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Added four more big guys over the winter. Saturn V, and Mercury Redstone below. I will get the others up once I get them painted

http://mylevel3.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/saturn-5.jpg

Chuck,

If I were to redo my build, I would rethink the av-bay placement. the av-bay itself is a great piece of engineering, but I eventually rebuilt it with a more traditional coupler placement...

I'm not sure that piling on is helpful at this point.

If you used PayPal and it's beyond 45 days, contact your credit card provider - I almost guarantee you will be reimbursed based upon...

Ok,

this sounds like fun. Since it's father's day weekend, I'll load up the truck and head down. Don't know what I'm going to fly yet. Need to keep it under 15k :> I've been repairing the nuclear...

Just looked at the schedules for this year.

Can't believe neither TWA nor Woosh could get a high power launch on Fathers day, the one day a year I actually have some influence over :>

Looks...

New job is killing me.... I've only been to one rocket launch the whole year......

Soxfan!

I'm a cubs fan, but glad to see more Chicagoans. Where do you plan on launching? Given the relatively small size of,the rocket, and the challenging launch sites in the area that have a...

Couldn't resist... Package has already been delivered.

Best post of the thread :>

Fat Cats are fun rockets. My daughter and I recently cloned the K-1. Next to her Pemberton Bucky Jones, it's her favorite rocket.

At the very least, they should sell the plans......

I launched a super big Bertha on a J570 at Midwest power a few years ago....

http://mylevel3.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/dsc00068.jpg?w=233&h=327


ok, time to get back to the topic at hand -...

Hmmm....

well, he is 15. Maybe a nudge from his parents will help ;)

alex

They are about 33% lighter than a traditional Alkaline battery.

these are lithium manganese dioxide batteries, which are meant to be primary (disposable) vs. secondary (rechargeable) lithium...

Woot has a good sale on Duracell 9V Ultra Lithium batteries here:

http://tech.woot.com/offers/duracell-9v-ultra-lithium-10-pack

Unlike most 9V Lithium's, these have a relatively low impedance,...

Yup. You hit the nail on the head. With the exception of the Military, I spent most of my life avoiding large company bureaucracies, including leaving companies I've started after the've become too...

Makes me sorry I passed on this one......

If I had cleaned up my workspace BEFORE this went up for auction, I would have been fine.

These laws are not difficult to research, but are very different state to state.

According to the state laws of Alabama, the acquirer of unclaimed property is required by law to notify the state....

Email sent. Can't resist this one...

I only use cups in larger rockets, 6" and larger There are a lot of easy, great alternatives to cups out there for smaller rockets.


I would really like a charge holder with accurate graduated...

New kits look nice. Very cool to see someone putting 3d printed parts into a kit!

Can you comment on the motor configuration(s)? Are they all single engine now?

I am a meta-prepper.....

I keep a map of the preppers in my area and lot's of ammo :>

from the JPL stream

http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2

Looks like 2pm EST it will be closest to earth

As Groucho once penned.....

I don't want to belong to any club that will accept people like me as a member ;)

There was a similar thread a few months back on the topic, and someone posted a launch photo of a red sparky by John DeMar.
I've made two test batches. Not very impressive during the day, but looked...

If you are comfortable with electronics, you can do it yourself for about a hundred bucks here: http://www.ifixit.com/iPad-Parts/iPad-2-Front-Panel/IF112-000

http://sellout.woot.com/offers/jvc-1080p-camcorder-w-40x-optical-zoom

$79 seems hard to resist. Has anyone mounted a traditional video camera like this? Yes, needs a big rocket and lot's of space,...

Dr. Sue did several Colonial Viper upscale's with build log's you can see here: http://drsuesrocketworks.com/Rockets.html

http://www.payloadbay.com/gallery/d/19129-2/2007-09-08+NEFAR+008.jpg

He means like these:

115017


http://www.mnpctech.com/spdprtToggle.html

What you are offering is half the cost, and are likely rated above 15 amps for the 12 volts someone is likely to use...

This is right up my alley, but shipping to Illinois would kill the deal.... :<

I recently sold a glueless rocket on the forums, here: http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?42629-garage-sale-updated-with-kits-for-sale

There's a good set of build instructions with...