M.D.R.A. Report

M.D.R.A. Report
May/ June
2005
M.D.R.A. Report
Volume 8, Number 3
©J. Weber 2005
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Cover: John Sicker's LOC EZI-65 on an
H330SS-7. Photo by Jill Weber.
Rail Buttons
Editor’s Corner:
It has been five years since we have
moved past “Y2K syndrome” unscathed.
Perhaps we can take a moment to look at
how we launch rockets in the 21st Century.
Specifically, what we do for the first couple
of feet. Back when the earth was still
cooling, rods were the hot ticket for guiding
the rocket “straight” into the sky. Then an
invention called the video camera arrived on
the scene and as the technology for that
improved another miracle occurred. Super
slow motion, digitally enhanced no less.
From this perspective we could see how
“straight” the rods actually did guide the
rocket into the air. It reminds me of a story,
“A Crooked Man Walking a Crooked Mile”.
While viewing the slow motion video
what you would see is severe “Rod Whip”,
the rod is actually bending as the rocket
moves to the top and then snaps back like a
whip. This is the worst way to launch a
rocket. When you combine “Rod Whip” with
the 5 minute epoxy lunch lugs, you are not
doing yourself or your rocket any favors.
How many times have you seen the
manufacturer supplied brass lugs, (which
epoxy has zero adhesion to), snap off while
the rocket is on the rod waiting to be
launched? It amazes me that the
manufactures even supply this junk with
their kits, given the options that are
available. Just because they continue to live
in the dark ages, doesn’t make it right. You
might be able to get away with this
antiquated technology on 2” diameter and
smaller rockets but anything bigger should
have rail guides installed.
The concept of rail guides and the
supporting rail system has been used
successfully on what most people consider
big rockets, 6” diameter and larger. The
technology that is applied to hobby rockets
is tried and true as many “smaller” NASA
projects and mostly all of the Sounding
Rockets are launched with rail guides. There
is good track record with the transfer of this
concept to hobby rockets and it is something
that should be embraced with by the entire
hobby, fliers and manufactures alike.
As MDRA is constantly up-grading
our launch equipment we will be leaning
heavily to the use of rails and slowly getting
email: [email protected]
Editor Robert Utley
MDRA is a non-profit rocket club.
We don’t make any money at what we do.
MDRA is here to allow our members to fly
rockets, kids are welcome and seniors as
well. Fly big rockets or small ones, with
black powder motors (Estes) to composite
motor (Aerotech) we don’t care so long as
you fly rockets.
As time goes on we have noticed
some of the standard folk’s year in and year
out. Some folks move due to jobs, some did
it for their kids and they lost interest. Some
find the cost a bit too high for what they get
out of it. In short they move on to other
things. Which brings us to the question is
the membership growing or is it shrinking?
Good question, here at MDRA it seems to
stay about the same from year to year.
There are some folks that we see joining
every other year some every 2-3 year and
then there are the core who join every year.
What is MDRA doing to make sure
that people around the world know of us?
Well we do community service work, check
out the web page we have on it.
http://www.mdrocketry.org/membership/com
munityservice/ This is where MDRA get to
meet our new members. We get to meet all
kinds of folks that in one way or another are
interested in space or rocketry. This is
something the BOD of MDRA does but we
like members to help just as much. You can
meet Astronauts, or see space hardware,
even try it on sometimes too. Get signed
pictures or software to monitor spacecraft.
In the long run it’s seeing the folks
at these events that you’ve talked to show
up at an MDRA launch, with their family or
friends. Knowing that you put the smile on
their face and that for the next couple of
hours or sometimes a lifetime you’ve
changed someone’s life and made it better.
If you know of an event that you
would like MDRA to attend, let us know.
We’d be happy to attend.
So on to the newsletter and seeing
your name in print….
By Neil McGilvray
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away from the rods. We will still have rods
available for the smaller rockets but their
use on the bigger projects will slowly go the
way of the dinosaur. The weather on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland has been know
to get “breezy” and the structural rails are a
much more secure system then the rocket
banging around on a flexible rod. The rods
or rails only serve to guide the rocket. They
do not support its weight. While waiting to be
launched the rockets own weight placed
upon the base of the launch pad or the rail
clip is the means to hold the rocket steady.
When the wind is blowing on a rocket guided
by a flexible rod, the rocket is allowed to
literarily swing in the breeze and potentially
loosen or break off the lugs. The loosening
issue is potentially the most unsafe. You will
not know you have a problem until the
launch button is pushed. Loose lug and rod
whip can be a dangerous combination.
Many of the “rod” rockets are within 200 feet
of the flight line at the A and B rack. The last
time I looked, I didn’t see “Olympic Sprinter”
on the resumes of any of the MDRA
members. How fast can you move?
Each Rocketeer needs to access his
or her own needs. Just because you have
lugs on you rockets now and have great
success doesn’t mean you can’t change
over to the rail guides or buttons. Many
people have already. It makes for a nice
upgrade to a reliable old bird. Performance
Hobbies normally has the different sizes in
stock as well as the attachment system,
called well nuts. There are three different
sizes and they have many names depending
who you talk to. The Small Size is designed
to fit in either the standard size Black Sky
Rail or the 1” (1010) Extruded Aluminum
Rail (that MDRA uses). This size is typically
referred to as “Small Buttons” or Series
1000 ($00.25 for Nylon and $00.75 for
Delrin) each from www.railbuttons.com . The
middle size is designed to fit in the Black
Sky “Extreme Rail” or the 1 ½” (1515)
Extruded Aluminum Rail (that MDRA uses).
This size is referred to as “Big Buttons” or
Series 1500 ($1.25 for Delrin) from
www.railbuttons.com . The largest of the
three styles are typically custom made,
however Performance Hobbies does have
these. The largest size is typically called the
“Uni-Strut Buttons”. These are used on the 1
5/8” uni-strut away cell tower.
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There are a different ways to secure
the guides or buttons to the rocket. One way
is to screw directly to a centering ring.
Another way is to incorporate a secured nut
or Tee-Nut to the Inner Diameter (I.D.) of the
rocket during the building process. A third
way is to use a Well Nut to secure the
button. On the systems that Performance
Hobbies sells, the Well Nut comes as part of
the package which makes it convenient. All
the needed parts are in one place. However,
Well Nuts can be purchased from your local
hardware store or ordered through
McMaster Carr at www.mcmaster.com .
Type in Well Nuts to the search field and the
site will bring you right to it. The industry
name is Rubber-Insulated Rivet Nuts. These
are inserted in a hole drilled in the air frame
and they expand to secure the button as the
screw is tightened. This is the easiest
means to modify a previously constructed
rocket. They have different sizes that will
work well with any of the above listed rail
guides or buttons.
While MDRA does not require our
members to use the rail guide or rail button
systems we do suggest that all of our
members start moving in that direction.
Regardless to your guide system, MDRA will
find a way to get your project into the air
even if we have to drop it out of a plane.
ESL 85
Price, MD
05/14-05/15
By Neil McGilvray
Even a broken clock is right twice a
day. It was just a matter of time for it to
happen; the weather would cooperate with
the launch date. “And there was much
rejoicing!” The big back field at Higgs Farm
was cleared of the 2’ to 3’ tall Rye Grass,
the skies were clear blue, the wind was low
and temperatures were in the 70’s. You
have got to like those apples. This would be
the last scheduled launch at Higgs this
season, so there were many fliers out to
take full advantage of the big field and the
high waiver.
Nicole, Nick and Zack Andraka
combined for 18 flights in the A to D range.
They covered the spectrum of all the options
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for rocket powered flight including single
motor boosts, staging and clustering. Marty
Aliva flew his Spontaneous Construction to a
successful Level One Certification flight on
an H-275. The fast burning H motor
punched the rocket into the sky quickly but
the low thrust to weight ratio kept the rocket
under a thousand feet. However, all systems
were go, worked perfectly and the rocket
was recovered in perfect condition and
ready for the future Level II attempt.
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missing rockets do have a way of turning up
again when you least expect it. Don Brown
jumped on the three rocket launch bus also.
Don flew his Art Applewhite saucer on a G38 and his G-35 powered Quark on Steroids
for a couple of nice flights. These were just
the warm up to his NAR Level II flight of his
I-ROC on a J-350. Finally we are seeing a
return of the J-350’s as the Level II
certification motor of choice and for good
reason. They get the job done. Don’s rocket
jumped off the pad on the familiar trail of
smoke and fire for a successful Level II
certification. Congratulations Don!
Bill Cann looks like he caught the
bug big time, in less than 60 days since
experiencing the awe of HPR; Bill built, flew
and succeeded in attaining his Level I
certification. Bill went out and did his home
work; he bought and did a fine job
constructing his Patriot Missile. The rocket
was launched on an H-242 for a quick, high
boost and deployed the laundry at apogee.
Congratulations Bill, welcome to High
Power!
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Spontaneous Construction
LeRoy Bonawitz had three birds screaming
skyward. He flew his Onyx on aE-15,
Legacy on a G-40 and his Kathy’s Purple
Passion on I-405. Bill Brown also used the
rule of three and busted off his Due for
Extinction twice powered by the new to the
scene ACME motors, as he and Glenn
Davis call themselves. The K-650’s did the
job perfectly on both launches of “DFE”. Bill
also launched and lost his Bull Pup powered
by an H-180. In a mocking jester to Mach
Madness Bill wrote on the flight card “Mach
This!” While the Bull Pup tore off the pad,
you have got to get it back and then qualify
the flight. Bill was unable to do either, but
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Cann’s Patriot Missile
Chris Cox who became if not the first, one of
the first recipients of the NAR Junior Level I
Certification, took full advantage of that and
flew his Ariel twice on H-144’s. The second
flight was also in a drag race with MDRA’s
new Launch Pad Fabricator, Ron Follweiler.
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Ron celebrated his Level I certification
earlier in the day. While the rules and the
actual winner of a rocket drag race are
sketchy in my mind one thing is for sure,
everyone’s a winner when there are multiple
rockets flying at once. The Ariel and the
Banana Express ripped into the sky and
both were recovered successfully. Who
won? Who knows?
