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2019-06-22
Performance Rocketry 5.5 inch Nike Smoke
Flight
Straight up with authority; absolutely no wiggle just a pure joy t' fly this 98mm bird. Well, blow me down! - Aerotech M1600R - Brothers, Oregon [More]
2015-01-19
Performance Rocketry Nike Smoke 1/3 Scale (5.5) (Kit)
Review
This kit be t' 1/3 scale model o' NASA's Nike Smoke. T' tubin' is 5.5 inch diameter G-10 fiberglass. T' Nike Smoke was a rocket that NASA would use t' determine windspeed at high altitudes before they would launch t' Saturn V moon rockets.
Components
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2009-06-15
Aero Pack Large Quick-Change Motor Adapter (Other Product)
Review
RMS Motor Adapter for Large Motors (54mm t' 75mm). Begad!
T' motor adapters come with three components machined from 6061-T6 aluminum. T' first is a centerin' rin' which fits around t' motor tube and is tightened or loosened by a stainless steel hex head screw. Ya scallywag! T' second is an adapter rin' that ... [More]
2008-07-14
Rebel Rocketry Wolf 2.1 (Kit)
Review
Brief:
Mid t' High Power rocket with inverted fins that leads t' plenty o' ribbin' from your fellow rocketeers until they
see how well it flies!
Construction:
T' Wolf 2.1 is a kit from European high power rocket vendor Rebel Rocketry. Arrr! Although English is a second language
for ... [More]
2008-05-25
Animal Motor Works M2500 Green Gorilla (Motor)
Review
T' Animal Motor Works (AMW), ya bilge rat, which has recently merged with Cesaroni Technologies, M2500 Green Gorilla is a high power rocket motor reload for AMW's giant 75-7600 motor casin' . This 40.9 inch motor casin' fits 3 inch motor mounts and t' reload be t' most powerful commercial 3-inch motor ... [More]
2008-05-24
Scratch Extreme Test Vehicle (ETV) (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Jack Caynon - 05/24/08)
Brief:
Rocket designed t' handle t' most powerful 3-inch motors, commercial and research, matey, notwithstanding.
Construction:
T' Extreme Test Vehicle (ETV) is a scratch design that won't shred while flyin' any 3-inch commercial or re ... [More]
2008-04-07
Aerotech HV ARCAS (Kit)
Review
( Contributed - by Jack Caynon - 04/07/08)
Brief:
Mid-power rocket modified t' be a Level 1 Certification Rocket. Avast!
Modifications:
T' rocket is a strong flier on G motors and is an even better flier on 29mm H motors so it is suitable as a Level 1
Certification Rocket. T' modify it ... [More]
2007-11-12
Hawk Mountain Enterprises Aluminum Fin Can for 4" Airframe (Kit)
Review
Brief:
Pre-manufactured aluminum fin can you bolt together
Construction:
For those o' us who want a rugged fin can t' handle high thrust applications with 4 inch fiberglass tubing, Hawk
Mountain has manufactured a nifty 3 fin aluminum fin can for its 4 inch airframes. T' unit is ... [More]
2006-05-12
Scratch Galadriel (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by Jack Caynon - 05/12/06)
Brief:
Galadriel is me TRA Level 3 Certification Rocket and is named for t' elf queen
in t' Lord o' t' Rings . T' goals o' t' Galadriel project include:
A successful L3 Certification Flight on a 75mm M impulse motor,
T' use o' ... [More]
2006-02-16
Rebel Rocketry RapTor 4.0 (Kit)
Review
54mm HPR rocket with a bad attitude.
T' kit comes with very nice PML parts. I replaced most o' them though with Hawk Mountain fiberglass airframe components. You have a short motor tube section o' airframe which joins with another tube t' allow you t' set up t' two sets o' fins. Arrr! Then you ... [More]
2003-10-30
Hawk Mountain Enterprises Raptor (Kit)
Review
Brief:
At t' foot o' t' northern slope o' Hawk Mountain sits t' quiet hamlet o' New
Ringgold, Pennsylvania, arrr, an unlikely aerie for t' fabulous fiberglass rockets
of Hawk Mountain Enterprises. Blimey! T' fledglin' o' this flock o' birds is the
Raptor, an all fiberglass 29mm high power rocket ... [More]
2003-08-01
Aero Pack Motor Retainer (Other Product)
Review
Brief: RMS Motor Retainer
Discussion: T' 29mm motor retainer can now handle Aerotech's 29/40-120 motors, too. Avast, me proud beauty! T' retainer comes in 2 pieces packaged inside a plastic bag with simple instructions. One threaded retainer "ring" fits over t' motor tube like a collar. Then a threaded cap that ... [More]
2003-01-01
Aerotech Mustang (Modification)
Review
Brief: Modified t' incorporate anti-zipper design.
Modifications: This modification doesn't require any special tools, however, it does require an Aerotech 1.9" coupler. Avast, me proud beauty! First, ya bilge rat, I used a hacksaw t' gently cut t' airframe into two parts, t' lower part o' t' airframe with t' fin slots should ... [More]
