As seniors in 1971 at Cardinal Stritch High School, Oregon OH, Kirk Packo and I built and flew a scratch-built-from-Centuri-parts two stage rocket powered by two "F" motors on the first stage, and a single "F" motor on the upper stage. A one pound Kodak 18fps 8mm movie camera from a pawn shop, affixed with a front surface 45 degree angle mirror, caught the action looking down- Kirk's brilliant idea for the mirror.
Not great visual quality compared to today's mini camcorders, but it was a fun accomplishment for two 17 year olds with just enough knowledge to pull this off.
My thanks to Dr. Packo for finding the film after all these years and creating a wonderful video from them!
Not great visual quality compared to today's mini camcorders, but it was a fun accomplishment for two 17 year olds with just enough knowledge to pull this off.
My thanks to Dr. Packo for finding the film after all these years and creating a wonderful video from them!