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Angelica’s Fat Boy
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Ron’s Banana Express
Ron had the exact same results earlier in
the day with the same motor and rocket to
certify Level I. Congratulations Ron;
welcome to HPR, now you can really start
using those pads you made for us. Ron got
in two warm up flights with his Big Fred on
an E-28 and SB-One on an F-52.
Glenn Davis was hitting it hard with
two flights, his PAC III on an ACME K-350
for a high flying, whistling trip up stairs.
Glenn also got his Sex-Shun-Ate heading
upward on an L-1000. The motor and the
rocket performed well and one of these days
we’ll see Glenn out at the Away Cell with a
Level III certification flight. Vaughn
Dickerson had a cool flight with his Honest
John on a G-80. It really doesn’t matter what
size motor the Honest John is flown on, it is
always a head turner. Vaughn also had
some two-stage fun with his successful
launch of the I-295 to G-80 powered BBX
Terrier.
Angelica Freimayer launched her Earth
Cone on an F-25 and her Mosquito on an F40 for some fine, fun flying. She also had all
heads turned in her direction with the launch
of a seven motor cluster in her fat Boy. The
cluster consisted of a D-12 and six C6’s. All
the motors lit provided for a fast smokey
boost and an apogee recovery. If I
remember right the C-6’s were C-6-0 so all
of the recovery was on the shoulders of the
D motor. Rob Freimayer took over the
launch activities of the fat boy with a three
C-6 cluster and a D-13 boost. Rob also had
his finely finished Mars Snooper that
boosted on an F-24. It is always cool to see
these types of rockets with lots of fins and
other bits and pieces hanging off them.
These models were meant to fly in space
not off the ground. You have wonder how
they will survive the landing, but Rob does it
right every time.
Ivan Galysh split his time between
his TARC team and his own project. The
TARC team was out practicing with their
entry called Pinky It flew twice successfully
on 4 D-12’s. Ivan also got his Tri-Star on
three G-40’s for a successful flight. Ivan got
to practice his passion, Hybrids, with his
rocket called Skinny on a J-145. After a
fashion, Ivan was able to get it into the air
for a successful flight. Jack Gelfand
launched his H-73 powered Spike and his
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Mirage on a G-80. Scott Gruber warmed up
his day with two C powered flights. With the
success of them Scott moved on to his H165 rocket called Spiralizer. What made this
special, this was Scott’s Level I flight.
Unfortunately the Spiralizer wasn’t ready to
give up the coveted Level 1 certification.
That is the bad news; the good news is
there will always be another launch and
another attempt. Scott finished up the day
with his G-80 Heaven Sent.
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got in two flights with his Baby Bertha
powered by a b-6 and then a C-6.
The Kuehrmann clan Gina, Bill and
Otto combined for eight flights. Gina got in
three with her Maxi Alpha-3, V-2 and her
Onyx. Otto flew his BMS Student, Big Daddy
and his Skywinder. Bill got in two flights with
his Explorer on a G-40 and his Tethys on an
H-123. Dennis Lappert cranked of one of the
big motors of the day in his Tomahawk.
Dennis powered the big bird with his M-1642
for a picture perfect flight. The rocket was
recovered between the LCO and parking
area, almost putting itself away back in
Dennis’s car. Tom McDonald was back after
a short hiatus. Tom had a great flight on his
I-285 powered Viper. Bill Mantell was all
ready to test the waiver with his M-1850
powered Eclipse. This rocket has seen
many successful launches and recoveries,
but alas it was the Eclipses turn in the
barrel. At least some of the pieces made it
there. The motor over pressurized at ignition
and blew the rocket into a million pieces. As
hard as a loose like this is to take it certainly
beats loosing one. Some pieces salvaged
are better than none.
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Pinky
Richard Hickok was out the pads a mere
three times. As the projects get bigger the
quantity of the flights tends to diminish
some, go figure. Richard launched his Red
Fox on a G-38 and then launched his
Vigilante on a G-64. Richard then took
things one step further and bigger by
launching his Bigger Vigilante on an I-211.
The quirky design of the Vigilante is well
suited to a stable flight. This held true on the
bigger version as it headed up into the clear
skies on nice trail of fire and white smoke.
Mark Hornberger had his fun for the day with
his I-405 powered Extended Tethys. This
was certainly a good day to be flying high
into the sky above Higgs Farm. John Kowal
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Mantell’s Eclipse
John Martin launched his Fiesta and
Patriot on A and B power respectively. Dan
Michael was Jonesing to burn some AP, this
being his first trip to launch with MDRA. Dan
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busted off his Red and Black on a J-230 and
his Magnum on a J-420. Needless to say I
believe that Dan liked what he saw at MDRA
and will be back with even bigger rockets
next time. Mike, Aiden and Sean O’Connor
combined for eight flights in the A to Mikes
G-80 flight on his Phantom 438. Dave Olson
tried his hand at Mach Madness with his
launch of Double Declining Balance. DDB
was powered by an L-900 and leapt into the
windless blue sky. Dave was able to achieve
a maximum velocity of 873 feet / second or
mach .8 with his attempt. This was enough
to boost Dave into second place for the day.
John Ritz, AKA, Dr. Evil…pronounced E-Val,
clawed his way to the top of the heap of
mach Madness debris and refuses to
become the Badest in the Land.
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known that Mach Madness is alive and well
at MDRA. Let it also be known that there are
many members who will be vying to knock
John off his throne and take his place, will it
be you?
Rob Roberts should have entered
Mach Madness, at least for the up part. Rob
had sugar doing the work for his I-450
powered Off My Medication. With the lack of
recovery on this particular flight, Rob might
want to consider getting back on that
medication. The rocket failed to separate at
apogee and came screaming back to earth
where it “tried” to deploy about 400 feet
above the ground. Bits and pieces surely
beat loosing the rocket. Ben Russell had
one of the bigger projects of the launch and
even entered it in Mach Madness. Ben
knows the drill and that is Mach madness is
a Challenge but more importantly a fund
raiser for MDRA. While there is never a
guarantee of winning, you still need to get it
back; participating has its own virtues.
Orange 12 was powered with a 115mm N2500, more than enough to loft this 12”
diameter beast skyward.
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Mach Schnell
John launched his rocket called Mach
Schnell to an altitude of 15,340 feet on an L1200. This effort literally boosted John to the
front of the line as he truly did put his motor
where his mouth was. John’s effort moved
on out of Dodge at Mach 1.49 or 1,625 feet /
second. Now that is moving and will be a
tough nut to crack down the road. Let it be
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Orange 12
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The big orange rocket blasted off the pad
and then blasted the nozzle out of the motor
at about 1000 feet. There was enough thrust
to keep the rocket moving up and it was
even added by the remaining propellant reigniting and burning off during the accent.
Unfortunately there were some electronics
issues and the rocket failed to deploy the
main, resulting in a painful thud as the
Orange 12 came in flat. When Ben finally
picked up the pieces he still had a working
altimeter and Ben’s attempt netted him an
altitude of 2,559 feet at 311 feet / second or
mach .28. Not bad for only using about ¼ of
the propellant in the motor and blowing the
nozzle. Do it again!
Fred Schumacher joined the ranks
of the Mach Madness Inmates with his
launch of his 6” diameter rocket called
Money Shot. It was powered by a BMW M1500.
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Maximum Velocity of 730 feet / second or
mach .76. You know the Scrimgeours are at
a launch when you see the new path beat
into the ground. Allie and her dad Kevin
combined for 12 rockets launched on this
fine day. While they stayed in the C to G
range they did mange some two stage
flights as well clusters. As long as there is
fire and smoke coming out the business end
of a rocket there will be smiles all around.
John Sicker was down from New York to fly
his EZI-65 on an H-330 Silver Streak. John
use to be associated with the company
when they were making these motors and
had a little bit more insight than the average
bear. Luckily for him, John had a “good”
motor and it worked up to its advertised
hype. Lots of brilliant sparks and noise with
no “pop”.
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Whirlygig
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Money Shot
The rocket was reaching for greatness on a
long trail of white fire and smoke. Fred’s
attempt was good enough to capture third
place in Mach Madness. Fred turned in a
very respectable altitude of 7,236 feet at a
Ross Sorci and son nick combined for six
flights. Nick got in his Pluto on a C-6, F-15
on three C-6’s, Little Tuber on a C-6 and
Floyd on a D-12 (he should have painted
this rocket Pink). Ross had a little fun of his
own with his Caliber on an I-205 for a nice
high flight. Ross’s “big project” of the day
was his AQM 37 Jayhawk powered by an H144. While not the highest impulse motor in
the world this was the maiden flight of the
Jayhawk and because of the original design
as a horizontal flying target drone, you
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always have to question how well it fly
vertically. The answer soon came, great.
The boost worked beautifully with about
three slow rolls to the right. Next time a
bigger motor might be doing the pushing.
Dick Stafford always has a selection
of flying contraptions that never cease to
amaze a thrill. It’s like going to the circus;
you never know what Dick is going to pull
out of his bag of tricks. In the center ring this
launch Dick had his infamous Hat of Death
powered by an F-20. Dick has the most
stable hat in all of HPR. Dick flew his
Whirligig twice, once on a D-12 and then on
an E-9. This is a tube lying horizontal with
the motor set perpendicular (vertical) to the
body. The body has two fins, each opposing
each other on different ends of the tube.
When it s launched the tube rotates around
the centrally placed motor and that
maintains the stability of the “rocket”. It is
certainly an entertaining flight. Dick also flew
his Massive Gassive on Five D-12’s,
Smoke’n Lightning on an A-10, Arches on
an H-128, Lazarvs on an H-144 and Killer
Bee on a G-79. Norwood Truitt got his
Endevorcam to work on a K-400. Norwood
was able to get a number of high quality
35mm photos off this effort, check out the
website to see his fine handy work.
