tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52709457930699453092024-03-14T05:41:54.012-07:00XPRS 2010 Special ProjectsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-61701774469982854692010-09-09T22:43:00.000-07:002010-09-09T22:46:14.956-07:00Decal Monster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YY5wiJklzduCe4rYrUXN_eslaQVvAa9h1dumSJC2RIZ-YuWR9UhOjd6ny6qT8CJBT7j0Ctr2wfGFgE_4i_OFtgImqWmwV_YjQu5uM2fFOqYrKcFy_GKMyVu8d16hW6rMSVfNptMwECw/s1600/Decal+Monster.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 104px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YY5wiJklzduCe4rYrUXN_eslaQVvAa9h1dumSJC2RIZ-YuWR9UhOjd6ny6qT8CJBT7j0Ctr2wfGFgE_4i_OFtgImqWmwV_YjQu5uM2fFOqYrKcFy_GKMyVu8d16hW6rMSVfNptMwECw/s320/Decal+Monster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515156468887389298" /></a><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Member</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Will Swenson <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Son of Ron)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Club</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">: AeroPAC</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">Altitude</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">: 1000'</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b>Motor</b>: D12</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Project Goal: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Participate in "DUDE, WHERE'S MY ROCKET?"</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-14985303585926500582010-09-09T22:40:00.000-07:002010-09-09T22:43:11.486-07:00ARIES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpNEVHz0z5qD83wNTsiJVfhqagRoFAPddM-j16N7Cyp-tdt0jpQv6nwnTe2mslA_HHkxiEi2-1XnryohBhu9WXI9q-1DuRwirYJDg_nZXouvvpWvwqjbxuw5aMMJNVA8p5oEEO8VsKVI/s1600/Ares.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpNEVHz0z5qD83wNTsiJVfhqagRoFAPddM-j16N7Cyp-tdt0jpQv6nwnTe2mslA_HHkxiEi2-1XnryohBhu9WXI9q-1DuRwirYJDg_nZXouvvpWvwqjbxuw5aMMJNVA8p5oEEO8VsKVI/s320/Ares.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515155812524146066" /></a><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ron Swenson</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Club</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >: AeroPAC</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Altitude</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >: 6000</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Motor</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" >: K185 or K513</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Project Goal: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >Fly my first K motor!</span></span></span></b></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-35852472704208158782010-09-09T22:37:00.000-07:002010-09-09T22:40:57.235-07:00Dark Energy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq3bMcyvmNxb2FC7b1K70oSsGG0wJNfRipPOASZgBEO75JRfgi3oX1a9c-j1sh9QxL5RMV7PZox2w63x_bFWYl2zZmRmMWp58LchIImnAP9P_ILRW_HkP54rKGQS3SPnO5SDMzEdKYi8/s1600/DE+and+Jayne,+800.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq3bMcyvmNxb2FC7b1K70oSsGG0wJNfRipPOASZgBEO75JRfgi3oX1a9c-j1sh9QxL5RMV7PZox2w63x_bFWYl2zZmRmMWp58LchIImnAP9P_ILRW_HkP54rKGQS3SPnO5SDMzEdKYi8/s320/DE+and+Jayne,+800.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515155103065147154" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Gene Engelgau</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Club</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: AeroPAC, Lunar</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Altitude</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 15,300</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Motor</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: I59NP, I600R</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Project Goal: </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: Dark Energy is an all-carbon precision 38mm rocket. It is 36" long and weighs just 15oz fully loaded but without motor. It's designed to hold a 38/1040 case plus a single small Fruity Chute, Feather Weight Parrot altimeter and a BRB tracking beacon. Current flights have been spectacular with tremendous acceleration and straight as an arrow flights. The most recent flight at August TCC where DE went to 11740' using a I435T. It hit Mach 1.7 and the accelerometer was maxed out at 92G.</span></span></div> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Originally this was to go for the J altitude record, but that may that difficult. But the current I Record listed on TRA website by William Inman seems in reach. An I59 should break 15K'. I'll also try a I600 to see how high I can get using it, and how fast.</span></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-54606325968121895842010-09-04T21:04:00.000-07:002010-09-04T21:10:27.010-07:00Pluto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs3kvZsG0dZar6yT1WY8Ft2LSZXGSMaYkm6Mbp_kC79sJzlGTYiYAKHZxLJ9NKobKy-OXu3VkRZvn_H6tTCl-cFhQLVXXBYSAJtB0QgXvB9CyumriowKNqhwT45eFUuulqZbhSJMG510/s1600/Pluto.