Blackshire,

I think Jim Eckles is retired and living in NE El Paso. I think he can still be reached through the range museum. I'll see if I can find him and ask him about some of this stuff.

I couldn't agree with you more about a BT-50 based Aerobee and a gap-staged booster. But why wait for Estes? Semroc has both the laser-cut fins and a regular Aerobee nose cone. If you're looking for something a little bigger, Carl has a Deci-Scale (1/10th) nose cone for a BT-58 based Aerobee. Now if we could get him to offer laser-cut 150A fins . . . .

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Finishing: Zooch Saturn V; Alway/Nau BioArcas; Estes Expedition; TLP Standard
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On the Bench: 2650;
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