Bob Utley had this launches Mach
Madness winner hands down. That is until
he put it on the pad. Bob was flying his big
and bad Sky In My Eye on a 150mm, four
grain O-3500. The rocket weighed in at
about 140 pounds and at only 7.5” in
diameter this was going to be rip-roaring
flight. In addition to the big O motor, Bob
also had two digital video cameras onboard
to record all the full filled action. When the
button was pushed the thermite igniter did
its job and the blue and white rocket cranked
off the pad and just kept accelerating. The
trajectory was with the wind, against the
normal path most rockets follow. Could this
be a bad omen? With in seconds we found
out. The rocket was clawing its way through
the infamous Mach Wall when payload
section began to disintegrate under the
stress. Once things started coming unglued
there was no saving the rocket. To call it
was a shred would be kind. It was more of
vaporization! The sky was filled with many
tiny pieces slowly floating down from about a
mile high. The heavier sections like the
motor casing and parts of the booster fell
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straight back to the far north field. The
lighter pieces and what was left of the main
parachute found their way into the woods
and the highest branches of the trees where
they remain to this day. The cameras were
reduced
to
twisted
and
mangled
components and shards of the metal casing.
Due to the damage sustained and the high
Gee load the altimeters saw during dis
assembly, their data is corrupted and
suspect. There is no doubt the Sky In My
Eye broke Mach and was still accelerating
when the unthinkable happened. The real
question is, “what would it have done if it
held together?” My thought is that we would
probably still be looking for it to re-enter the
atmosphere somewhere over the Pacific. At
this stage Bob has no plans to rebuild this
version of the rocket. However since the
flight characteristics were so good, we might
see version of it again in the future. This was
a hard luck rocket with four flights and three
major disasters.
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Sky In My Eye
Fred Wallace had his now well worn rocket
called “The Rocket Formally Known As
Barney”. Fred loaded the old boy up with an
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L-1500. Fred thought it might be on the edge
and it looked like he almost pushed it off. All
systems were go after a long day of
preparation.
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form Dave was able to put another notch on
the air frame and start prepping for flight
190.
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Formally Known As Barney
The rocket had a great, noisy boost on its
way to a perfect recovery onto the north field
across the ditch. The main did drag
TRFKAB a short distance, but it was all
worth it after such impressive flight. Nelson
Wallace was all dressed up and had some
place to go, that place being up! Nelson
launched his Navaho on a G-63 and got it
back alive. This inspired Nelson to through
his hat into the mach Madness Ring. Nelson
came armed for bear but forgot he was
hunting Cheetah. The Black Brant left the
pad with a crushing blow that only an L-850
can deliver. Just about the end of the burn
the hammer came down and Nelsons rocket
was soon in about a million pieces. Mach
Madness takes another victim. There was
not much left other than Nelsons pride in
flirting with the Mach Gods, you’ll never
know what kind of metal you’re made of
unless you try. Keith Waterfield launched
three times with his Sky Writer on a B-6, Big
Quark on a D-12 and Fat Boy on a C-5.
Dave Weber is closing in on flight
200 with the seemingly indestructible Tuber.
This would be flight 189 and it would be
powered with an H-97. Once again, true to
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Tuber Flight #189
Chris Wilkins, sponsored by Ivan Galysh,
spent the better part of a semester and this
day prepping his school project rocket called
Proteus-1. This was a project conceived by
non-rocket students that had an idea to fly
something unusual and complicated for their
first venture into HPR. The rocket was to be
launched with a Hyper-Tech J-250, barely
giving this the rocket a safe thrust to weight
ratio. The plan was once air borne, Proteus1 would extend its wings and be radio
controlled flown over the field. There was a
radio controlled safety deployment of the
main, if needed….but what could go wrong?
Numerous issues and set backs kept the
team jumping through “fiery hoops”
throughout the day. But the time finally came
when they got to put the creation on the pad,
only to have igniter issues. The Hyper Tech
Hybrid motors need to be lit in a special
way, so we are told. As the attempts wore
on it was decided to put a normal Davey Fire
in the motor, fill the tank and press the
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button. That is what eventually happened
and the motor cam to life. Unfortunately, it
was closer to the end of the rockets life. One
of the wings was immediately torn off and
the rocket began flailing about like a fish out
of water. The back up radio control
deployment was initiated and the chute
recovered the rocket in fairly good shape,
considering what it had just been through.
All in all the project was success and the
student were happy with their effort. We
hope to see them back at MDRA, this time
with a solid rocket motor for power.
Tim Wisley had a hankering for
some smoke and fire, so he came to the
right place. This was Tim’s first visit to
MDRA and I think he must have liked what
he saw. Tim launched his Chubsey on a K530, his Spooky on a J-540 and finally his
Bull Pup on an L-1150. All of the flights were
spectacular in the clear, blue Maryland sky
and the all the rockets were recovered
intact. Tim and his entourage got in lots of
walking and now know Higgs Farm like
some of the veteran fliers.
©J. Weber 2005
Gramick’s Arrenux
Sunday started out with clear skies
and low winds that slowly gave way to
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increasing clouds. But that didn’t stop the
MDRA faithful from taking full advantage of
the last launch of the spring season at Higgs
Farm. Don Brown flew his Tomahawk twice
on F-23 and G-35 power. Adam Bushmaker
has taken the first steps to realize his dream
of reaching high into the upper atmosphere.
But first the pesky business of getting
certified Level II. Adam had his rocket called
Blue Bite ready to rock and roll on a Loki
Research J-528If your going to kick your
Level II in the pants, might as well do it in
style. The rocket rocked off the pad and
after a few tense moments in flight Adam
became the relived recipient of the coveted
Level II. Congratulations Adam, way to go!
Kathy Gilliand took some down time to get a
few of her birds into the air. Kathy flew her
Pink Mama and Pink Comet, (anyone see a
theme here?), on D-12’s. Needless to say
this experienced Level III flyer still gets a
kick out the mighty D motors. John Gramick
flew his Arrenux on an F-23 and his V-2 on a
G-80 for a couple of satisfying flights.
Mitch Guess made an appearance
back at MDRA after a short hiatus to fly his
Astrobee D on a J-350 and his Endeavor
Clone on a J-415. You can’t argue with his
selection of motors, unless you don’t like lots
of smoke and fire. As I thought! Richard
Hickok flew Amos on an F-22 and his Harm
on a D-12. Both flights worked as advertised
allowing Richard to go home a happy
camper. Dennis Lappert made a statement
with his Endeavor powered by a K-950 and
two J-300’s, what’s not to like? The rocket
powered its way off the pad on a huge
plume of fire and trail of smoke. The up part
inspired the down part to do its thing making
for a spectacular flight no matter how you
cut it. Rob Lilley got in three nice flights Rob
launched his SL5 on a D-12, Canadian
Arrow, AKA V-2, on an E-9 and finally his
Sumo on a G-64.
Will Mawchant was pushing the
limits of plastic construction with his Art
Applewhite Flying Saucer on an H-128. You
have got to love the up-close and personal
way the Flying Saucers keep the altitude low
and fun level high. Mike McBurnett cranked
off four flights during the day. Mike launched
his Black Rocket on an E-6, Onyx 3 on a
cluster of three D-12’s, Barbequed Weasel
on an F-50 and his Stars and Stripes on a
G-69. All for some mid power fun and fancy.
Sean McKeon busted off his Black Brant on
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a G-40 for a nice flight on the long burning
motor. Paul Miller launched his Night Wing
on a C-6 and his Der Gross Vater on an E-9.
Der Gross Vater is German for the big
fart…☺
Mike O’Connor had his Aura in the
air powered with an F-25. Lynn Reamy
assisted Griffin Pearson with Fly, Fly, Fly on
a C-6, Screaming Eagle on a C-6 and his
Chicken Run on a mighty D-12. What a way
to start out, with your own personal Level III
assistant.
©N. Truitt 2005
Price from Norwood’s rocket camera.
Some guys have all the luck. Ed Romani
performed a static test on his H-120 to get a
warm and fuzzy feeling about his Mach
Madness attempt. Ed flew his Black and
White on a J-300 in his bid to be the Badest
In The Land. But, alas some things are not
meant to be. The rule is that the rocket has
to remain intact until apogee and you have
to bring back the data. When Mach
Madness bites, it bites hard. Jack Stopak
was toying with his TARC rocket. Jack got in
two flights powering the two stage egg loftier
on a d-12 and two B-6’s staging to a C-6.
Practice makes perfect. Speaking of
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Clusters, Dave Weber tried his hand at
loading up his Expediter with three H-240’s.
How do you Americans say it? Wham, Bam,
Thank You Mam! Way to rock Dave, do it
again!
ESL 85 wrapped up our season at
Higgs Farm. As each year goes on they
literally seem to fly by. It seems that we just
arrived at Tommy’s and started the 2004 fall
season and here we are closing up shop for
the 2005 season. Where does the time go? I
suppose there is some truth to the statement
“Time flies when you’re having fun”. I can’t
imagine doing anything thing else with my
free time. There is always something awe
inspiring to see anyone’s creations blasting
into the sky on a trail of fire and smoke. That
is one of the good things about the rocket
culture; we all pull for who ever is on the
pad. We share in their successes and feel
the pain of their failures. There always many
hands to congratulate or console. We all get
the chance to win and we all get the same
chance to loose. There are no other hobbies
that focus on the goal of getting the next guy
in the air. It is especially true at MDRA
where our motto is “Freedom To Fly”. We
don’t just say it we mean it.
How many times and how many
ways can we thank Tommy Higgs, other to
say thank you for 1,000,000th time. We hope
we left the field in good condition for this
years planting and if we left anything it was
a smile on your face. We look forward to
seeing it again this fall and keep those
burgers, dogs and chicken at the ready for
the next hungry crowd of rocketeers that you
are so generous to let onto your land.
Until this summer at the Central Sod
farm, fly high and recover low. Be safe and
tailor your projects for lower altitudes and
closer tree lines.
ESL #86
Centerville, MD
6/11-6/12
By Neil McGilvray
It is a change a seasons and a
change of flying fields. It seems like
yesterday that we had left the Central Sod
farm and now we are back again for a fun
filled summer of flying rockets. It goes to
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show that time really does fly when you’re
having fun. Or is it flying is really fun and
you should do it all the time…whatever.