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYs3kvZsG0dZar6yT1WY8Ft2LSZXGSMaYkm6Mbp_kC79sJzlGTYiYAKHZxLJ9NKobKy-OXu3VkRZvn_H6tTCl-cFhQLVXXBYSAJtB0QgXvB9CyumriowKNqhwT45eFUuulqZbhSJMG510/s320/Pluto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513276561833757154" /></a><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Member</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: Becky Green</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Club</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: AeroPAC</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Altitude</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: 23,000'</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Motor</b>: M750</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Project Goal: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">To show everyone I still know how to fly a rocket. I didn't have time to build a new one for this motor but had several others already built to choose from that could handle this motor. I decided I'd dust off the Pluto to get the maximum altitude with a minimum diameter rocket. </span></span></div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-40082886756619727682010-09-04T09:35:00.000-07:002010-09-04T09:48:30.159-07:00Attitude Stability Unit (ASU): Initial flight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g0RRvkYSV6p5SOyU0iJ9eAdzGJ1H8J0iCqJrXaW-v0bLCLORQUrjhDGo393zSV0A90ednE_fJrBs1TdFGhlODv5P6gARUmStS0RNNRuWH96SPyl44hWmmIITgsJ50B86v7EpnixxS5k/s1600/ASU_Prototype.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g0RRvkYSV6p5SOyU0iJ9eAdzGJ1H8J0iCqJrXaW-v0bLCLORQUrjhDGo393zSV0A90ednE_fJrBs1TdFGhlODv5P6gARUmStS0RNNRuWH96SPyl44hWmmIITgsJ50B86v7EpnixxS5k/s320/ASU_Prototype.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513098088938999378" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Member</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Bob Feretich</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Club</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: AeroPAC</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Altitude</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 4000'</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Project Goal:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">First flight of a modular compact control unit that is aware of a rocket’s position and attitude, and makes flight adjustments to keep the rocket traveling straight up.</span></span></div> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">During this flight the control canards will be held at 0 degrees deflection, while 3-D gyroscopic and accelerometer sensor data is recorded every 1.2 milliseconds. The collected data will be used as simulation stimulus for the Navigation and Control programs.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Video of the ASU initializing --</span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwrZdcPnHGvPW0V_n69tjHO_6b9UlH5ZFe13Z8jhzmAw48JsqvJfvUQFMCeDhwH8y5SqQAZEc1-4K0yn2kOgg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-87544730719687414202010-09-04T09:22:00.000-07:002010-09-04T09:33:45.086-07:00Falcon<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4KNPnlw4pcGNQwtXYt6ngA__JA_1MxUr0dnxSjJLRz-5cCOFiai3WgP5PYjdgpk2TZ4rbqoYdLN9l6gmx8p57252hw46CFq1XhlV4RRx2tvHuQobJTJiK1zCl8m_xXPIGkkZH9tx3Kk/s1600/FalconII.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44CLHS7g6kAZO_flur79ei1SVvPD5t2U6fOk5un-NrDDvjaH48P58sGpK2xTrKtpeDGlWoWO98tijn0gAWG32Lh0AXL2-LkUk1-GQdjb4vcwj-GCMIBWbQja-PHskAaQM4nd1A1HhBPA/s320/Falcon1.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513094691735441634" /></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4KNPnlw4pcGNQwtXYt6ngA__JA_1MxUr0dnxSjJLRz-5cCOFiai3WgP5PYjdgpk2TZ4rbqoYdLN9l6gmx8p57252hw46CFq1XhlV4RRx2tvHuQobJTJiK1zCl8m_xXPIGkkZH9tx3Kk/s1600/FalconII.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4KNPnlw4pcGNQwtXYt6ngA__JA_1MxUr0dnxSjJLRz-5cCOFiai3WgP5PYjdgpk2TZ4rbqoYdLN9l6gmx8p57252hw46CFq1XhlV4RRx2tvHuQobJTJiK1zCl8m_xXPIGkkZH9tx3Kk/s320/FalconII.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513094960476480498" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44CLHS7g6kAZO_flur79ei1SVvPD5t2U6fOk5un-NrDDvjaH48P58sGpK2xTrKtpeDGlWoWO98tijn0gAWG32Lh0AXL2-LkUk1-GQdjb4vcwj-GCMIBWbQja-PHskAaQM4nd1A1HhBPA/s1600/Falcon1.JPG"></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Member</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Curt von Delius</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Club</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">AeroPAC</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Motor: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">M1450W</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Altitude</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 57,000'</span></span></div><div></div><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Project Notes:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> The Falcon flying on and KBA/AEROTECH M1450W suffered an R.U.D. event early in it's flight (RAPID UNSCHEDULED DISASSEMBLY).