Fantastic, thanks for the pics and video.
1:1 Nike Smoke - Launching this Sunday @ Havoc in the Paddock (Feb 9)
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Fantastic, thanks for the pics and video.
Oh, to be wealthy. "Drop everything Honey, we're going half way around the world to watch a model rocket go up." Seriously, I'd be there if I could.
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T-6 days to launch...
And yes - that's the mobile launch rail system being used for this launch.
And yes - that's the mobile launch rail system being used for this launch.
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There was no one filming closer to the rocket?
What's the safe distance for a "R" motor?
Safe distance table shows 2000'
Safe distance table shows 2000'
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If you are on Facebook, check out 'New Zealand Rocketry Association' there is some closer footage posted there.
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Thanks Ethan.
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Beautiful motor and flight!
Will do, thanks.
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It's in mint condition, just a bit of heat damage to the plate
We had plywood deflectors everywhere else and a welding blanket over the cab. No damage. You can see them below
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Wow this is awesome. Beautiful rocket, flight and scenery!
George, is that a Cosmodrome kit?
Think I recognize the nosecone. Did my L-1 with that rocket 20 yrs. ago.
Think I recognize the nosecone. Did my L-1 with that rocket 20 yrs. ago.
Look at the launch rod and the grass blades for scale. That's clearly an LP kit.
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It's a pic I found googling to show an example of a real Nike-Smoke model.
Estes had a 3" diameter Nike Smoke 12 years or so back, this might be that.
I highly cropped the pic width & height to maximize the image of the rocket, it was sitting on a launch rack, rods on both sides.
I have the Estes kit. This one has a more rounded shoulder on the nose. Looks like the huge balsa nosecone from Cosmodrome.
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Unless it's a 1/4" rod, which the Cosmodrome kit uses. 29mm, mmt MP.
I was just thinking out loud......
Yeah, but the grass, and the clothes pin under the rocket. It don't look like no MPR to me.
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Ok.........?
Whatever floats yer boat.
Whatever floats yer boat.
Agreed.......
You're both right. Dave, you have earned a reputation for prickliness, and Justin I think you're responding to that reputation more than to what Dave wrote this time.
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Wow. A great team launch a great rocket, and some people have to BCM about it? Wow. Just wow. Don't you two have some RCP you need to nit-pick over?
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Are there pictures of the recovery of this flight? I would love to see more technical details of the rocket. Also that launch site is unreal beautiful. Any details or more pics would be fun to see.
Would you scale purists please bugger off and create your own thread instead of pissing on this one?
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A discussion on what constitutes a "scale" rockets is better off in the scale section of the forum. Maybe the moderators will move the posts from this thread to a new one. I might even chime in there, but on this thread, it would be nice to stay on topic. Anyway I am excited to see more pictures and learn more about this rocket, the team and the club in New Zealand.
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They have a rather comprehensive website.
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