Once again this summer MDRA has to thank
our hosts the Warpinski’s for their generous
use of the Sod Farm. There are so many
positive comments that are made about the
environment, the beautiful grass, nice
setting, etc. The Sod Farm makes for the
best Family Oriented scenario. It doesn’t
require roughing it like some of the other
sites do, but much of that is a function of the
weather and the seasons. The Sod Farm is
a great entry level field for the kids and
spouses. It makes for a good day to relax
and picnic with the family as well as letting
Dad launch a few rockets and see many
more take to the air. For many people
having a way to share the obsession is half
the battle. So bring out the family and enjoy
what the Sod Farm has to offer.
©N. Truitt 2005
Sod Farm
As per our normal summer
schedule, the set up begins at about noon
on Saturday. The Sod Farm works to noon
on Saturday and we have to conform to their
schedule. Normally we will launch to about
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7:00 P.M., depending who wants to fly and
how the weather is looking. Sundays we
start about 10:00 and will launch to about
6:00. Again depending who is there and
what they have to fly. We try to stay flexible
at MDRA and make sure everyone gets their
rockets in the air. While we have a very high
waiver, it is suggested that you try to keep
your flights in the 4,000, to 5,000 maximum
altitude range. This will help ensure that you
get the rocket back on the field and keep it
out of the trees. While there is no guarantee
that this suggestion will work 100% of the
time, anything higher increases the risk
factor that much more. Save the super high
flights for Higgs Farm. This doesn’t mean we
are restricting motors, just suggesting that
you keep the altitude reasonable. Keep
them low and slow unless you are
participating in Mach Madness.
This summer we are calling it Mach
Madness Lite. In keeping with trying to
ensure you have a rocket to go home with,
Mach Madness is being limited to J motors
at the Sod Farm. This should open the
Challenge to many more participants that
might feel overwhelmed by going head to
head with N and O motors. This should level
the playing field and give many more
members a chance to strut their stuff. The
Mach Madness flights of ESL #86 were a
great success and all the participants had a
great time. The losers are vowing to return
with a vengeance. Speaking of returning,
one of the most unsung efforts of recent
launches has to be Kathy Gilliand’s BucketO-Rockets. Kathy took a bunch of old Este’s
type rockets that she and Bob have long
since stopped flying and gave them a new
lease on life. Kathy provides some of our
newer and younger fliers a chance to
experience the awesome felling of watching
“your” rocket take to the sky. We have many
spectators that show up with their kids and
no rockets. Kathy has found the solution.
She has rockets and motors ready to go for
these people. This is usually the first step to
a long obsession with flying rockets. I can
see Kathy now with a long trench coat lined
with rockets, poking her head from behind a
darkened corner. “Psssst, hey you! You
need any rockets? The first one is free. Go
ahead, try it. It won’t hurt you, you’ll like it”.
Good job Kathy, you have put smiles on
many kids’ faces that would only be sitting
on the sidelines getting bored.
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Nick, Nicole and Zack Andraka
combined for 17 flights on Saturday. They
flew everything in their arsenal from an A
motor to an E-15. There was also a special
Happy Birthday flight of a two stage Fiesta
on a B-6 to an A-8 for Nick. Marty Avila
launched is Level II certification attempt on a
J-350. Marty’s rocket called Spontaneous
Construction roared off the pad on a column
of White smoke and flame that only the J350 can produce. This was the second flight
of the rocket and the altitude greatly
exceeded to previous Level I flight to Marty’s
amazement. The rocket was recovered
intact, closing the Level II certification saga.
Congratulations Marty, your well on your
way up the High Power ladder. Now it is
time to be looking at bigger and badder
motors. LeRoy Bonawitz got his Grifter into
the clear sky on an E-15 for a nice flight.
Jeffery Bowersox launched his Orin twice on
Band C power.
Bill Brown had his Due For
Extinction cranking off the pads twice with
Acme power.
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ACME Motor Team launched three times.
Glenn took to the air with his newly
purchased Sub Zero on an I-400, his PAC III
on a K-400 and his Gold Member II on a K425. All the motors worked great and the
rockets will see another day of flying. Travis
DeGrange had G power working for him in
his Mirage and Silver Bullet. Alex
Deschenes launched his Heat Seeker on a
pair of G-35’s and his Clown of Fear on an I600. It sounds like Alex might be ready to
load his rocket up with a BMW motor, just to
keep some continuity on the names.
Chris and Dad, Glenn Diener
combined for eight flights on Saturday. Chris
flew the Tube Rocket, from the Bucket-ORockets that Kathy Gilliand keeps on hand.
Glenn Diener Flew his Big Daddy on an F12, Flying Saucer on an F-23, Strong arm on
a G-64, Tres on three B-6’s, his Amraam on
an H-128 and H-180. All the flights worked
out well and covered the use of a lot of
different flying machines. Randy Ejma got in
two flights. Randy flew his Eliminator on an
H-123 and his Patriot on an I-300. Both
flights and recovery went as planned, which
is always a good thing.
©P. Tomeo 2005
Due for Extinction
Bill had K-500 and K-600 power doing the
dirty work for a couple nice high flights and
good recoveries. Ethan Czebotar launched
three times covering the beginning of the
alphabet with an A, B and C launch. Glenn
Davis, the other half of the Brown/ Davis
©P. Tomeo 2005
Angelica’s Gold Saucer
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Ron Follweiler reached for the stars three
times. Ron flew his SB-One on a G-79, SBTwo on an H-144 and his Big Fred on an E28. Level II is calling Ron’s name and each
flight gets him one step closer. Angelica
Freimayer put three of her fleet into the air.
Angelica flew her Big Dog on a C-6, Fat Boy
on a D-13 and her Art Applewhite Gold
Saucer on a clustered flight of three D-11’s.
Rob Freimayer also flew three times. Rob
pushed all his chips into the center of the
table with his A powered Mosquito, CC
Express on two D-12’s and his Big Brute
powered by a G-64.
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lampshade that flew straight and true on G64 power. This was definitely a crowd
pleaser. It just goes to show that if you put a
rocket motor in anything, people will watch it
and they will love it. John Kowal flew a
couple of gliders on A-8’s and his Elk 2 on
an E-15. Jarrod flew four times in the C and
D range, thanks to Kathy’s popular BucketO- Rockets.
Bill Mantel had his Tomahawk back
in action powered by an I-300 for a neck
snapping flight on this light weight rocket.
Bill Marchant put a couple of Art Applewhite
Saucer Kits into action. One flew on a
Hybrid G-63 and the other flew on an H-144.
Both Saucers turned in good flights for low
altitude, high attitude fun. Mike McBurnett
busted off his Patriot on an I-400 for a loud,
fast moving flight. Neil McGilvray flew his 6”
Cow rocket, Udder Madness, on a soon to
be certified Loki L-1500 for a cool flight. The
flame produced by the Loki L motor looked
like an M motor as the reluctant bovine took
to the skies. This motor should be another
winner for Loki Research.
©J. Ritz 2005
SB-One
Larry Harris got airborne four times
over the course of the day. He flew his
Polaris on a C-6, Shadow on two D-12’s.
Larry also had two F-20 flights. One was on
his Aura and the other was on his
Eliminator. One flight was fine the other took
off horizontally into the woods to come face
to face with a tree right after burn out, the
tree won. Justine Hartman flew three times
in the C and D range. Jake Hopkins flew
twice with mighty A’s and B’s. David Jarkey
flew his nameless rocket on a G-75 and then
flew his creation called Lampshade 2.0. The
Lampshade rocket is exactly what its name
implies. It is a structurally supported
©J. Ritz 2005
Udder Madness
Mike McKeon certified Level III with
his rocket called Come On Back. The
colorful rocket was powered by an M-1350.
A separate Away Cell was established to
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allow the Team to get the rocket ready to
roll. When the button was finally pushed the
rocket left the pad in a decisive manner and
arched into the clear blue sky. The recovery
was as planned and the rocket returned as
advertised, unscathed.
Congratulations
Mike, bring Come On Back to a future
launch so we can see the big bird fly again.
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Rob also sweetened the mach Madness pot
by entering his rocket simply called Robs
Red Rocket on a J-476. The Red Rocket
tore off the pad and looked like it might be a
serious contender for the weekend’s Mach
Madness Challenge. The final numbers
were 460 feet/second or mach .42 and Rob
turned in an altitude of 2,700 for this third
place attempt. Ed Rowe treated the crowd to
a spectacular flight of his L-1700 powered
Manic. The 6” diameter was powered with a
“Blue” motor that burned for about a second
and a half. The big rocket ripped off the pad
with deep blue fame and a roar that could
wake the dead. The flight was well in excess
of 6,000 feet and the rocket landed still on
the Sod Farm near the trees at the entrance
to the property. A nice flight that was topped
off by a great recovery.
©R. Ejma 2005
Come On Back
Aiden and Sean O’Connor each flew a D
motor in their rockets called Flying Machine
and Screaming Mimi, respectively. Mike
O’Connor flew his Executioner on an E-9
and his Fantom 438 on an H-165. Monet
Pearson, under the tutelage of Lynn Reamy
flew four times. With names like Speed, Pink
Power, Pink Monkey and Rainbow, you
know Monet will have a long association
with High Power Rockets. Sean Poole
launched in the A, B and C range. John Ritz
was slumming with just one launch. John
broke out his Mini KC-1 and flew it on a slow
burning I-150. Rob Roberts got in two flights.
Rob was into his wife’s cooking supplies
again and came up with a couple of tastee
treats. Rob flew his Off My Medication on an
H-215 for a super fast burning performance.
©J. Ritz 2005
The Red Rocket
Chuck and Wes Rudy flew their
Suspicion of Ignorance on a J-400 Loki
demo motor. If there was any doubt about
the suspicion part, it should all be removed.
The flight was just plan ignorant. The rocket
cranked off the pad and became slightly
unstable near the couple section. This only
got worse until the rocket decided that it
might be better to just tear itself apart. Bits
and pieces were all over the sky and they all
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safely fell into the field. This definitely was a
“really cool” flight. Good job Wes and Chuck,
you can thank Jeff later. Allie and Kevin
Scrimgeour combined for eleven flights on
Saturday. They flew most of their fleet. This
included Allie’s Lightning for five flights,
Purple Haze twice, Stars and Stripes twice.