</span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Both flight computers indicated a max velocity of 3489 fps or Mach 3.2083 at</span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4296 feet when a fin failed due to extreme aerodynamic heating. The velocity graph on the RDAS showed that it was still accelerating at 16.2 gees when the fins came off at 3.75 seconds. The RDAS also reported that the Falcon achieved a maximum acceleration of 32.3 gees at 1.89 seconds.</span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44CLHS7g6kAZO_flur79ei1SVvPD5t2U6fOk5un-NrDDvjaH48P58sGpK2xTrKtpeDGlWoWO98tijn0gAWG32Lh0AXL2-LkUk1-GQdjb4vcwj-GCMIBWbQja-PHskAaQM4nd1A1HhBPA/s1600/Falcon1.JPG"></a><br /></span><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-51207899777462266672010-09-04T09:15:00.000-07:002010-09-04T09:21:45.877-07:00Phoenix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv4nPX-mRJVTL-e3-mVPPOBF_Xcox8-OVy9fFiiPb2O5Bh_ZMzDaKpcpMri44r9T9GOZsfFQymO_CAHbx5oiBUAOnYOIGulnBgbmdT5aqxAJA58BNTyMDJtIYOkkCZtpoTvch-y6HZbE/s1600/OROC.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv4nPX-mRJVTL-e3-mVPPOBF_Xcox8-OVy9fFiiPb2O5Bh_ZMzDaKpcpMri44r9T9GOZsfFQymO_CAHbx5oiBUAOnYOIGulnBgbmdT5aqxAJA58BNTyMDJtIYOkkCZtpoTvch-y6HZbE/s320/OROC.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513093442255039858" /></a><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Member</b>:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">William Earls</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Club</b>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Oregon Rocketry (OROC)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Motor: </b>CTI I540</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Altitude</b>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">over 11,000</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Project Goal:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> I Class Motor Altitude Record Extreme Altitude Contest</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-20265337790761180292010-09-01T10:20:00.000-07:002010-09-04T09:34:51.275-07:00Black Brant II Restoration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6eegTD_g9l7rH4VDsMDMGrToEIMevtCmrJvrImZauhG3oupf_sKTrQxzczpP4xItk7KFYA-eOGaAPAgchmU45eq_93RHiCAXHngTrT7CYtesbDGJVrBn77S7yk4zc-T90dJfUwt9pds/s1600/The_Brants2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6eegTD_g9l7rH4VDsMDMGrToEIMevtCmrJvrImZauhG3oupf_sKTrQxzczpP4xItk7KFYA-eOGaAPAgchmU45eq_93RHiCAXHngTrT7CYtesbDGJVrBn77S7yk4zc-T90dJfUwt9pds/s320/The_Brants2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513092575129183746" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Peter Clay</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Club</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: AeroPac</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Motor</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Research M</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=148329&id=741949311">Construction Photos (on Facebook)</a></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><b>Project Goal:</b> At Mudrock 2009 during a wind storm the Black Brant was knocked over and a hole and 3" crack was punched into the airframe. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">I stripped the rocket down and did a complete repair and upgraded the electronics too. She now sports a new paint job I am waiting on some custom vinyl lettering to finish the job. The Black Brant will be flying again this year on a Swamp Gas, 3 grain M. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">This XPRS will be her 5th birthday and with luck her 6th and 7th flights.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">I will most likely fly all three of the Brants in succession from smallest to largest.</span></div></span></div></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-91844301269372668792010-09-01T09:55:00.000-07:002010-09-01T10:04:57.200-07:00UTAMARO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghExrMJKFIwQ_EHbh6Jhklzc9stAbT_LoQTCnpMpAEM2h4lAeBT9vSn8T-ErXw4ZhOVMH1OLRXJtwzOsA8TwSxTM1i6twOU5EsMOgvtX94bKvgbseN2UOk6OY3p5CCnhH4ZfpHiW273lI/s1600/UTAMARO.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghExrMJKFIwQ_EHbh6Jhklzc9stAbT_LoQTCnpMpAEM2h4lAeBT9vSn8T-ErXw4ZhOVMH1OLRXJtwzOsA8TwSxTM1i6twOU5EsMOgvtX94bKvgbseN2UOk6OY3p5CCnhH4ZfpHiW273lI/s320/UTAMARO.