Snake River rocket car launch coverage Saturday

[JRL303]

Does anyone know if this will be covered on television and if so, details on times and channels?

 

[georgegassaway]

A good article here:

https://newsradio1310.com/eddie-braun-says-snake-river-canyon-jump-is-on/

Basically, the only ones who'll see it live are up to 500 ticket buyers who are there in person.

Video will be released later.

 

[Getmore]

Watching from the air would be cool. I asked on there facebook page if the air space would be open to private airplanes and they never responded to my post. I'm sure there will be active traffic there.

 

[georgegassaway]

Watching from the air would be cool. I asked on there facebook page if the air space would be open to private airplanes and they never responded to my post. I'm sure there will be active traffic there.

Presuming they are doing this legally.... they need to have an FAA waiver. While the conditions of the waiver *might* allow for aircraft associated with the event to be in the air, in certain places away from the planned trajectory, (aircraft/copters for chase, airborne video platforms, medical team), highly unlikely that any private aircraft not officially part of the event would be allowed.

 

[rstaff3]

A drone would work just fine.

 

[My Gypsy]

Perhaps it's just wishful thinking here.... Do any of the manufacturers have plans to produce the Evil Spirit in an all fiberglass kit?

 

[James Duffy]

Presuming they are doing this legally.... they need to have an FAA waiver. While the conditions of the waiver *might* allow for aircraft associated with the event to be in the air, in certain places away from the planned trajectory, (aircraft/copters for chase, airborne video platforms, medical team), highly unlikely that any private aircraft not officially part of the event would be allowed.

There is a NOTAM in place that repeats through the weekend, but no apparent flight restrictions:

!TWF 09/023 TWF AIRSPACE MANNED ROCKET WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF TWF013017 SFC-7000FT 1609161923-1609182300

This NOTAM looks pretty much like the ones that the FAA issues for high power launches. Assuming that it is, the airspace will not be closed, but instrument traffic will be vectored around the event. Aircraft are free to use the affected airspace within the FARs.

James

 

[James Duffy]

Apparently the launch happened this afternoon, and was successful:

https://magicvalley.com/news/local/...cle_7cbdd45b-cda6-5fa0-b556-48c546aa9118.html

James

 

[Dwatkins]

Wow! Bet that was a hell of a ride. Nice video on Facebook.

 

[georgegassaway]

Story on KBOI:

https://kboi2.com/news/local

Trying to find a link to the video I saw on Facebook.

Ah, here we go, it's on Youtube now:

[video=youtube;D1EtAyv132E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1EtAyv132E[/video]

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Looks like fun! Hopefully there will be better video later. Unfortunately, of the few videos I have seen, they were all taken from more or less the same spot, and you lose the rocket in the sun.

 

[rstaff3]

Here's a good one
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155193381148098&id=7962048097

 

[rstaff3]

Facebook seems to be the place for videos of this launch. Here's from inside the cockpit looking back at the pilot.
https://www.facebook.com/315689201938606/videos/vb.315689201938606/656393937868129/?type=2&theater

 

[SKREAM TEAM]

I had forgotten he was going to attempt this until I saw it on the news the next morning. Really cool!

 

[bill_s]

"A cutter sheared through the dog food can lids that were holding in 6,000 pounds per square inch of steam pressure"

https://newatlas.com/eddie-braun-rocket-bike-jump-snake-river-knievel/45477/

also

https://www.canosoarus.com/10X1Skycycle/Skycycle02b.htm

 

[rharshberger]

"A cutter sheared through the dog food can lids that were holding in 6,000 pounds per square inch of steam pressure"

https://newatlas.com/eddie-braun-rocket-bike-jump-snake-river-knievel/45477/

also

https://www.canosoarus.com/10X1Skycycle/Skycycle02b.htm

Did anyone notice that the New Atlas picture gallery has a picture of the recovery system designers, and the photo sure looks like its Ky Michelson the Rocketman himself (scroll down to the 14th picture).


https://newatlas.com/eddie-braun-ro...er-knievel/45477/pictures?thumb=true#picture8

 

[rstaff3]

Yes, he and his son were both on 'the team'.

 

[mpitfield]

Did anyone notice that the New Atlas picture gallery has a picture of the recovery system designers, and the photo sure looks like its Ky Michelson the Rocketman himself (scroll down to the 14th picture).


https://newatlas.com/eddie-braun-ro...er-knievel/45477/pictures?thumb=true#picture8

Good eye, that is totally him.

Wow I admit that I read this thread a few weeks back and kind of blew it off, but looking at it now that steam motor is a pretty neat bit of engineering, and this guy has some big ones to strap himself to it.

 

[Mushtang]

They overshot the landing site, pretty much the opposite of the way Evel Knievel did it.

Now they should "jump" over the Grand Canyon!