Red head and Silver Streak each saw action
once. Dave Sharp flew his rocket that was
eventually re-named Fred the Unlucky on a
hard lighting E-12. Sometimes the motors
just don’t want to be lit.
Dick Stafford had a little bit
everything in his bag of tricks. Dick flew his
Hat of Death on an F-42. Lazarus was flown
twice on an H-120 and an H-350. The small
Endeavor was flown on a G-79, Big Brute on
an I-700 and B914 was flown on an I-399
Sugar Motor.
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do not whip, they do not sway in the wind,
they securely hold your rocket and they are
the best bet in having it goes where you
plan. While there are no guarantees in life,
using a rail rather than a rod will get you that
much closer to getting you rocket back alive.
Nelson Wallace threw his hat into
the flight ring twice with his Mirage D on an
H-128 and his Endeavor on an H-144. Both
flights were kind to Nelson and the rockets
came back in one piece. Dave Weber
continued the legacy of Tuber with flight
number 190. Tuber was launched on an H97 long burning motor with what seemed to
be a longer burning ejection charge. But in
the end there was a parachute and soft
landing. I guess Dave will be buying the
beer when we see a successful flight 200.
This is a feat that will never be equaled from
what I can see. But what do I know; I make
1300 pound single use rockets.
©J. Ritz 2005
Lazarus
©J. Ritz 2005
Phil Tomeo flew and quickly lost his Bull
Puppy on a G-64. The rocket took off
perpendicular to the wind straight for the
trees never to be seen again. On way to
minimize the small rocket / lost in the woods
scenario is to start changing over your
launch lugs to rail guides. MDRA has money
burning holes in our pockets to buy more
rails for out members, but many people still
insist in using prehistoric technology. Rails
Nelson’s Endeavor
Sunday, June 12th, was as picture
perfect as the previous day. Clear skies and
low southwesterly winds were the order of
the day. Dave Alewine was on hand for
some high powered fun in the sun. Dave
launched his Team America rocket twice. It
climbed into the sky on I-287 and J-285
power. Dave also flew his Wammo Cammo
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on a G-60. Dave’s daughter Mariah flew her
Black Thunder on an F-21 for a satisfying
flight. Marty Avalia was back after his
successful Level II flight the day before. Mart
started off with his Aura with a double shot
of G-35’s to provide the upward motion
needed. Marty decided that since he was a
Level II flier there should be no reason not to
put a K-1100 in his rocket Spontaneous
Construction. Despite the LCO’s dire
prediction of the results, Marty proceeded
with his plan. After all he built the rocket and
knew what it could handle after 2 flights. The
button was pushed and the rocket ripped off
the pad as only the K-1100 blue flame can
make it. Right about burnout was where
things started getting interesting, that is if
you didn’t own the rocket. Spontaneous
Construction quickly became Spontaneous
De-Construction. Bits and pieces went
everywhere as the rocket disassembled
itself in spectacular fashion. The lesson
learned here is that Quantum Tube doesn’t
like motors that make it go fast.
©J. Ritz 2005
Spontaneous Construction
Don Brown had a couple of nice
flights. The Bull Puppy on an H-148 and the
patriot on an I-218 both performed well
going up and recovered well coming down.
Kevin Clarkson was hell bent on making
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things happen, some good and some bad.
Kevin had some success and some
“learning experiences” Based on the
description of the attempts I’ll let the reader
use their imagination on these flights. Kevin
launched five rockets and they were his
Renegade on 3-D-12’s and a E-9, Jonny 5
(Comanche) on 4-D-12’s and a E-9, Have a
Nice day on a H-275, Dorothy on 2-H-275’s
and Alice on a I-200. It sounds by the names
that Kevin has some old girlfriends he wants
to get rid of. Lisa Coker wasn’t clowning
around when she flew her McDonald’s
inspired rocket called Want Fries With That?
She did her own frying with G-79. Jim Cox
couldn’t help himself as he was helping
others getting rockets out of trees. Jim is the
man when it comes to handling the 50’
extension Pole that Kevin Kelly so
graciously donated to MDRA. It has been a
life saver to many a Rocketeer that has put
a rocket hopelessly high in a tree. If it can be
reached, Jim can get it down. Between
walks to woods Jim did get in a couple of I240 flights in his rocket called Mixed Parts.
Please note that I didn’t say your rocket
would come back out of the tree perfectly
intact, hence the name of Jim’s rocket,
Mixed Parts.
John D’Addio had D’s, E’s and F’s
doing the dirty work for him in his Yellow
Dart, Blue Tube, Phoenix and Aura. Mike
deBey managed five flights. Mike flew his
Big Daddy on a mighty D-12, Bohica on two
G-35’s, his Crayon Rocket on H-200’s and
Big Ugly on a J-450. Brad Dunagan flew his
Talon-3 on a K-570 for the highest flight of
the day. Brad put his finely finished bird over
8,000’ and got it back to tell the tale. The K570 provided plenty of power to boost the
rocket completely out of sight, thanks to a
high altitude errant cloud that covered the
rockets path up ward and onward. There
were a few tense moments waiting for the
rocket to re-appear. Which it did on about
the third orbit of the earth, or so it must have
seemed. The rocket was recovered intact
and Brad got some exercise, so what is not
to like? Randy Ejma decided today would be
the day to step it up another notch. Randy
broke out the heavy hitters. He flew his
Super Bee on a J-200, Devil Dog on a J650, and HARV II on a K-600 for some
exciting flights. Randy tempted the hand of
fate with a second flight on the Super Bee
powered by a J-350. This time Randy got
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slapped. The J-350 didn’t like what it was
seeing and decided to leave the rocket,
through the rocket. The report from the overpressurization echoed in the woods as the
pieces of the rocket were gently falling back
to earth. Some things were never meant to
“Bee”. (I couldn’t help myself)
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unconventional rockets. It just goes to show
that if you put a rocket motor in anything,
something will happen when you push the
button. On the Conventional side David flew
is Amraam on a G-75 and his Heavy Duty
Beauty on a cluster consisting of a G-79 and
two D-11’s. On the unconventional side
David drag raced himself. Is that even
possible? It’s like chasing your tail. The tail
isn’t running away so how can you chase it.
It’s like getting a cordless extension for your
battery operated drill. Anyhow, before I get
too for off on a tangent… David took two
Bird Houses and modified them for flight. In
other words he put rocket motors in the Bird
House, who wouldn’t? They were powered
by G-64’s and David won the drag race,
amazing! Something tells me that this isn’t
the last time MDRA will see flying Bird
Houses and David will not be the only flier.
©R. Ejma 2005
Super Bee
Pete Galasso got into the act three
times with his G-79 powered Forte’, H-101
powered Nuke Pro Max and his H-180
powered Tomahawk. All of the flights went
well on both the up and down part. Kathy
Gilliand took some time from her duties as
the MDRA Mistress of Registration and
Launch Wear Sales to launch a rocket. For
today’s flight Kathy selected something
“summery”, in pink. She flew her rocket
called Rosey on a D-12. It’s not the size of
the motor; it’s the color of the rocket. John
Gramick had some F and G powered fun
flights with his Stealth Jr. on an F-50, Lil’
Nuke on a F-50, Onyx on a F-23 and his
two G-35 powered Big Brute. Richard
Hickok also got in four flights. Richard
launched his HARM on a D-12, Vigilante on
a G-64, Upscale Silver Fox on a G-64 and
his Alamo on an H-128. Mark Hornberger
had a nice flight and recovery with his G-79
Powered Norad. It’s always a bonus to have
them return ready for another flight. David
Jarkey flew some conventional and some
©D. Jarkey 2005
Drag Racing Bird House’s
Mike McBurnett launched three
times. Two flights for fun and one to
compete in Mach Madness. The fun flights
were his Onyx 3 on three D-12’s and his
Barbequed Weasel on an F-50. Mikes Mach
Madness attempt was his Patriot that was
sized perfectly for a J-limited Mach Madness
flight at the Sod Farm. The J-552 of Mike’s
making had contender written all over it.
Mainly because Neil McGilvray, Mr. Igniter
to his friends, couldn’t seem to get his Mach
Madness attempt lit. There is always a first
time for that, not! Mike’s flight registered in
at an altitude of 3700 feet at 552 feet /
second or Mach .5. He would have to wait
until Neil used up every igniter on the field
before he would know the results. The
Amraam that Neil selected probably wasn’t
the best choice but would have to do as it
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was the lightest rocket in the arsenal for this
purpose. Eventually the J-525 came to life
and propelled the black Amraam quickly into
the clear sky over the Sod Farm. All looked
good until it was time to deploy that pesky
chute. Just add to Mike’s wait the chute
fouled and the rocket landed in the trees. It
took some time to get it out and it suffered a
“fixable” zipper. The wait was almost over.
The altimeters were removed and the data
was down loaded. Neil’s Amraam flew to
3950 feet at a maximum velocity of 580
feet/second. This bested Mike’s rocket by 28
feet/second. The prize for the day was a
Rocketman R-9 Chute and Bag. Previously
John Ritz had won Mach Madness and
donated the prize back to the club. Neil
followed suit and did the same. Mach
madness is about challenging your self and
having fun in the process. The winning is
secondary. It is about helping MDRA make a
few extra dollars to pay for the equipment
that we use and abuse. I often hear different
people say that they will only enter when
they are assured of winning. I say to them
good luck, because someone that is in the
game and has more experience flying Mach
Madness is going to kick your butt.
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Wocket twice on a D-12 and an E-15. Paul
also flew his Cortiss on a F-23, Barracuda
on a F-23, Der Gross Vater, (Big Daddy), on
a E-9, Impulse on two D-12’s, V-2 on a H275 and finally his 24th flight of the Forte’ on
a H-100. Paul will have a way to go to catch
up to Dave Weber and his Tuber. Morgan
and Jackie had some low flying fun with their
Pink Perfect. Some how I think Kathy
Gilliand was lurking in the wings with this
flight.
