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Forum: Ask the Doctor
Yesterday, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 37
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Earl
....and here's the Centuri equivalent to the.......and here's the Centuri equivalent to the Estes cluster report. I favor the Centuri version myself. http://sargrocket.org/Documents/Centuri/tir-52.pdf Earl |
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Forum: Ask the Doctor
Yesterday, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 37
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Earl
Here's a link to one of the old Estes Tech...Here's a link to one of the old Estes Tech Reports on clustering. Fairly dated, but might give you a starting place for online... |
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Forum: Model Rocket History
Yesterday, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 901
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Earl
Randy-
Do you recall the motors used in each...Randy- Do you recall the motors used in each stage? I assume 18mm BP of some type, but would be interested to know which, if you/she remembers. I've done clustered five engine AP/BP single stage... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
05-14-2013, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 64
Posted By
Earl
I recall a verse from a novelty song during the...I recall a verse from a novelty song during the summer of '79 when the country was in the throes of "where will Skylab fall" histeria which I thought, as a teenager at the time, was kinda... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
05-14-2013, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 616
Posted By
Earl
In a rocketeer's world where the sky is,...In a rocketeer's world where the sky is, literally, the limit, one might want to 'target' each rocket built 'to the stars'. Accordingly, one might need one rocket per star in the sky. Earl |
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Forum: Model Rocket History
05-13-2013, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 901
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Earl
Well, I wasn't saying that it was not the farmer...Well, I wasn't saying that it was not the farmer who threw them off the land (I've got the article too in my collection, both the original Model Rocketry article and the later Model Rocketeer... |
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Forum: Model Rocket History
05-13-2013, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 901
Posted By
Earl
Good chronological summary.
The only thing I'd...Good chronological summary. The only thing I'd add would be that the Green Mountain site was lost, not because of the 'model' rockets, but by some amateur rocketeers who blew a hole in the farmer's... |
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Forum: Model Rocket History
05-11-2013, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 901
Posted By
Earl
The Centuri Black Widow was in the '62...The Centuri Black Widow was in the '62 catalog. The Aero-Dyne, a three stager (predecessor to the T-Bird) was in their '64 catalog and I think it might have been in the '63 catalog, but not sure... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
05-08-2013, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 178
Posted By
Earl
Buzz, IMHO, is on te right track. NASA Admin...Buzz, IMHO, is on te right track. NASA Admin Bolden, whom I basically admire, is just gonna be a water carrier for the Obama admin on the 'make work' astroid mission. Going to Mars would be a 'game... |
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Forum: Vendors
05-06-2013, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 732
Posted By
Earl
Possibly, if you could find a kind cohort...Possibly, if you could find a kind cohort stateside who might serve as a receiver and re-shipper, the order could be shipped to them first and they could then re-ship on to you. Might not be worth... |
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Forum: Projects
05-04-2013, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,220
Posted By
Earl
Hopefully, SHE will keep which is which straight!...Hopefully, SHE will keep which is which straight! ;) Best wishes for fast healing. Earl |
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Forum: Wanted: Dead or Alive!
05-03-2013, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 632
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Earl
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Forum: Vendors
05-01-2013, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 374
Posted By
Earl
Hints as to the original manufacturer of the...Hints as to the original manufacturer of the parts??? Earl |
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Forum: FreeForAll
05-01-2013, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 531
Posted By
Earl
Well said.
Yes, YORF is social media in a way,...Well said. Yes, YORF is social media in a way, but I look at it more as an information source than anything else. The 'interaction' part of it is an added bonus, but is not the primary reason I... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
05-01-2013, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 37
Posted By
Earl
...and holds the distinction of being the......and holds the distinction of being the 'youngest' Mercury astronaut alive! Glenn is around 91 or 92 now I think. Will be a sad day when those last two are gone. The 'Right Stuff' was certainly... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
05-01-2013, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 531
Posted By
Earl
Facebook Fatigue? It's About Time!!!"There is a great migration afoot. Millions of people are leaving Facebook for greener, newer, shinier pastures: Instagram, smartphone chat apps, Path—or they're just sick of social networking... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
04-30-2013, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 1,351
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Earl
I think that quote was originally used to...I think that quote was originally used to describe sex. Earl |
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Forum: Projects
04-28-2013, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 805
Posted By
Earl
Sure. Give me a few days to dig it out of...Sure. Give me a few days to dig it out of storage....I did some cleanup back around the holidays last year and got some things cleaned up and boxed up.....which means, naturally, some things are... |
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Forum: Projects
04-27-2013, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 805
Posted By
Earl
I have an unlabeled F67-6 that looks like that. I...I have an unlabeled F67-6 that looks like that. I got it several years ago from a former Centuri motor plant manager. But written in black magic marker on the bare case is "F67-6". I guess that kept... |
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Forum: Projects
04-25-2013, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 805
Posted By
Earl
Jerry-
Were the G76's labeled in any way? I've...Jerry- Were the G76's labeled in any way? I've never seen any Enerjet motors above the F67, though there were supposed to have been projected motors into the low J range, as I understand (though it... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
04-23-2013, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 200
Posted By
Earl
I heard this earlier today and had to shudder a...I heard this earlier today and had to shudder a bit. Just last week while doing some sitting duties one night with my mom (dementia), an episode of MASH was going off and it was one of the episodes... |
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Forum: Projects
04-23-2013, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 805
Posted By
Earl
Steve-
Great idea on the 1340 coupler....except...Steve- Great idea on the 1340 coupler....except for the color, it looks just like the original 1340 coupler. I had thought about having Carl at Semroc saw off a few .10" lengths of the #13 size... |
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Forum: Projects
04-23-2013, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 805
Posted By
Earl
Yeah, red molded plastic for the 1340 coupler,...Yeah, red molded plastic for the 1340 coupler, heavy walled nosecone, and fin can. I had never seen a 1340 nosecone or coupler until I got this kit. The kit itself appears to be nothing super-fancy... |
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Forum: Projects
04-22-2013, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 805
Posted By
Earl
How did you do your nosecone shoulders to...How did you do your nosecone shoulders to accommodate the heavy-walled tubing? I have one original Enerjet 1340 kit in the bag and the nosecone on it is a much thicker plastic to match up with the... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
04-22-2013, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 1,288
Posted By
Earl
GH, give or take a tad and I can agree with you...GH, give or take a tad and I can agree with you on this. Bottom line, you fight cancer with EVERYTHING you have, and that does not include being 'nice' to it or 'trying to show the world' you are... |
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