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511990236235396834" /></span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Peter Clay + </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">MUSASINO rocket club</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Club</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: AeroPac</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Motor</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">M1315</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=148483&id=741949311&ref=mf">Construction Pictures (if you have a Facebook account)</a></span></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Project Goal: </span></span></b></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This project is a reconstruct. In 2008 the MUSASINO rocket club came out from Japan to launch the UTAMARO, it flew well on a K550 but zippered the airframe. The cost to ship the rocket back to Japan was prohibitive and the team was going to discard the rocket. I offered to keep the rocket here and to repair it for them for a future launch. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Forward to 2010...The UTAMARO has been de and reconstructed. It now has a 75mm motor mount, onboard electronics and has been fully fiber glassed. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">UTAMARO will be ready to fly again this year when the team comes out on an M1315</span></span></div></span></div></span><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-43216731018305015862010-08-29T23:42:00.000-07:002010-08-29T23:47:21.837-07:00MIM-104 (Patriot) 1/2 Scale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBFEouJXdrJULMm78_iTi-l0PVYQyagOer_ommbo38MBN4ZIOnU2ILlDilcakZleRIvQNUq8u1m8-gr_kNJHHiHtSAQHD7LddphrGtOHZuJYmBHVEFcZEM4b2WjNaMyD_FUgPcu8Ssr8/s1600/JamesD-Patriot-AT-N3300-Demo.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBFEouJXdrJULMm78_iTi-l0PVYQyagOer_ommbo38MBN4ZIOnU2ILlDilcakZleRIvQNUq8u1m8-gr_kNJHHiHtSAQHD7LddphrGtOHZuJYmBHVEFcZEM4b2WjNaMyD_FUgPcu8Ssr8/s320/JamesD-Patriot-AT-N3300-Demo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511090069013863154" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">James Dougherty</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Club</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: AeroPAC</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Altitude</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: 14,000 ft</span></span><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">.</span></p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-40420404755166950702010-08-29T11:02:00.000-07:002010-08-29T11:08:16.176-07:00Hokie High<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37vY6VvCn-vGziTQ0uQca9XW47z9YzYhveHwt1cu0-I5viGuW-iLsUK0ZEbST3fXl1o3MZ-j5BqHbQBs9byJeLBPYZiB0aH5LwlsdUqa6e-bAI385SLGWccFGyj7eRPt8ZRrIYnK_bSg/s1600/HokieHigh.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37vY6VvCn-vGziTQ0uQca9XW47z9YzYhveHwt1cu0-I5viGuW-iLsUK0ZEbST3fXl1o3MZ-j5BqHbQBs9byJeLBPYZiB0aH5LwlsdUqa6e-bAI385SLGWccFGyj7eRPt8ZRrIYnK_bSg/s320/HokieHigh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510895140805445170" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ron Rickwald</span></span></b></span><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Club</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: AeroPac</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Altitude</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 31,000'</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Web site:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="http://rocketry.rickwald.com/LDRS27.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hokie High</span></span></a></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-25825537973080949102010-08-29T10:55:00.000-07:002010-08-29T11:00:57.680-07:00Mercury Joe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mercuryjoe.com/Season3/MJ_3b/Flight%203b%20launch_sm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 110px; height: 739px;" src="http://mercuryjoe.com/Season3/MJ_3b/Flight%203b%20launch_sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mercuryjoe.com/Season3/MJ_3b/Flight%203b%20launch_sm.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Member</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: Jamie Clay</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Club</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: AeroPac</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Altitude</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 2200'</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Web site:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="www.mercuryjoe.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">MercuryJoe.com</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mercury-Joe/87001481305?ref=ts">Facebook Page</a></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Project Goal: </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">To get another solid flight with all cameras recording! More cameras than ever (7 total). </span></span></div></span><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-25553882176109145222010-08-29T10:50:00.000-07:002010-08-29T10:54:56.513-07:00Coastal Eddie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRytLwqm2ta8G17OmB2gvyNz3AN6GBoof5Du6kmbIwr2DsLK4Ry6vNPfl98fgns0A0DnsmhsUdyupmifKS2XxxMZE5FpppP2Nyno1_dUkONwlzQ2J0O2kx7n1rHsKzKvBER0VZqE5-b8/s1600/CE-3-ee.JPG"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRytLwqm2ta8G17OmB2gvyNz3AN6GBoof5Du6kmbIwr2DsLK4Ry6vNPfl98fgns0A0DnsmhsUdyupmifKS2XxxMZE5FpppP2Nyno1_dUkONwlzQ2J0O2kx7n1rHsKzKvBER0VZqE5-b8/s320/CE-3-ee.