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Rocket Launch -
September 07, 2014 |
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Today we're once again launching at Hallowell Farm
in Bucks County, PA with the PARA520 club.
The weather is excellent but only three of
our crew were able to make
it. Joe Jones, Andrea, and yours truly. |
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John McConville scopes out the field. You
see in this picture his mind calculating wind speed and
direction, average engine thrust,
thrust duration, time delay, drag, rocket weight and 'chute
diameter. Not only does he have
to find this rocket after it is launched,
he finds everyone else's, too. He owes me two
rockets from the time he didn't show up. |
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Jim Hansen sets up Three Creamers, made from
coffee cups. |
Lance Ohrberg's huge V2 sits on the pad.
The "Ragged Camouflage" design is the actual one
used by the
Germans in 1944. (picture
here.) |
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The Nike-X. I built this so long ago I don't even remember
it. I found it in
my garage. The fins were cocked and I had
to straighten them out. |
The V2 blasts off with a
1,600
pound warhead. Destination, London.
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The "Vengeance Weapon" (Vergeltungswaffen) will
impact at Mach 3! |
I lied about the warhead. |
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The Nike-X lifts off. |
Followed by Barry's Cosmic Explorer. |
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Three Creamers blasts off! |
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| It came back to
Earth very slowly, horizontally, and spinning the entire time it
descended. |
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| It landed behind
us, on the other side of the tree line. |
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Next, Jim launched one of his famous spinner things and
it darn near landed on him.
Mouseover for video controls. |
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The day was going well, then
Lance Ohrberg lost his rocket, the Sky
Raider, on its maiden flight!
"Lost" is not an accurate word. We all knew exactly where it
was. Let's just say he was "sundered" from his rocket. |
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Lance Ohrberg and the Sky Raider. |
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Sky Raider video.
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