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Forum: FreeForAll
04-08-2013, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 991
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Solomoriah
My first Dawn...My first Dawn Star: http://rocketry.gonnerman.org/fleet/dawnstar.jpg I was REALLY happy with how it looked, but sadly the rear ejection system was decidedly a version 0.1 affair. It came down... |
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Forum: Projects
02-24-2013, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 582
Views: 37,335
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Solomoriah
I can tell ST-7 from BT-20 by feel, but it's not...I can tell ST-7 from BT-20 by feel, but it's not a size thing. ST-7 is stiffer. Dang, that sounds kind of odd now that I read it over again. Oh, well. |
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Forum: Projects
01-28-2013, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 168
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Solomoriah
Class of 2013A few months ago, some of you may remember, I asked for help getting the parts together to clone the Estes USS Atlantis in honor of a good friend who had passed. I have all the parts in hand, but... |
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Forum: Projects
01-23-2013, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 670
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Solomoriah
I'm rather partial to...I'm rather partial to mine: http://rocketry.gonnerman.org/images/fourwaylaunchstand.jpg http://rocketry.gonnerman.org/launchsystem.html |
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Forum: Vendors
01-23-2013, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,185
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Solomoriah
Hah. I sell computers (and service them) for a...Hah. I sell computers (and service them) for a living. When I get a big order, someone always says "What are you going to do with all the money?" My answer? "Pay my $@!* taxes." |
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Forum: Projects
01-15-2013, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 582
Views: 37,335
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Solomoriah
Current build queue:
USS Atlantis.
Goonybird...Current build queue: USS Atlantis. Goonybird Zero, which I will build for rear ejection. Ruskie-kitbash, combining Ruskie fins with Baby Bertha sustainer and cone and, again, rear ejection. |
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Forum: Projects
10-15-2012, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,395
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Solomoriah
I have a similar sci-fi rocket design, my Dawn...I have a similar sci-fi rocket design, my Dawn Star; the first one disappeared in a bean field, but I am building another to replace it. I used BT-60 for the sustainer, with a single 18mm core tube... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
09-23-2012, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 222
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Solomoriah
The Right T-Shirt for Hobby Lobby, and Rockets in Wal-MartI went to Quincy, IL on Friday, wearing, for the first time (other than trying it on) my rocket scientist T-shirt: http://newcenturycomputers.net/temp/baseball_jersey.jpg... |
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Forum: Projects
09-20-2012, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 134
Views: 6,058
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Solomoriah
I'm loving the first one in the first post, the...I'm loving the first one in the first post, the Classic. Does anyone have a technique for getting those curved ilnes that doesn't involve fiberglas? |
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Forum: FreeForAll
07-27-2012, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 4,562
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Solomoriah
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Forum: FreeForAll
07-26-2012, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 4,562
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Solomoriah
I just added a hobby: I'm restoring a 1966 Honda...I just added a hobby: I'm restoring a 1966 Honda Dream 305. It's black, but when I'm done it will be red. Assuming I can get past the whole "running" thing, of course. |
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Forum: Mission Control
05-21-2012, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 652
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Solomoriah
You're making me jealous, actually. The weather...You're making me jealous, actually. The weather just hasn't cooperated here all year. |
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Forum: Ask the Doctor
05-20-2012, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 289
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Solomoriah
Also, the further the baffle is from the engine,...Also, the further the baffle is from the engine, the less damage it suffers each time you fly the rocket. Leave enough room to pack it, and not much more. |
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Forum: Projects
05-14-2012, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,205
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Solomoriah
I misremembered, actually. The core tube only...I misremembered, actually. The core tube only goes about halfway up. That rocket is built out of spare parts, including the salvaged fins from my Lil Marvin rocket. |
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Forum: Projects
05-14-2012, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,205
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Solomoriah
It's mid ejection. The engine tube actually...It's mid ejection. The engine tube actually extends up to almost the base of the nose cone, and I plan to fly it with a streamer folder against that core tube. I'll still need a little wadding... |
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Forum: Projects
05-12-2012, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,205
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Solomoriah
Crap, at this rate, I'll just call it what my...Crap, at this rate, I'll just call it what my wife suggested. No, not that. You guys have dirty minds. She said it ought to be called George. |
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Forum: Projects
05-11-2012, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,205
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Solomoriah
Thanks for the kind words about the Lil Centauri....Thanks for the kind words about the Lil Centauri. I was just playing around with my tape and that's what I came up with. Gah. With friends like these, who needs enemies? :D |
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Forum: Projects
05-11-2012, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,205
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Solomoriah
New Photos -- Class of 2012My wife took the following photos for me tonight. The first is my Mini Centurion: http://rocketry.gonnerman.org/fleet/mini-centurion.jpg I've flown it once already... |
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Forum: Software
04-27-2012, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 31
Sticky: OpenRocket 1.1.x
Views: 5,032
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Solomoriah
Wow. Just, wow. Hadn't worked with the new...Wow. Just, wow. Hadn't worked with the new OpenRocket 12.03 until yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised to find Deployment Velocity on the simulations table (I asked for that a long time ago when... |
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Forum: Projects
04-24-2012, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 840
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Solomoriah
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Forum: Rocket Boosted Gliders
04-24-2012, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 5,070
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Solomoriah
Hah. As if that would help. :D
Incidentally, I...Hah. As if that would help. :D Incidentally, I have built, but not yet flown, the Q-EZ glider you sent me. I love the shock cord mount you provided, though I'll admit for anything larger than... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
04-20-2012, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 4,562
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Solomoriah
Oh, yeah, I forgot to add bridgehunting. Took up...Oh, yeah, I forgot to add bridgehunting. Took up the hobby last year, and have photographed all the old trusses that still stand in two counties, and a bunch more in neighboring counties. Branched... |
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Forum: FreeForAll
04-18-2012, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 4,562
Posted By
Solomoriah
Adventure riding (on gravel and dirt roads, on my...Adventure riding (on gravel and dirt roads, on my Yamaha TW200) Paper and pencil role-playing games www.basicfantasy.org Comic book collecting Programming computers (I love Python!) |
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Forum: Projects
04-18-2012, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 582
Views: 37,335
Posted By
Solomoriah
Blowing out the engine mount, you mean? An older...Blowing out the engine mount, you mean? An older (German) Quest B6-2. I'm assuming my original job gluing it in place was inadequate; it's why I went to such trouble this time with the epoxy... |
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Forum: Projects
04-18-2012, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 582
Views: 37,335
Posted By
Solomoriah
Did some work last night...
- Finished repairing...Did some work last night... - Finished repairing my clone Centuri Stellar Hercules last night. It blew its engine mount out on the second flight, and I never found it, so I built a new one with... |
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