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510891796222811186" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kurt Gugisberg</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Club</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: ROC</span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Web Page</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~kurtgug/id15.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Coastal Eddie</span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://web.me.com/allen.farrington/Rocketry/Organic_Carbon.html" style="color: rgb(61, 129, 238); text-decoration: none; "></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Altitude</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 50,000 ft</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; "></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Motors</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">AT M650 staging to AT K250</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Project Goal: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The goal is to get it to fly straight and recover intact. Breaking the M staged record is an added benefit.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-69742996354098945692010-08-29T10:47:00.000-07:002010-08-29T12:57:21.832-07:00Pegasus-II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcvkoJ6TK0-m9xMmvLdpWvHb2SAOLzKzKd2QCeroRi-DyWgbI9VfICLtOui_kva-j3GpzR5Nw7M2f9uElk-E2TvFss_UQQej7JW5TWYfsAt_ibJfGp5u8JCoZO5dU8BRPCsRsmhbH2io/s1600/Sunday_James_Dougherty_50k_altitude_attempt9804-small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcvkoJ6TK0-m9xMmvLdpWvHb2SAOLzKzKd2QCeroRi-DyWgbI9VfICLtOui_kva-j3GpzR5Nw7M2f9uElk-E2TvFss_UQQej7JW5TWYfsAt_ibJfGp5u8JCoZO5dU8BRPCsRsmhbH2io/s320/Sunday_James_Dougherty_50k_altitude_attempt9804-small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510890412469484322" /></a><br /><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Member</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">James Dougherty</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Club</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: AeroPAC</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Altitude</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: 45k'</span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Motors</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">AT N1000 WP / CTI N5800 CS</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Project Goal: </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Hi-altitude bird with new upgraded electronics package featuring 5HZ GPS, remote control power and status, firmware for testing new altimeter design and HCX/LCX backup electronics.</span></span></div> <p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Project Note</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">: Flew last year to over 42K' AGL</span>.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-81776146063970561792010-08-29T10:42:00.000-07:002011-08-16T09:07:46.471-07:00Astroboy!<a href="http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs236.snc1/8328_1165742917795_1654586325_428967_3601602_n.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><img src="http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs236.snc1/8328_1165742917795_1654586325_428967_3601602_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 453px; height: 604px; " /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Member</b>: Jamie Clay</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Club</b>: AeroPac</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Altitude</b>: Good question to ask.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Motors</b>: Aerotech single use Fs (or maybe Gs)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /><b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1165655595612.25410.1654586325&type=1">Facebook Pictures</a></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Project Goal:</b> To make Astro Boy fly a good stable flight and THIS time get some actual air!! This is the third year, and we all know third times the charm! :)</span></div>
