back in 1999 i bought my first SUV, a mercury mountaineer with a 5.0 V8. its a gas guzzler but back then fuel prices werent that much over a buck a gallon. my mother on the other hand thought i was silly to get a gas guzzler. recently she goes out and buys a fully loaded BMW telling me how great...
Heres a pretty good forum that I hang out at. There is a way to figure out rocket weight to recovery ratio but I don't know the formula.... Im sure its here somewhere. http://www.rocketryforum.com/
Theres tons of good info and pics on this site too. B)
well the rc flying field I use down here is roughly 3/4 x 1/2 mile. I replaced most of my rockets that use a 12" chute with streamers made from 1.75" wide crepe paper from Hobby Lobby and any rocket that had a 18" chute with a 12" one thinking that would help recover my rockets back instead of...
15-20mph winds are common place down here in south Texas, I havent flown yet because of my work. but i wonder if anyone has flown in that type of wind? my only guess is that you may have to walk further to recover it, but it would still fly up there wouldnt it? :unsure:
I worked 6 years as a cert. auto mechanic for Firestone. I would suggest getting more than one price qote. Stay away from dealers, most of them charge upwards of 65 bux per hour or even more.
The most inexpensive way to do it is to either pull out the black light and try to find the leak...
I came home from work the other day around 6pm. i was tired so i took a nap, when i woke up it was daylight still, so i went down for dinner, only to see my wife making breakfast.... needless to say i was horribly confused.. :huh:
hey guys the readily available Estes CC Express is a great 2 stage rocket, and a great kit to bash....
using most of the parts in the kit you can build either the old 70's Cherokee-D or the Defender. Heck if you wanted too, you can made a Cherokee Double D or a 2 staged Defender using most of...
Clone of the Estes 1982-84 mach 2 D powered rocket. stands 25.5 inches tall, diameter is 1.64" weighs 2.6 ounces. I replaced the 18" parachute the instructions called for with a 90" crepe paper streamer.....
here is my built from scratch E/D engine powered Big Bertha. Nose cone donated from a baby bertha, estes E/D engine mount, basswood fins cut from a template made from a vintage big bertha kit and a 18" bt-60 body tube.