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The Reaction Research Society (2006-02-27)

It would be too hard to list all the great projects in the long history of the RRS, but to put it quickly, it is the oldest amateur experimental rocketry group in the country. (To steal directly ... [Read More]

Reaction Research Society Boosted Dart (2009-04-15)

Despite being among the most impressive amateur launches ever, I have yet to post about this project. The reason for posting at this time (many years later) is because I was recently given the ... [Read More]

Reaction research society two stage rocket (2012-01-27)

One problem with having over 1000 posts is that I can't remember if this is a repost or not. I think this rocket was mentioned previously, either while talking about the never flown 4 O 10,000 to 1 ... [Read More]

Tiny Post (Just a taste) (2006-10-18)

"Jim McKinnon's 1000lbf thrust LOX / Jet A Static Test. Jim's injector is using 28 O-F-O Triplets with a O-O-F-O-O Pentad element in the center. The combustion chamber was a surplus Atlas Vernier. ... [Read More]

Project High Jump Boosted Dart (2012-01-26)

How do I always miss the great projects? Here is video footage of the attempt: The motor failed during burn, resulting in a shred and recovery failures. This flight was one of several proposed ... [Read More]