©P. Tomeo 2005
The A rack
©J. Ritz 2005
Mike M’s Patriot
Paul Miller will need a Chiropractor
after his eight flights. Paul flew his Wabbit
Wes Oleszewski, Dr. Zooch, was test flying
some of his new kits due for production.
Wes likes to make sure that his customers
know what they are getting into with the
motors they select after the many hours of
detailing these scale models. Wes flew a
variety of motors from C’ to E’s with mixed
results. I am sure there will be
recommendations with each new kit. The
kits of choice on this day were his Saturn V,
Juno 6 Soyuz 19. Ted Proceus was fine
tuning his eagle eyes on his F-20 powered
Big Bertha and his Extreme 29, which was
launched on F-25 power. Elliott Reilly
launched his Flying High on an A-8 and his
High Fly on a D-12. John Ritz, the previous
launch winner of Mach Madness decided to
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May/ June
let some mere mortals slug it out and not
compete. I think it is because he is just plain
cheap and know he would get his butt
kicked on J motors. John launched his
Minnie UC1 on an I-200 and his Falcon on a
J-400. David Smith launched his RhapViking on an E-9 for a nice flight. Joe
Sorrentino had an equally nice flight on his
G-64 powered Phoenix. Joe did fall victim to
the bad igniter syndrome that affect other
fliers but eventually got off a cool flight. Dick
Stafford launched his Stiletto on an E-9,
(which was a good trick because I didn’t
think Dick was there on Sunday) Bill and
Morgan Strehl combined for seven flights in
the A to D range. With names like Sprinkle
and Silver Python you know they have
NASA in their future.
2005
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that is so successful at Cape Henlopen in
Delaware every year on Mothers Day
weekend. Norwood also launched his
Endevorcam rocket powered by an I-415.
The flight up and almost most of the way
down was perfect. The rocket did seem to
find the last row of trees that required some
expert extraction. Norwood did end up
running about the Eastern Shore all the way
back to Higgs Farm in search of the
extension pole only to find out that it was
“lost” right where we put it. The pole had
slide all the way to front of the new tubes
that were installed this yea on the MDRA
white equipment trailer. The dark inside and
the black knob facing the light helped loose
the extension. Considering we are a bunch
of rocket scientists you would think we
would do better with a simple 8” diameter
tube that has no moving parts. Sorry about
the extra trip to Tommy’s, Norwood. For
some of his great shots check out the MDRA
Photo Page for ESL 86.
©R. Ejma 2005
Ed Rowe’s rocket, check out the color of
the mach diamonds
Jeff Taylor of Loki Research could
be seen in the shadows working on gluing
together some rocket body parts. When the
day was done Jeff had constructed a Forte’
and actually got to do something that being
a rocket motor vendor never lets you do,
actually fly a rocket. Jeff had some fun on an
H-120. As long as there is smoke and fire
coming out of the back end of your rocket,
there is a smile on face. Norwood Truitt
launched his Cape Henlopen on an E-9.
This was one of the kits that was launched
as Part of the Rockets for Schools Program
©J. Ritz 2005
David Jarkey’s Lampshade Ver. 2
Brian Wadsley launched his Initiator
on an F-50 and his Magnum on a K-600.
Since Brian is starting his post graduate
work in Aero Space Engineering at Penn
State, we expect him to share the wealth
and let us know what we are all doing wrong
or could do more right. Nelson Wallace
brought them back alive once again. Nelson
returned home with his H-144 powered
Endeavor and his I-161 powered Ariel. Way
to go Nelson! Dave Weber kicked back and
kicked up a few fun flights on this beautiful
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May/ June 2005
afternoon. Dave launched his Nike Smoke
on an F-20 and Black Hole Betty on an H128. Dave also got one step closer to the bicentennial mark with his Tuber. Dave
successfully launched and recovered flight
191. Actually the truth be told all Dave did
was to put the rocket on the pad, let
someone else push the button and let the
rocket do the rest. It is getting close to the
time where we praise the Non-Participants.
Kevin west launched his Kevin’s Jet on a B6 and Kevin’s 250 on a C-6. Ferrell Wheeler
launched his Big Daddy on an E-9 for a nice
flight and relaxing walk to recover the rocket.
Ricky and Emilio Yslas combined for two
flights with Woody on a C-6 and Pretty in
Pink on a D-12.
Our first launch of the Summer
Season was a total success. We had lots of
safe flights and smiling faces. Remember to
tailor your summer projects to the field we
launch on. While we have a very high
waiver, it is in you best interest not to use it
all. If you have ever been in the trees at the
Sod Farm you will never want to go back.
Our thanks go out to the Warpinski’s for the
use of the land. They don’t have to do what
they do. It is every MDRA member’s
responsibility to respect the Sod Farm by not
leaving any hint of a mess. Whether it is
trash at the pit area or bits and pieces of a
rocket you may have trashed in the field.
Needless to say, those members with small
children, even teenagers, need to make sure
they keep off the farm Equipment and out of
the Barns. While they may look like a great
place to explore, they can be more
dangerous than fun. We have to be
conscience of this and keep our eyes open
for anything that might compromise the good
relationship we have with our land owners.
Until the next launch, fly high and recover
low.
©J. Ritz 2005
Sod farm.
M.D.R.A. Report
New Product:
By Bob Utley
Mark Canepa has been seen at
more launches then John Ritz. And let me
tell you that’s saying something.
Mark has been writing great articles
for E.R. over the pass couple of years. So it
should be no surprise that he wrote a book
on HPR, called Modern High-Power
Rocketry 2. There are 18 chapters, 800
pictures and almost 400 pages in this book.
Mark starts you out with what you need to
know and how to go about getting Level 1, 2
or 3 certification. Moves on to electronics,
ejection charges, recover. Then on to how to
build payload bays for electronics. How to
make Scratch built rockets. Even if you think
you know it all there is still something to
learn from this book. My favorite is avoiding
Cato’s.
Priced at $32.50 plus $4.00
shipping. Right now there is a special price
till October 1, 2005 for TRA, NAR and CAR
members. Check out the web page at
http://www.modernhpr.com/.
I would think everyone would want a
copy just to see my famous “CATO from
LDRS23”. Two Nosecones up.
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May/ June
2005
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NEXT ISSUES:
-More words from Neil.
-Launch report of July & August
-The Trip Air and Space.
- More New Products.
©J. Ritz 2005
Fly into the wind young man.
M.D.R.A.
Freedom to Fly
http://www.mdrocketry.org/
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Log May 14-15, 2005 ESL #85
Flyer
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Avila
Bonawitz
Bonawitz
Bonawitz
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Brown
Cann
Cox
Cox
Davis
Davis
Dickerson
Dickerson
Follweiler
Follweiler
Follweiler
Follweiler
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Galysh
Galysh
Galysh
Galysh
Gelfand
Gelfand
Gilliand
Gruber
Gruber
Gruber
Gruber
Hickok
Hickok
Hickok
Hornberger
Kowal
Kowan
Kuehrmann
Kuehrmann
Kuehrmann
Kuehrmann
Kuehrmann
Kuehrmann
Nicole
Zack
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nicole
Nicole
Nicole
Nicole
Zack
Zack
Zack
Zack
Zack
Marty
LeRoy
LeRoy
LeRoy
Bill
Bill
Bill
Don
Don
Donald
Bill
Chris
Chris
Glenn
Glenn
Vaughn
Vaughn
Ron
Ron
Ron
Ron
Anjelica
Anjelica
Anjelica
Rob
Rob
Robert
Ivan
Ivan
Ivan
Ivan
Jack
Jack
Kathy
Scott
Scott
Scott
Scott
Richard
Richard
Richard
Mark
John
John
Gina
Bill
Bill
Gina
Gina
Otto
Manufacturer
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
PML
LOC
LOC
LOC
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Art Applewhite
LOC
PML
PML
PML
Acme
Scratch
Estes
PML
PML
PML
Scratch
Scratch
Art Applewhite
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
LOC
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Pole Cat
Aerotech
Estes
Aerotech
Quest
Estes
Aerotech
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
PML
Estes
Estes
Estes
PML
PML
Estes
LOC
Scratch
Model
Motors
Fiesta
B6
Tuber
C6
Cherokee
C6
Sam X
"C6,C6"
Cherokee
B6
Red Barron
C6
Cherokee
A8
Fiesta
C6
Red Barron
A8
Midnight
B6
Fiesta
C6
Sam X
"B6,B6"
Fiesta
B6
Banesh
A8
Big Red
D12
Blue Ninja
D12
Red Barron
B6
Fiesta
B6
Spontaneous Construction
H275
*Cert 2*
Legacy
G40
Kathy's Pink Passion
I405
Onyx
E15
Bull Pup
H180
Due For Extinction
K650
ex
Due For Extinction
K650
ex
Quark ON Steroids
G35
Sauce
G38
I-Roc
J350
*Cert 2*
Patriot
H242
Ariel
H144
Ariel
H144
Pac 3
K350
ex
Sex Shun Ate
L1000
ex
Honest John
G80
BBX Terrier
"I295,G80"
Banana Express
H144
Banana Express
H144
*Cert 1*
SB-one
F52
Big Fred
E28
Earth Cone
F25
Mosquito
F40
Fat Boy 7
"C6,C6,C6,C6,C6,C6,D12"
Fat Boy
"C6,C6,C6"
Fat Boy
D13
Mars Snooper
F24
Tri Star
"G40,G40,G40"
Pinky
"D12,D12,D12,D12" Tarc
Skinny
J145
Pinky
"D12,D12,D12,D12"
Spike
H73
Mirage
G80
Pink Comet
D12
Spiralizer
H165
*Cert 1*
Nike Smoke
C6
Snapshot
C6
Heaven Scent
G80
Bigger Vigilante
I211
Vigilante
G64
Red Fox
G38
Extended Tethys
I405
Baby Bertha
B6
Baby Bertha
C6
Maxi-Alpha 3
D12
Tethys
H123
Explorer
G40
V2
D12
Onyx
F20
BMS Student
A8
Result
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Flyer
Kuehrmann
Kuehrmann
Lapert
MacDonald
Mantell
Martin
Martin
Michael
Michael
O'Connor
O'Connor
O'Connor
O'Connor
O'Connor
O'Connor
O'Connor
O'Connor
Olsen
Ritz
Roberts
Russell
Schumacher
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Sicker
Sorci
Sorci
Sorci
Sorci
Sorci
Sorci
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Truitt
Utley
Wallace
Wallace
Wallace
Waterfield
Waterfield
Waterfield
Weber
Wilkins
Wilsey
Wilsey
Wilsey
15-May
Brown
Brown
Bushmaker
Gilliand
Gilliand
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2005
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Otto
Otto
Dennis
Tom
Bill
John
John
Dan
Dan
Aiden
Aiden
Mike
Mike
Sean
Sean
Sean
Sean
Dave
John
Rob
Ben
Fred
Allie
Allie
Allie
Allie
Allie
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
John
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Ross
Ross
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Norwood
Bob
Fred
Nelson
Nelson
Keith
Keith
Keith
David
Chris
Tim
Tim
Tim
Manufacturer
Scratch
Estes
Smokin Rockets
Missile Works
Hawk Mountain
Scratch
Estes
LOC
Scratch
Estes
Estes
LOC
Estes
Fliskits
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Yo-Yo
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Aerotech
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
LOC
Estes
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
LOC
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
NCR
Scratch
Scratch
PML
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Estes
Weber Eng.
