Author Topic: Creamo, Did You See... (Read 223 times)

Stringer · « **on:** November 23, 2003, 06:58:39 PM »

Creamo,
Did you catch the Discovery Channel program on the Rocket contest. The one held near Wichita, KS this past year.

I think the guy who won had his rocket go to 14k feet and traveled about 1200 mph or so.

Amazing stuff.

Creamo · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2003, 07:05:21 PM »

Spent all 4 days there. It was called LDRS. It was 105+ degrees, it sure didn't look like it on TV but Discovery did a terrific job with it.

Some of the cool shots you saw was from cameras on remote controlled helicopters. Very cool.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2003, 07:18:59 PM »

This was the last rocket I built and flew before getting out of the hobby almost 10 years ago now. Its a three stage rocket. IIRC it took a D engine on the first stage a C on the second and a B on third - it flew very high..

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/est/est1382.htm

I finished mine exactly as above.

Creamo · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2003, 07:24:39 PM »

And if like me you never recovered it, or maybe one stage.

If you enjoy those, I highly reccomend you get the Aerotech Initiator starter kit and get back into it, but this time Mid-power rocketry. Its pretty crappy, but a great start. They have lotsa easy models to build and fly.

Get certified then fly real stuff.

Capt. Pork · « **Reply #4 on:** November 23, 2003, 07:34:18 PM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
This was the last rocket I built and flew before getting out of the hobby almost 10 years ago now. Its a three stage rocket. IIRC it took a D engine on the first stage a C on the second and a B on third - it flew very high..

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/est/est1382.htm

I finished mine exactly as above.

I built and flew the exact same one, Grun. Sadly, the ejection charge blew the parachute out of the rocket tube completely, chord and all. The last stage came screaming back to earth and imbedded itself about a foot in the ground. It was the opposite of sweet.