Parachute Man launches in the Blue Ninja tomorrow! Starship Trooper!
Wish him luck!
Wish him luck!
Parachute Man Launches in the Blue Ninja Tomorrow!
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Good luck Parachute Man.
Probably not enough time to paint him like Tim from The Holy Grail.
Probably not enough time to paint him like Tim from The Holy Grail.
He weighs a few grams. I hope the D12-3 has emough oomph to get him and the rocket aloft.
Are you just going to blow him out the nose with the rest of the laundry?
Oh yes. He is wearing his Starship Trooper armor. He should be fine.
Cool! That was always on my list of things to do!
These guys. $8.99 for 4. On the ‘Zon.
PGXT Parachute Toy, Tangle Free Throwing Toy Parachute, Outdoor Children's Flying Toys, No Battery nor Assembly Required (4 Pieces Set) (A) https://a.co/d/bHzNTmh
He’s pretty big and the parachute is pretty bulky. I am thinking I will only launch him in a BT-60 or bigger rocket and only using D or more powerful engines.
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I put one of those in my Maxi Alpha3 clone. One time it worked great second time he got stuck in the body tube. Kids loved him either way, as a solo act in the sky or his charred remains when we extracted him from the rocket
In a garage sale find as part of my BAR path we ended up with a Bailout kit and a paratrooper.
We also upped our game with my 1/4 scale Viking 7 project with Snoppy:
He fits nicely in the 8" air frame.
He pops out with the main at 500'.
We also upped our game with my 1/4 scale Viking 7 project with Snoppy:
He fits nicely in the 8" air frame.
He pops out with the main at 500'.
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Growing up I thought the lyrics were,
“Hang on, Snoopy! Snoopy hang on!”
Of course, that’s when we went to the liberry to get books.
lakeroadster
When in doubt... build hell-for-stout!
He is “comic book” proportioned. Don’t comic book characters have ridiculously long legs compared to the rest of their bodies?Good Luck Parachute Man!
Wow... his upper legs are like really, really long!
Sad news: The puppy got me up at 4:50 AM and ruined my sleep. I was so bleary eyed I rushed out of the house and left parachute man on my desk!!
His first jump will have to wait until next the next launch.
His first jump will have to wait until next the next launch.
Here is the dog to blame…
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I thought that was Mr. Bill. Well, maybe that was, “OH NOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo!”
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This one worked until the chutist successfully skipped the country.
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/bail-out-bill-and-the-horizontal-spin-recovery-rocket.147210/
https://www.rocketryforum.com/threads/bail-out-bill-and-the-horizontal-spin-recovery-rocket.147210/
So... err... how'd the chutist skip the country? Is he in a tree or sipping a drink with an umbrella in it at some posh Caribbean resort?
I was such a (select as many as apply: ☐ geek ☐ nerd ☐ dweeb) that I made a 36" parachute for my 12" GI Joe (Green Beret, of course) and flung him up as high as I could from our elevated back porch!
You're a fun dad!
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When in doubt... build hell-for-stout!
When I was a kid we went to my Great Aunt and Uncles (circa 1966). 1st time we had visited them. So my Great Aunt pulls out this box full of old toys for me and my sister to play with.
There was a Superman figure, complete with a rigid cape, and a rubber band on a stick. Outside we went... hooked Superman to the rubber band... pull and release and woosh up into the sky and then come a gliding back to earth.
I bet I spent 2 hours out there... awesome memory..
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There was a Superman figure, complete with a rigid cape, and a rubber band on a stick. Outside we went... hooked Superman to the rubber band... pull and release and woosh up into the sky and then come a gliding back to earth.
I bet I spent 2 hours out there... awesome memory..
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9.25”x10.5” toy wrapped on a 10”x14” card. Made by Hassenfeld Brothers Inc. copyright 1965 NPP Inc. Glider is made of vacuform plastic in shape of Superman body with styrofoam cape. Figure is designed to be launch from a 6” wooden dowel with rubber band, sling shot style. “It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane It’s Flying Superman.” This is an early “As Seen On TV” item.
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