Scratch
Scratch
Smokin
Pole Cat
Model
Motors
Result
Big Daddy
D12
Skywinder
C6
Tomahawk
M1642 ex
Viper
I285
Eclipse
M1850 ex
Fiesta
A8
Patriot
B6
Magnum
J420
Red & Black
J230
Blue Ninja
D12
R2D2
A10
Fantom 438
G80
Executioner
E9
Elite
B6
Big Daddy
D12
No Name
B6
Elite
B6
Double Declining Balance
L900
ex
Mach Schnell
L1200
ex
Off My Medication
I450
Orange 12
N2500
ex
Money Shot
M1500 ex MM
Lightning
C6
Sparkel
C6
Patriot Bertha
D12
Sparkel
C6
Goldfinger
D12
Lightning
"C11,D12"
Fat Boy
D12
Go-Up-Nik
G35
Stars N Stripes
F23
Stars N Stripes
E12
No Name
E12
Fat Boy
E12
EZI-65
H330
ex
Pluto
C6
F15
"C6,C6,C6"
Little Tuber
C6
Floyd
D12
AQM 37 Jayhawk
H144
Caliber
I205
Hat of Death
F20
Whirlugig 24
E9
Massive Gassive "D12,D12,D12,D12,D12"
Smoke 'N Lightnin'
A10
Whirlugig 24
D12
Arches
H128
Lazarvs
H144
Killer Bee
G79
Endravercam
K400
ex
Sky In My Eye
O3500
ex MM RIP
Formally Known as Barney
L1500
ex
Navaho
G63
Yasoale Black Brant
L850
mm
Sky Writer
B6
Big Quark
D12
Fat Boy
C5
Tuber
H97
#189
Proteus-1
J250
Spooky
J540
Chabsy
K530
Bull Pup
L1150
Don
Don
Adam
Kathy
Kathy
Aerotech
Aerotech
LOC
Estes
Estes
IQSY Tomahawk
IQSY Tomahawk
Blue Bite
Pink Comet
Pink Mamma
G35
F23
J528
D12
D12
*Cert 2*
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Flyer
Gramick
Gramick
Guess
Guess
Hickok
Hickok
Lappert
Lilley
Lilley
Lilley
Mawchant
McBurnett
McBunnett
McBurnett
McBurnett
McKeon
Miller
Miller
O'Connor
Pearson
Pearson
Pearson
Romani
Romani
Stopak
Stopak
Weber
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
May/ June 2005
Manufacturer
LOC
Aerotech
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
PML
Aerotech
Scratch
Scratch
Art Applewhite
Art Applewhite
LOC
LOC
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Estes
LOC
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
LOC
Estes
John
John
Mitch
Mitch
Richard
Richard
Dennis
Rob
Rob
Rob
Will
Mike
Mike
Mike
Mike
Sean
Paul
Paul
Mike
Griffin
Griffin
Griffin
Ed
Ed
Jack
Jack
David
Shawn
7
15
25
28
11
12
20
18
7
11
6
6
3
1
1
0
171
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Model
V2
Arreaux
1/2 Scale Astrobee D
Endeavour Clone
Amos
Harm
Endeavor
Sumo
Canadian Arrow
SL5
Cluster Flying Saucer
Stars N Stripes
Onyx 3
Barbegued Wessal
The Balck Rokit
Black Brant
Der Gross Vater
Night Wign
Aura
Chicken Run
Screaming Eagle
"Fly,Fly,Fly"
Static Test
Black & White
No Name
No Name
Expediter
Execution
Motors
Result
G80
F23
J350
J415
F22
D12
"K950,J300,J300" ex
G64
E9
D12
H128
G69
"D12,D12,D12"
F50
E6
G40
E9
C6
F25
D12
C6
C6
H120
ex
J300
ex
"D12,B6,B6,C6"
"D12,B6,B6,C6"
"H240,H240,H240"
E9
17.5
75
250
560
440
960
3200
5760
4480
14080
15360
30720
30720
20480
40960
0
TOTAL MOTORS
168062.5 NEWTON/SECONDS
Motor Usage
30
28
25
25
20
20
10
18
15
15
11 12
11
7
7
6
5
6
3
0
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
Motor Size
K
L
M
1
1
N
O
0
P
M.D.R.A. Report
Alien
Atlantic
Aerotech
Apogee
Art Applewhite
Binder
BSD
Centuri
Cluster R
Custom Rockets
Cosmo Drome Rocketry
Dynacom
Edmonds
Estes
Fliskits
Giant Leap
Hawk Mountain
High Flight Tech
Hobby Lab
Impulse Aero
JD Cluster
LOC
Launch Pad
Missile Works
MSH
NCR
Newton 3rd
Neubauer
PML
Performance Rocketry
Pratt Hobbies
Pole Cat
Public Enemy
Quest
Rocketman
Rocket R&D
Rocket Teck
Rogue Aero
Rocket Vision
TCB
Thoy
True Modeler
Scratch
Shrox
Skunk Works
Smokin Rockets
V.B.
Unknown
US Rockets
Vertical Concepts
Weber Eng.
Yankee
Yo-Yo Dyne
May/ June
0
0
8
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
16
0
1
0
1
0
0
12
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
85
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
161
2005
anyone know who’s rocket this is?
TOTAL ROCKET
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M.D.R.A. Report
Log June 11-12, 2005 ESL #86
Flyer
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Andraka
Avila
Bonawitz
Bowersox
Bowersox
Brown
Brown
Czebotan
Czebotan
Czebotan
Davis
Davis
Davis
DeGrange
DeGrange
Deschenes
Deschenes
Diener
Diener
Diener
Diener
Diener
Diener
Diener
Ejma
Ejma
Follweiler
Follweiler
Follweiler
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Freimayer
Harris
Harris
Harris
Harris
Hartman
Hartman
Hartman
Hopkins
Hopkins
Jarkey
Jarkey
Kowal
Kowal
Kowal
Mantell
Marchant
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nick
Nicole
Nicole
Nicole
Nicole
Sean
Zack
Zack
Zack
Zack
Zack
Zack
Martin
LeRoy
Jeffery
Jeffery
Bill
Bill
Ethan
Ethan
Ethan
Glenn
Glenn
Glenn
Travis
Travis
Alex
Alex
Chris
Glenn
Glenn
Glenn
Glenn
Glenn
Glenn
Randall
Randall
Ron
Ron
Ron
Anjelica
Anjelica
Anjelica
Robert
Robert
Robert
Larry
Larry
Larry
Larry
Justin
Justin
Justin
Jake
Jake
David
David
John
John
John
Bill
Will
Manufacturer
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Estes
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Estes
Scratch
PML
USR
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Aerotech
PML
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Aerotech
Fliskits
PML
PML
Art Applewhite
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Art Applewhite
Estes
NCR
Estes
Estes
LOC
NCR
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
PML
Art Applewhite
Model
Red Max
Red Barron
Cherokee
Fiesta
Red Max
Red Max
USA Navy
Fiesta
Bum
Bun
Spiner
Space
Fiesta
Maverick
Blast
Swirier
Maverick
Spontaneous Construction
Grifter
Orion
Orion
Due for Extinction
Due for Extinction
Spy
Fire Bird
Red
PAC III
Sub-Zero
Gold Member II
Mirage
SilverBullet
Heatseeker
Clown of Fear
Tube Rocket
Big Daddy
Strongarm
Tres
Amraam
Amraam
Flying Saucer
Patriot
Eliminator
H123
SB-Two
SB-One
Big Fred
Big Dawg
Gold Saucer
Fat Boy
Big Brute
CC Express
Mosquito
Aura
Eliminator
F20
Polaris
Shadow
Athena
Athena
Sissy Rocket
The Bomber
Lucky Seven
No Name
Lampshade Version 2.0
Blue Glider
Red Barron
Elk2
Tomahawk
Cluster Flying Saucer
Motors
Result
E9
A8
C6
"B6,A8" Happy Birthday
E9
E15
B8
B6
B6
B6
B6
A10
B6
B6
C6
C6
C6
J350
*Cert 2*
E15
B6
C6
K500
ex
K600
ex
A3
C6
B6
K400
Flight -314 ex
I400
ex
K425
ex
G80
G40
"G35,G35"
I600
B6
F12
G64
"B6,B6,B6"
H180
H128
F23
I300
Ex
Ex
H144
G79
E28
C6
"D11,D11,D11"
D13
G64
"D12,D12"
A10
F20
C6
"D12,D12"
C6
C6
D12
B5
A10
G75
G64
A8
A8
E15
I300
H144
M.D.R.A. Report
Flyer
Marchant
Martin
Martin
McBurnett
McGilvray
McKeon
Oconnor
Oconnor
Oconnor
O'Connor
Pearson
Pearson
Pearson
Pearson
Poole
Poole
Poole
Poole
Ritz
Roberts
Roberts
Rowe
Rudy
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Scrimgeour
Sharp
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Stafford
Tomeo
Wallace
Wallace
Weber
12-Jun
Alewine
Alewine
Alewine
Alewine
Avila
Avila
Brown
Brown
Clarkston
Clarkston
Clarkston
Clarkston
Clarkston
Coker
Cox
Cox
D'Addio
D'Addio
May/ June
2005
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Will
John
John
Mike
Neil
Michael
Aiden
Mike
Mike
Sean
Monet
Monet
Monet
Monet
Sean
Sean
Sean
Shawn
John
Rob
Rob
Ed
Wes
Allie
Allie
Allie
Allie
Allie
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Dave
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Dick
Phil
Nelson
Nelson
David
Jarrod
Jarrod
Jarrod
Jarrod
Manufacturer
Art Applewhite
Scratch
Scratch
PML
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Estes
LOC
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
V.B.