<br /><object width="560" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y2KcamUHNb4?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y2KcamUHNb4?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="560" height="349" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-81139264070773948932010-08-29T10:32:00.000-07:002010-08-29T10:41:30.398-07:00Leopard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg973KRApDr8_KhwuHeswgBsNd7_2g_TYambHf0lEGaT_2vB6_NSSIn7YYopAN5OApj25eNlzM6tEtO4g3IUjw03wL6Wj6Lt8XEIxDLqiW92KAZNtyazXEPl2mpRDEEuS_K1PpBHkZCzcw/s1600/leopard2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg973KRApDr8_KhwuHeswgBsNd7_2g_TYambHf0lEGaT_2vB6_NSSIn7YYopAN5OApj25eNlzM6tEtO4g3IUjw03wL6Wj6Lt8XEIxDLqiW92KAZNtyazXEPl2mpRDEEuS_K1PpBHkZCzcw/s320/leopard2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510888188988756530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1t9ZUQtyHqnEQCB2fEHGoZ6qLFPuOLY6rqdQk6S8jhPpV110LqFPEgr3jPTOyDrsxook9RlhhG-4rfFArbyMYIQMyCAV1loIaUD4aC6jLgirmxV6i8-je0Eot2_9t-YeL72veyO9WEzk/s1600/leopard.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1t9ZUQtyHqnEQCB2fEHGoZ6qLFPuOLY6rqdQk6S8jhPpV110LqFPEgr3jPTOyDrsxook9RlhhG-4rfFArbyMYIQMyCAV1loIaUD4aC6jLgirmxV6i8-je0Eot2_9t-YeL72veyO9WEzk/s320/leopard.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510886720087248162" /></a><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Member</b>:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">William Earls</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Club</b>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Oregon Rocketry (OROC)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Altitude</b>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">over 22,000</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Motors</b>: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:15px;">I140, K454, L990</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b>Project Goal: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After being out of HPR for over 4 years. I am coming back. I will be re-certifying L1 and L2 and also attempting L-Motor Speed and Altitude record. The rocket is a Mongoose 54 kit from Performance Rocketry. The rocket is all carbon fiber with graphite nose cone and T6 aluminum tip. Project is still in build process but will be completed in time for XPRS!</span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270945793069945309.post-32295455282107276322010-08-28T18:43:00.000-07:002010-08-29T10:42:21.507-07:00Organic Carbon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz07bH9cdLhyWB1EbSR_JOTTASs_WzIQp1S3af4g0yAYX8PrE-ZFMDWjvM66Ho-J34rJTkYACBQMbhCWTXZUp4XjlJQeZWZ0B_OlKe68fo9Ztr5sNJGFRxccjaf92kiu02ucgAdNFbyM/s1600/Organic_Carbon_1.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJz07bH9cdLhyWB1EbSR_JOTTASs_WzIQp1S3af4g0yAYX8PrE-ZFMDWjvM66Ho-J34rJTkYACBQMbhCWTXZUp4XjlJQeZWZ0B_OlKe68fo9Ztr5sNJGFRxccjaf92kiu02ucgAdNFbyM/s320/Organic_Carbon_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510885919520900210" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Member</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Allen Farrington</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Club</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: ROC</span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "></span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Web Page</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span><a href="http://web.me.com/allen.farrington/Rocketry/Organic_Carbon.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Organic Carbon</span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://web.me.com/allen.farrington/Rocketry/Organic_Carbon.html"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Altitude</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: 50,000 ft</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; line-height: 22px; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Motors</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SAfont-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">M650W / M650W</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Project Goal</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; font-family:ArialMT, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">At the 2008 </span><a title="http://www.xprs.org" href="http://www.xprs.org/" style="text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">XPRS</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> event held on the Black Rock Desert, </span><a title="http://www.astrocatrocketry.com" href="http://www.astrocatrocketry.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kurt Gugisberg</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and I decided to try to drag race to 50,000 feet for the 2009 event. In addition, we’re both going to try to set altitude records, but in different classes, so the competition will be first to 50K! Kurt, looking for the Complex M class record will be attempting a 3 stage that he’s been refining over the past few years. On the other hand, I’m taking a more conservative approach by attempting the Complex N class record with a two-stage rocket I call Organic Carbon.</span></span></p></span><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0