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my QCC Explorer destructed 50 feet up in front of about 30 cub scouts. IT WAS AWESOME
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The THOR rocket club was invited to demo some rockets at the Lincoln cub scout launch day. The scouts built their rockets and launched them this morning. They were racing 3 rockets at a time and the kids were having a blast. 20 MPH winds made it interesting for sure. 2 other club members launched […]
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Aerotech F24-4W 1550 feet 246 MPH GORLAXIA was made after I was bored on a Sunday and wanted to build a rocket with a spaceship kind of feel to it. It was pretty fun and kept evolving as it went. Got some tips on the rocket forum and extended the nose cone with some added […]
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The internals are an Aerotech Interlock launch controller. I had messed up the build of it and the button was all wonky. It needed a rebuild and I thought this would be cool. I do plan on changing out the alarm to a Tardis sound and decorating the wood box. I hope to put a […]
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Grasshopper is a 10-story Vertical Takeoff Vertical Landing (VTVL) vehicle that SpaceX has designed to test the technologies needed to return a rocket back to Earth intact. While most rockets are designed to burn up in the atmosphere during reentry, SpaceX’s rockets are being designed to return to the launch pad for a vertical landing.
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Flat Daddy II AT RMS g64-7W motor 2079 Feet 375 MPH Deployed 1.5 seconds and 57 feet after apogee I had no idea it would dart off the pad that quick. Chute failed to deploy, but fell in nice soft pasture at 39 MPH. Had a chirper on it, which made it really easy to […]
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It is all fancy. Will get to use it at the launch this weekend. Working on a cool looking scratch built rocket. 24MM retainer, BT-60 tube and NC, light ply fins, and lots sanding.
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super modified Big Daddy with 29mm AT RMS F40-4W
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So I have set up a blog for my rocketry adventures: www.borketry.com. Will get it in he bar up top soon. I have been having soooooo much fun recently and did not want to fill my main site with all my rocket posts, but this one was cool. The above vid is my 2nd launch […]
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Dude…. it has been awesome. That is a test of my NAR Level 1 rocket. Nose weight and all sorts of stuff. Reloadable 29MM motor case. Thing is awesome. Finally got them off my dresser Playing with water rockets I built a new toy and she rules. 24mm aluminum RMS retainer motor mount on a […]
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