Gary Tortora's Page
AKA: Gary T.
Location: Branford CT
Certification Level: L3 TRA
Club Memberships: MDRA,METRA .
Favorite Rockets: drumr1@sbcglobal.net
Personal Home Page: drumr1@sbcglobal.net
Club Home Page: http://www.metrarocketclub.org/
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2024-03-16
THOR Mini
Flight
- AT D9-7W - Salem CT [More]
Fusion 3
Flight
Perfect DD Flight - AT H130W - Salem CT [More]
LOTUS Micro
Flight
Perfect Flight - AT G74W-8 - Salem CT [More]
2023-09-23
MINION 6
Flight
Beautiful early autumn day at Richard Bong recreation area!! The sky was clear and the weather warm. This is the third flight of the 6" Minion and this time I mixed it up and flew a 75mm K789 Redline. The reds come on a little slower, so the 6" rocket left the pad slower, trailing a laser-red ... [More]
2023-07-22
MINION 6
Flight
The second flight for the Minion 6 on the J800 yet again. The rocket is a 6" stubby rocket that weighed 20.5lbs on the pad. The rocket arced away from the launch area and landed about 300' off of Suz Road in the field, visible from the road thanks to the fluorescent pink and green x-type topflight ... [More]
2023-06-17
MINION 6
Flight
NOTE: For some odd reason, the motor must be entered with a delay. This was a plugged motor, with electronic dual deploy so there was no delay used. - J800-14+ - Richard Bong Recreation Area [More]
2023-03-31
5.5" V2
Flight
AT K695R - MDRA Red Glare 23 [More]
Daedalus 38mm
Flight
AT H115DM - MDRA Red Glare 23 [More]
2022-06-11
BUSTER 5.5
Flight
AT I284W - Salem CT [More]
2022-05-29
6 Little John
Flight
Perfect - AT M1500G - NYPOWER [More]
2021-05-10
Composite Warehouse IBEX
Rocksim Design
[More]
Composite Warehouse LOTUS Micro
Rocksim Design
[More]
2021-05-05
Gary T Minion 6 HED
Rocksim Design
[More]
2014-06-14
Gary T PAINKILLER 3
Rocksim Design
[More]
2012-01-02
Rocketry Warehouse FORMULA 75 (Kit)
Review
The FORMULA 75 is the latest kit from Rocketry Warehouse . It's the big brother of the already popular Formula 54.
The FORMULA 75 is a 3" All fiberglass kit with a 38mm Motor mount, The kit is also one of "Fly Naked" series rockets ... [More]
2011-12-25
Wildman Rocketry - Shape Shifter
Rocksim Design
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Wildman Rocketry Shape Shifter (Kit)
Review
Brief:
The Shape Shifter is a kit that I designed for Wildman Rocketry . It is a 2.27-inch, all-fiberglass, dual-deploy kit right out of the bag.
Specifications:
Over 58 Inches Tall
Built-Weight Just Over 4 Lbs
CNC Precision Cut Parts
CNC Precision Slotted Body tube ... [More]
2011-10-16
Performance Rocketry GIZMO XL (Kit)
Review
Brief
The GIZMO XL from Performance Rocketry is the all new 8" upscaled version of their smaller 5" Gizmo. This baby is one beast of rocket and is sure to turn some heads at any launch.
Components
Coming from Performance Rocketry you can rest assured this ... [More]
2011-10-11
Rocketry Warehouse FORMULA 54 (Kit)
Review
The FORMULA 54 by Rocketry Warehouse is an all fiberglass kit, A perfect starter kit for the 1st time builder of an all fibergass rocket.
Components
Kit includes:
54mm Fiberglass 5:1 Von Karman Nosecone
54mm G12 Fiberglass Airframe 21 inches
29mm Motor ... [More]
2011-10-10
Performance Rocketry GIZMO XL
Rocksim Design
[More]
2011-09-28
Rocketry Warehouse Flying Pumpkin (Kit)
Review
Brief
The Flying Pumpkin from Rocketry Warehouse is one of the newest kits in the "Fly Naked" Series. What that means is that all the parts are already colored! They are NOT painted, rather the G12 and G10 fiberglass is colored all the way through.
Over 28 Inches Tall
BuiltWeight ... [More]
2011-09-24
Flying Pumpkin
Rocksim Design
[More]
2011-07-03
Rocketry Warehouse X-Celerator (Kit)
Review
Brief
The X-Celerator is a 4" all G12 fiberglass kit from Rocketry Warehouse.
This kit Features
Router beveled fin edges
Precision routed fin slots
Flies on anything from an I to an L
Weight 9 Lbs
Almost 7 Foot Tal
Components
Although the kit is ... [More]
2011-04-12
Performance Rocketry 1/3 Scale 5.5" Nike Smoke (Kit)
Review
Brief
This is Performance Rocketry's 1/3 Scale 5.5" Nike Smoke. The kit stands 77" tall and is made in either G10 or G12. For my kit I wanted a few things different from the standard 54mm single deploy version, I had mine made with a 75mm MM and dual deploy. My finished build ... [More]
2011-03-16
Rocketry Warehouse Flying Pumpkin
Rocksim Design
[More]
2011-01-02
Rocketry Warehouse X-Celerator
Rocksim Design
[More]
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