Marino & Dave Riamondi Clubs : AeroPAC, LUNAR Altitude : 30,000' Motors : M2500AF to M1950AF Project Goal : To successfully stage a PR Competitor 4 off the top of a PR Competitor ... [Read More]
Member : Jason Trotter Motors : D10-7 (1x), A10T-0 (6x) Altitude : 1600' Project Goal : This is my first self-designed rocket. It is a single stage, cluster. All 7 motors are minimum diameter, with ... [Read More]
Member : Ken Biba Club : AeroPAC Motor : N1000 Altitude : 45,000' agl Project Goal : Current N single stage record holder. Flying again ... just maybe to get that extra 1k'! [Read More]
Member : Ken Biba Club : AeroPAC Motor : M1315 Altitude : 20,000' agl Project Goal : 16 lb Bowling Ball Supersonic Dual Deploy 3" min diameter carbon airframe. What more really needs to be said? [Read More]
Member : Sam Fineberg Club : AeroPAC Motor : CTI K260 Classic Long Burn Altitude : 12,000' agl Project Goal : My first time playing with K's. I have a K2045 to use as a warm up before I try to ... [Read More]
Member : James Dougherty Club : AeroPAC Altitude : 45,000' AGL Motors : Aerotech N-1000, Ceseroni N-58000 CS Project Goal : Test out new Real Flight Systems GPS-TWO rocket electronics && ... [Read More]
This photo was her maiden flight, hitting Mach 1.5 on a L935 Imax. Member : Steve Jurveston Club(s) : AeroPAC, TCC, Lunar, Rocket Mavericks Altitude : 14,000' AGL Motors : K300, K1440 L640 dual ... [Read More]
Here you see her maiden flight on a N2850 Blue to Mach 2.2 Member : Steve Jurveston Club(s) : AeroPAC, TCC, Lunar, Rocket Mavericks Altitude : 32,000' AGL Motor : AMW 2801 Skidmark Project Note : ... [Read More]
Member : James Sampayan Club : AeroPAC Altitude : 4 to 5,ooo' Motor : H733 Project Goal : Just another gig in the high desert. Will play an encore flight of that classic tune "H73J". Maybe try to ... [Read More]
These are oldies but goodies, and a few of them are newies to me. Including these two: This rocket looks like a giant egg lofter (perhaps for ostrich eggs?) but is actually a 6 inch can-sat launcher ... [Read More]
Barely through level 1 rocketry, and slowly working towards level 2, it is still fun to dream about what could be, some day. These XPRS blogspot pages show many large hpr rockets, some of which are ... [Read More]
Found via Steve Jurvetson's Flickr photo blog .
Evangelizing rocketry... It should run tomorrow at 7:30pm. But the HD video link went up today. [embedded below] My favorite part: the opening clip ... [Read More]
It appears the ROCKETS Magazine machine is running again. They have gotten a bit behind but the editors assure me they are working hard to catch up and that subscribers will get all the issues ... [Read More]
"This is the "Mudd Team"'s entry into the N5800CS competition. We are flying ours at XPRS (pending no tragedies in the remaining construction process). It was designed to be such that we could ... [Read More]