Estes
Aerotech
PML
V.B.
Estes
Aerotech
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
PML
Scratch
Scratch
PML
Aerotech
LOC
Weber Eng.
Estes
Scratch
Estes
Estes
Model
Cluster Flying Saucer
Blue Glider
Blue Glider
Patriot
Udder Madness
Come on Back
Flying Machine
Executioner
Fantom 438
Screamin Mini
Speed
Pink Power
Pink Monkey
Rainbonsport
Fiesta
Cherokee
Fiesta
Star 4
Minnie KC1
Off My Medication
Robs Red Rocket
Maniac
Suspsion of Ignorance
Lightning
Lightning
Lightning
Lightning
Lightning
Purple Haze
Stars N Strips
Red Head
Purple Haze
Silver Streak
Star N' Strips
Frog the Unlucky
Lazarus
Hat of Death
Lazarus
Small Endeavour
Big Brute
B914
Bull Puppy
Mirrage-D
Endeavor
Tuber
Athena
Jet
Sos Rocket
Falcon
Motors
G63
B6
A8
I400
L1500
M1350
D12
E9
H165
D12
A8
D12
D12
A8
B6
A8
A8
C6
I150
H215
J476
L1700
J400
C6
C6
D12
D12
C6
E9
D12
F23
G30
D12
E12
G64
H120
F42
H350
G79
I700
I399
G64
H128
H144
H97
C6
C6
C6
D12
Result
Dave
David
Mariah
Mariah
Marty
Marty
Don
Don
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Kevin
Lisa
Jim
Jim
John
John
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
Aerotech
LOC
PML
PML
NCR
Aerotech
LOC
LOC
Estes
Estes
LOC
PML
Scratch
LOC
Estes
Team America
Team America
Camo Whamo
Black Thunder
Aura
Spontaneous Construction
Bull Puppy
Patriot
Alice
Dorothy
Have a nice Day
Jonny-5
Renegade
Want Fries With That
Mixed Parts
Mixed Parts
Aura
Phoenix
I287
J285
G60
F21
"G35,G35"
K1100
H148
I218
I200
"H275, H275"
H275
"D12,D12,D12,D12,E9"
"D12,D12,D12,E9"
G79
I240
I240
F20
F21
*Cert 3*
ex
ex
ex MM
ex
ex
ex
Flight #190
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Flyer
D'Addio
D'Addio
deBey
deBey
deBey
deBey
deBey
Dunayon
Ejma
Ejma
Ejma
Ejma
Galasso
Galasso
Galasso
Gilliand
Gramick
Gramick
Gramick
Gramick
Hickok
Hickok
Hickok
Hickok
Hornberger
Jarkey
Jarkey
Jarkey
Jarkey
McBurnett
McBurnett
McBurnett
McGilvray
Miller
Miller
Miller
Miller
Miller
Miller
Miller
Miller
Morgan &
Oleszewski
Oleszewski
Oleszewski
Oleszewski
Oleszewski
Oleszewski
Proseus
Proseus
Reilly
Reilly
Ritz
Ritz
Smith
Sorrentino
Stafford
Strehl
Strehl
Strehl
Strehl
Strehl
Strehl
Strehl
Taylor
Truitt
Truitt
Wadsley
Wadsley
May/ June 2005
John
John
Mike
Mike
Mike
Mike
Mike
Brad
Randy
Randy
Randy
Randy
Pete
Pete
Pete
Kathy
John
John
John
John
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Mark
David
David
David
David
Mike
Mike
Mike
Neil
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paul
Paul
Jackie
Wes
Wes
Wes
Wes
Wes
Wes
Ted
Ted
Elliot
Elliot
John
John
David
Joe
Dick
Bill
Morgan
Morgan
Morgan
Morgan
Morgan
Morgan
Jeff
Norwood
Norwood
Brian
Brian
Manufacturer
Model
Estes
Blue Tube
Scratch
Yellow Dart
Estes
Big Daddy
Scratch
Crayon
Scratch
Crayon
Scratch
Big Ugly
Scratch
Bohka
Hawk Mountain
Talon-3
Scratch
Super Bee
Scratch
Harv III
PML
Devil Dog
Scratch
Super Bee
LOC
Forte
PML
Tomahawk
LOC
Nuke Pro Max
Estes
Rosey
Binder
Stealth Jr.
LOC
Onyx
NCR
Big Brute
LOC
Lil Nuke
Scratch
Alamo
Scratch
Vigilante
Scratch
Harm
Scratch
Upscaled Silver Fox
LOC
Norad
PML
Amraam
Scratch
Birdhouse-Yellow
Scratch
Birdhouse-Red
LOC
Heavy Dirty Beauty
PML
Patriot
LOC
Barbequed Weasel
LOC
Onyx 3
Scratch
Amraam 4
Scratch
Cotriss
Scratch
Wabbit Wocket
Aerotech
Barracuda
LOC
Forte
Estes
Der Grosse Vater
Scratch
Wabbit Wocket
MSH
V2
Estes
Impulse
Estes
Pink Perfect
Scratch
Saturn V
Scratch
Juno 6
Scratch
Soyuz 19
Scratch
Saturn V
Scratch
Saturn V
Scratch
Soyuz
Scratch
Big Bertha
V.B.
Extreme 29
Scratch
Highfly
Estes
Flying High
Scratch
Minnie UC1
Thoy
Falcon
Scratch
Rhap- Viking
Launch Pad
Phoenix
Scratch
Stilatts
Scratch
Saucer
Estes
Blue Glory
Estes
Silver Python
Estes
Sprinkle
Estes
Bullet
Estes
Sky Fighter
Estes
Bullet
LOC
Forte
Estes
Cape Henlopen
PML
EndeavorCam
LOC
Magnum
Aerotech
Initiator
M.D.R.A. Report
Motors
Result
F21
E15
D12
Happy Birthday
H200
ex
H200
ex
J450
ex
"G35,G35"
K570
J350
ex
K600
ex
J650
ex
J200
ex
G79
H180
H101
D12
F50
F23
"G35,G35"
F50
H128
G64
D12
G64
G79
G75
G64
G64
"G79,D11,D11"
J552
MM
F50
"D12,D12,D12"
J525
MM
F23
E15
F23
H100
24th Flight
E9
D12
H275
"D12,D12"
D12
E9
C6
C6
D12
E9
C6
F20
F24
D12
A8
I200
Ex
J400
ex
E9
G64
E9
A8
C6
D12
A8
B8
C6
D12
H120
E9
I415
K600
Ex
F50
M.D.R.A. Report
Flyer
Wallace
Wallace
Weber
Weber
Weber
West
West
Wheeler
Yslas
Yslas
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
May/ June
Manufacturer
LOC
LOC
NCR
Cosmo
Weber Eng.
Scratch
Scratch
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Estes
Nelson
Nelson
David
David
David
Kevin
Kevin
Ferrell
Emilio
Ricky
Emilio
Jackie
Jackie
Jackie
16
17
27
30
20
20
27
26
16
11
8
2
1
0
0
0
221
2005
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Model
Endeavour
Ariel
Black Hole Betty
Nike Smoke
Toober
Kevin's 250
Kevin's Jet
Big Daddy
Woody
Pretty In Pink
Freedom
Discovery
Flame
Speedy
Motors
Result
H144
I161
H128
F20
H97
C6
B6
E9
C6
D12
C6
C6
D12
C6
Flight # 191
40
85
270
600
800
1600
4320
8320
10240
14080
20480
10240
10240
0
0
0
TOTAL MOTORS
81315
NEWTON/SECONDS
Motor Usage
30
30
27
27 26
25
20 20
20
15
16 17
16
11
10
8
5
2
0
A
B
C
D E
F
G H
I
J
Motor Size
K
1
L M
0 0 0
N O P
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Alien
Atlantic
Aerotech
Apogee
Art Applewhite
Binder
BSD
Centuri
Cluster R
Custom Rockets
Cosmo Drome Rocketry
Dynacom
Edmonds
Estes
Fliskits
Giant Leap
Hawk Mountain
High Flight Tech
Hobby Lab
Impulse Aero
JD Cluster
LOC
Launch Pad
Missile Works
MSH
NCR
Newton 3rd
Neubauer
PML
Performance Rocketry
Pratt Hobbies
Pole Cat
Public Enemy
Quest
Rocketman
Rocket R&D
Rocket Teck
Rogue Aero
Rocket Vision
TCB
Thoy
True Modeler
Scratch
Shrox
Skunk Works
Smokin Rockets
V.B.
Unknown
US Rockets
Vertical Concepts
Weber Eng.
Yankee
Yo-Yo Dyne
May/ June 2005
0
0
9
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
63
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
21
1
0
1
5
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
85
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
212
prep for flight 190
TOTAL ROCKETS
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M.D.R.A. Report
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2005
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Space Facts:
The VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) at Kennedy Space Center is designed to withstand winds up to 125
mph. Therefore it’s safe around Neil.
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No one is exempt from this page, we are starting at the top and working our way to the
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