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ROC Launch (Click on the thumbnails to see a larger version) |
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Bryan's reprise of his Viper design flew successfully on 4 Estes mini A motors. Cluster rockets have special challenges and Bryan solved them all. Well done, Bryan. | ||||||||||||||||
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Nathan flew his "Stars and Stripes" on an Aerotech I300 Blue Thunder motor for another success of the day. | |||||||||||||||||
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Richard flew his scratch-built X15 rocket plane on a mighty C6-5 motor. | ||||||||||||||||
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Andy Woerner's Space Shuttle Orbiter on a flight test aboard a piper cub. This is how NASA tested the real orbiter "Enterprise" back on February 18, 1977, except of course that the NASA hardware was a little bit bigger. | ||||||||||||||||
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This is Tim and Dan Wright's Estes Express upper stage on an E9 motor. Initially, the rocket was unstable, but it gained stability as the burn progressed. However, by the time the rocket became stable, it was flying horizontal with the lakebed. Unfortunately, the rocket crashed without deploying. | ||||||||||||||||
