NARAM-63 Manufacturers' Forum
 

The NARAM-63 Manufacturers' Forum was Saturday night.

Can anyone report on what was announced/discussed?

I wonder if anyone asked them what their reaction was to the decision to eliminate the Sport Range from NARAM, starting with NARAM-64 ?

I would like to know how the manufacturers feel about that decision . . .

Dave F.

This NARAM is going to go down as the 'stealth' NARAM. :( :rolleyes:

Finally received some NARAM-63 news.

The following is a report I received about the Manufacturers' Forum Saturday night.

I am just going to post what I was sent. I have no additional information.

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Notes from the Manufacturers Forum this evening:


Mfg Forum


AeroTech

40th anniversary
Unusually high product demand
ISP work increasing (government projects)
Are going to trim ~50 low demand items
New website & mobile - 1,000 items
E and F Q-jet (24x95) E35, F41 - priced comparable to Estes E16 and F15
New HPR motors released and certified
New AeroTech facility under construction
Focus is on catching up, new products come later



Peter Alway (Saturn Press)

US Navy missiles of Cold War (similar to Army and Air Force missiles)
Many misc drawings



Matt Steele (North Coast Rocketry)

Javelin sounding rocket ($500), includes lots of 3D-printed parts
3D-printed motor retainer (similar to Estes)
Scorch (3D-printed parts, laser cut fins)
Launch pad (like Estes PS II pad)
Smaller (& cheaper) Javelin kit
SLS kit under development



ASP (Bill Dauphin for Andy Jackson)

Aerobee 300 (18 mm motor kit)
Micromaxx and 13mm Astrobee D kits



Altaira (Matt Johnson) & eRockets/Semroc

N-1 kit (1:112)
New version of N-1 book
Cremator (fly cremated remains)
Russian Space poster



Galactic Mfg

New line of FAI models
Doorknob upgrade parts
Estes Citation Patriot upgrade parts



Estes (Ellis Langford)

New Shepherd (RTF version)
Super Orbital Transport (in 3 months)
B.O.S.S. (Bill Simon, Signature series)
SLS (back in stock soon)
Rocket Rewards loyalty program
Falcon 9 (before Christmas)
SO LONG kit - next year (delayed by Falcon 9)
A3-2T and A3-6T “soon”
Goex “going good”

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Anyone else?

Would be cool if someone has pics of these. Is the Falcon 9 a kit or RTF?

You mean because of the lack of news?

Yes. ;)

If I recall correctly what was said during the vNARCON 2022 Manufacturers' Forum it will be RTF.

So, nothing new since NARCON.

LOL... I guess so...
It's still interesting to hear about. I particularly like the news about the new motor offerings, though I am concerned (just a little) about what sorts of motors Aerotech plans to retire. I like flying full-F single use motors - which I can't imagine are very popular because they are expensive motors and also because of the hazmat charges.