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Thanks to some strange weather conditions, and insufficient caution on my part, my L1 rocket, the Flowbee, was called home by the rocket gods on its 12th flight. In all honesty, the loss of the JLCR, JL Altimeter 3, and 3-grain CTI case hurt more than the rocket itself. I have two more...

Binder Design Excel (DD), w/ 54mm mount (great kit, went together easily and well). Pro38 J270 Green As usual, I look like a dweeb in the obligatory pre-launch "JIC" shot: Unfortunately, at ignition, I tripped the shutter (burst) too early, and the best I got was smoke as it was coming up to...

Just wanted to give a big, public thank you to John. Recently, due to my own stupidity (and a bit of bad luck), my Altimeter 3 did a freefall from ~1100 feet (my stupidity), and landed on asphalt (the bad luck). The LCD did not survive the impact, but I could still "see" and connect to the...

Does anyone have any experience with having parts (plywood) custom laser cut? I don't have access to a laser cutter, and although I *could* make what I need either with a jigsaw, or by modifying existing pieces, I thought it might be worth checking to see if anyone had tried the laser route...

I'm eagerly awaiting my Madcow 3" Aerobee Hi. I plan to model it after the NRL-42 round depicted in RotW. Obviously, this isn't going to be a perfect scale project, but I still like to get the broad strokes right, when possible. RotW just says that the body was "orange". My Google-fu has...

EDIT: Be sure to read the discussion thread for Lesson #4; just because a motor is certified by TRA and/or NAR, doesn't necessarily mean it's legit for your flight. Make sure you're aware of all restrictions and limitations before proceeding. Apologies for the fact that this ended up longer...

Yoda's Dumb Question of the Day™: I want to learn more about methods of scale detailing, and go beyond "sport scale". My Google-fu is failing me at turning up "Scale Rocket Modeling for Dummies", so, does anyone have any hints on good books, blogs, etc for "how to", and maybe some suggestions...

So, as a learning experiment, I created an OpenRocket file for a 29mm-powered, sport scale Hawk Motor test vehicle (proof of concept for the Orion sounding rocket), based on Peter Alway's drawings (either from the Kitbash booklet, or one of the RotW supplements, I don't remember which). So...

Putting this here, because it might be "LPR", it might be "MPR", it could be "Techniques" ... :smile: I want/need to learn about the dreaded paper transitions; specifically, I'm looking for a kit that has a paper boat tail/tail cone; the specific requirement, though, that makes it complicated...

My Google-fu is failing me. I'm trying to learn more about the history of the Orion (and its various multi-stage incarnations like Terrier-Orion, Nike-Orion, etc...) I know it's based around the HAWK motor. It *seems* that, when flown single-stage, it's got triform fins, but when it becomes...

It seems this could go in "Electronics and Software" (since it's mostly an electronics and software question) or "Techniques" (which is where I've seen all the other 3d Printing topics), so, Mods, feel free to move if necessary. I'll soon be getting my first 3d printer, and, among other things...

So, I'm sure we have some members in Virginia; what's the rocketry scene like there, especially WRT strange laws and rules? I'm currently in southern California, but I'll be moving to Roanoke around the middle of the year. And, stay warm, everybody! Thanks

180HP, 290lb/ft and 110MPG ... Admittedly, the host vehicle weighing only 1800 lbs certainly helps with that mileage figure, but, come on ...

In this thread, I see discussion of AeroTech being back-ordered on motors for quite a while, but apparently starting to catch up. Similarly, I'm trying to find an AT 24/40 or three, but in shopping for them, I'm getting mixed signals. AeroTech's web store doesn't even list the casings, or...

As I mentioned in my intro post, I've been away for a couple of decades. I've never actually launched in a big club environment. How does it work? Yes, I've seen many YouTube videos, and I'm already investigating clubs near me; looks like ROC is the closest, but TRG, DART and Tripoli San...

Hi, my name is Adrien, and I'm addicted to things that go fast ... :eyepop: "Hi, Adrien" So, I'm forty-<something>, and flew a lot as a kid, up into my early teens, in the pre-Internet days. My grandfather was a USAF vet who went on to work in the defense industry, and he got me hooked at an...