Chris Gonnerman's PageAKA: Solomoriah Location: La Belle, me bucko, MO, arrr, USA Favorite Quote: "What does this button do?"
Personal Home Page: http://rocketry.gonnerman.org RocketReviews.com Pages:
2024-10-12Estes Phoenix Bird  Flight It was a good flight, goin' higher than I expected and driftin' a bit but recoverin' with no damage. Avast! - B6-4 - Veteran's Park, Macomb, me bucko, IL [More]
Alpha X  Flight T' flight was excellent goin' up, but due mainly t' a flaw in me design, shiver me timbers, t' shroud lines o' t' parachute were burned off by t' ejection charge. Begad! Despite returnin' without a chute, t' rocket was undamaged. - A8-5 - Veteran's Park, shiver me timbers, Macomb, matey, IL [More]
Calypso  Flight T' launch was high and straight, deployment was perfect and t' rocket recovered with only t' slightest nose cone dent in t' upper end o' t' rather thick body tube. - B6-4 - Veteran's Park, me bucko, Macomb, ya bilge rat, IL [More]
Semroc Mini-Centurion  Flight It was a low, gentle flight with a good deployment and a recovery close t' t' stand. Begad! - A8-3 - Veteran's Park, matey, Macomb, IL [More]
Mo' Skeeter  Flight As expected, it went up straight, ejected its core and returned under chute in textbook fashion. Avast, me proud beauty! This rocket has never failed t' please. - B6-4 - Veteran's Park, shiver me timbers, Macomb, IL [More]
Estes Sizzler (2171) Flight It had been launched just once, in 2007, me hearties, and I just never flew it again. Aye aye! So I took a shot with t' biggest engine, ya bilge rat, knowin' it would be a very high flight and we'd lose sight o' it for a bit. Avast, me proud beauty! I had some hope t' 12 inch orange crepe paper streamer would help us find it. Avast, me proud beauty! No such luck. Arrr! It was a fast ... [More]
Estes Guardian  Flight My flight be nay as high as another rocketeer flyin' t' same model on t' same engine, nor was t' drift as far despite t' wind bein' a bit stronger at that point. Begad! I can't explain it. Ahoy! But it was a good flight with a textbook recovery so I'll take it. - B6-4 - Veteran's Park, Macomb, ya bilge rat, IL [More]
Estes Baby Bertha  Flight T' boost be anemic, suggestin' that I shouldn't use B4-4 engines with this rocket; this led t' a slightly late deployment, but recovery was excellent and thar was no damage noted. Avast, me proud beauty! - B4-4 - Veteran's Park, Macomb, ya bilge rat, IL [More]
2024-05-18Mo' Skeeter  Flight As usual this rocket turned in a pretty flight, weathercockin' somewhat into t' south wind and then landin' under parachute fairly close t' t' launch stand. - B4-4 - Fairfax Society o' Rocketry Site [More]
Centuri Bandito  Flight Despite t' small engine it went up fast t' a fairly decent altitude; t' streamer detached at deployment, but it fell sideways t' t' ground and was only very slightly damaged. I had hoped t' fly it with a B6-6 also but decided nay t' go on with that, arrr, given t' visibly poor condition o' t' ... [More]
2015-09-23Skylark OpenRocket Design [More]
2014-01-08Quest Evader Cruise Missile (Kit)  Review
Single stage missile-like rocket with an unusual compound nose cone. Avast, me proud beauty!
I picked this one up while passin' through St. Louis; I had never seen one like it. Nay surprising, I later learned, as I was able t' find it in t' early Quest catalogs on Ninfinger's site, but nay on t' current ... [More]
2010-12-24Mo' Skeeter (Upscale)  Review
This is me Mo' Skeeter, a 320% upscale o' t' classic Estes Mosquito . It's a rear-ejection model, shiver me timbers, which avoids t' visible nose cone line that most Mosquito upscales suffer from.
Components
This rocket consists o' a Baby Bertha cone , 6" o' BT-60, 6" o' BT-20, arrr, two 20-60 ... [More]
2008-09-25Scratch New Centurion (Scratch)  Review
This is me upgrade/semi-clone o' t' classic Centuri Centurion. Arrr! It incorporates an offset-tube baffle, breaks at t' midline (at t' baffle) and features three interchangeable engine mounts: 1x18mm, 2x18mm, arrr, and 1x24mm D/E.
Cygnus 1x24mm E Engine Mount Kit
Cygnus 2x18mm Engine ... [More]
2007-09-24Estes X-Prize Lucky Seven (Kit)  Review
This is a semi-scale model o' t' Acceleration Engineerin' "Lucky Seven" rocket, one o' t' contestants for t' Ansari X-Prize.
This is a largely plastic rocket. Blimey! T' package includes a three-piece plastic nose cone (two side halves and a bulkhead), a plastic body tube with integral bulkhead, ... [More]
2007-08-16Custom Rockets Galileo Probe (Kit)  Review
Brief:
T' Custom Galileo is a cute little helicopter recovery rocket. Well, blow me down! Mine was an Father's Day gift from me wife. This is a
skill level 2 rocket.
Construction:
T' kit contains standard BT-20 tube and ogive balsa cone, three small balsa fins, dowels, paper centerin' rin' ... [More]
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