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Old 09-05-2010, 09:57 PM
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Default Energon motors

I'm in the process of revamping my model rocket motor website. I'm looking for photos and information on Energon motors.
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Old 09-09-2010, 09:33 PM
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Depends who you talk to.
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Old 09-10-2010, 09:38 AM
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Seriously, I've never heard of these 'Energon' motors. Was there such a thing(s)?

Now, 'Enerjet' I've heard of (but never had any).

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Old 09-10-2010, 05:21 PM
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Energon was based in Florida. The only motor I ever saw fly was an L1100. Company disappeared in the MRED fiasco (can I call it a fiasco) that also killed Dangerous Dave's and Mike Platt's (?) kit companies. I think there was another person involved. I remember seeing photos of the new facilities being built and then DRAMA.
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Energon was based in Florida. The only motor I ever saw fly was an L1100. Company disappeared in the MRED fiasco (can I call it a fiasco) that also killed Dangerous Dave's and Mike Platt's (?) kit companies. I think there was another person involved. I remember seeing photos of the new facilities being built and then DRAMA.

I think that history is correct.

TRA gave them one of those wink and a nod certifications, which made it to a joint NAR/TRA list.

http://www.v-serv.com/usr/images/NARcerts.11-97.640.jpg

I never saw a single motor and we were motor central.

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Energon was based in Florida. The only motor I ever saw fly was an L1100. Company disappeared in the MRED fiasco (can I call it a fiasco) that also killed Dangerous Dave's and Mike Platt's (?) kit companies. I think there was another person involved. I remember seeing photos of the new facilities being built and then DRAMA.


Dale-

Yeah, I can see the guy's face. He used to come to the HOTSHOT launches in south GA that John Cato and I used to host back in the early to mid 90's. Nice guy...kinda low key type. We had a pretty good group of folks that would come up from FL for those events.

Dale, you came to some of those launches too, seems like.

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Dale-

Yeah, I can see the guy's face. He used to come to the HOTSHOT launches in south GA that John Cato and I used to host back in the early to mid 90's. Nice guy...kinda low key type. We had a pretty good group of folks that would come up from FL for those events.

Dale, you came to some of those launches too, seems like.

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I think John.....
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That's "John H. Cato, Jr., Registered Architect" to you, buddy.
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