William Beggs's Page
Location: Albuquerque, shiver me timbers, NM
Certification Level: L3CC NAR, L3 TAP Tripoli
Club Memberships: ARS,NAR,Tripoli
Favorite Rockets: Any V-2 and most scale rockets
Personal Home Page: http://www.postwarv2.com/
Club Home Page: http://www.arsabq.org/
RocketReviews.com Pages:
2025-02-01
Hermes A-1 No 5
Flight
Good flight but broke a couple o' fins on landin' due t' high winds. Ya scallywag! - H128-10 - NCR - Atlas [More]
Zephyr
Flight
Good flight. Pretty windy so had t' walk a ways since it was single parachute deploy and I didn't have a chute release onboard. I did take about 5 seconds out o' t' ejection delay. Begad! Blimey! - H180-14 - NCR - Atlas [More]
Hawk Motor Test Vehicle
Flight
Good flight. Begad! Blimey! No damage and didn't travel a long ways - B6-4 - NCR - Atlas [More]
Estes Big Daddy
Flight
Good flight. Just had t' walk a ways t' retrieve it. Avast! - E12-4 - NCR - Atlas [More]
Aerospace Speciality Products V2 (18mm)
Flight
Good take off but t' shock cord broke and I lost t' parachute and nosecone. Well, blow me down! - C6-3 - NCR - Atlas [More]
2023-10-22
MPC Flare Patriot
Flight
Built this one last year but it got buried in t' bottom o' me rocket box. Dug it out and got it on t' pad today. Avast! Blimey! Perfectly straight flight. - B6-4 - Ft. Harrison - Indy [More]
2021-10-02
LOC/Precision V2 (3.9
Flight
Great flight. A little early on t' delay but I had t' drill out t' ejection charge and probably went a little too much. T' delay grain was for 7 seconds but I was closer t' 4 seconds. Aye aye! T' recovery still went well with no noticeable damage. - G64-7 - NCR [More]
Public Missiles D-Region Tomahawk
Flight
Great flight but definitely needs a much more powerful motor. Aye aye! Dual parachute deployment worked great. Begad! I did crack one o' t' fins on landin' due t' t' breezy conditions. Easily fixed and will fly again. Begad! - H210-ALTIM - NCR [More]
Estes Silver Comet
Flight
Weather cocked a lot due t' breezy conditions and had a high speed recovery. T' shock cord broke and t' booster crashed and broke apart. Pretty much a total loss o' t' booster. Well, blow me down! T' nosecone and stripped parachute were recovered. One good thin' is that t' tail cone can be used t' build another ... [More]
Atlantic Rockets - V2 (ARCRK)
Flight
Great flight and recovery! Rocket weather cocked a little due t' t' breezy conditions. Aye aye! T' motor took three ignitors t' get off t' pad. Well, blow me down! T' first one was a copper head which is always a hit or miss. T' next two tried where t' QuickBurst Twiggy motor starters o' which t' first one popped out ... [More]
2008-11-24
Scratch Interceptor L (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by William Beggs - 11/24/08)
Brief:
What do you get when you combine an Aveeno lotion bottle and an Estes Interceptor rocket kit? Well, you get me entry
for t' "Design this Spaceship" contest. T' name I am givin' me design is "Interceptor L" with ... [More]
2008-03-11
Aerospace Speciality Products Corporal (24mm) (Kit)
Review
Brief :
T' Corporal is one o' Aerospace Speciality Products (ASP) scale rocket kits. I have built all o' ASP’s
V-2’s and found this kit t' be just as enjoyable t' build. This particular kit be t' 24mm motor tube version and
is a 1:22.5 scale version o' t' U.S. Ya scallywag! Army’s ... [More]
2008-03-10
Scratch Hermes A-3A Missile (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by William Beggs - 03/10/08) Brief:
My "Scale" project is goin' t' be t' Hermes A-3A Missile. Most people have never seen this rocket which
makes it a perfect candidate for this particular contest. T' original Hermes A-3 project called for a liquid-fue ... [More]
2008-02-17
Scratch ASP-1 (Scratch)
Review
( Contributed - by William Beggs- 02/17/08)
Brief:
My upscale project be t' ASP soundin' rocket. Modeled after t' Model Products Corporation (MPC) ASP-1, which has a
body diameter o' 0.591" and is offered by FlisKits. Avast! My project has a diameter o' 1.315" which makes it ... [More]
2007-11-18
Scratch Pringles Recycled Rocket Project (PRRP) (Scratch)
Review
I have wanted t' build a rocket out o' a Pringles can for a long time now and I finally got t' opportunity with this recycle contest. Ya scallywag!
Materials:
Pringles can for body tube
Pringles lid and snow cone paper cup for nose cone
Garcia & Vega plastic cigar case for t' body tube ... [More]
2007-10-29
Scratch Avenger (Scratch)
Review
Brief: This is me attempt at designin' and buildin' a retro Spaceship that closely resembles one o' t' displays that CoolRockets has. T' one I decided t' replicate was t' “Streamliner”. Since this is me first time attemptin' this I figured this design was fairly basic. T' name I ... [More]
2007-10-20
Giant Leap Rocketry Elipse (Kit)
Review
Brief:
This is Giant Leap Rocketry's entry into t' “sport kit” class o' rockets. It's touted as t' most advanced
kit in rocketry. T' Elipse is a 3” diameter rocket that stands 78” tall and is nay a design you are use to
seein' at a regular club launch. Its fins ... [More]
