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 Rocketry Product: Estes - E9 Single-Use Motor {Motor}

Rocketeer's Corner: A short Saturday launch... (2017-11-25)

It's been over a month since I last launched a rocket - Work and travel have kept me busy and away from Pegasus field on the weekends. However, Duane and I decided that enough was enough and that we ... [Read More]

Rocketeer's Corner: Warm December launch at Pegasus... (2017-12-03)

(Warning - this is a long post with many pictures) Some of the activity at Pegasus field this Saturday; the Jurassic TARC team is in the foreground (Click to enlarge). ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes C11 and E9 Engines Discontinued? (2018-03-10)

On Y.O.R.F. a question was raised about the availabilty of the Estes C11 and E9 engines. Bob Sanford answered: "Yes, the C11 and E9 motor series are being/have been discontinued. For that reason I ... [Read More]

Neurotic Ape Rocketry: She went down in a burning ring of fire... (2008-07-02)

So after repairing the zipper on the Snarky from the last launch I thought we'd go out and try it again. This time I decided to launch on an Estes E9-4 since I had some handy. Got it all setup, hit ... [Read More]

Neurotic Ape Rocketry: First launch of a scratch built... (2008-07-13)

This was my first kit bash, officially called The Patient. This was made from the body tube and cone of an Estes Mean Machine. I made through-the-wall fins, papered them and then Cy'd and sanded the ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: It's not 'research' but what is it? (2009-06-19)

Last year, I ordered a 3-pack of F24 RMS loads that was missing a ton of parts including 2 of the 3 delay assemblies. I contacted AeroTech and, after emailing some evidence, they promptly replaced ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Review: Shrox Industria - SHX-15 (2010-12-30)

Any 'rocket scientist' will immediately recognize the similarity between the SHX-15 and the actual X-15 rocket plane. I assume the new name just absolved Shrox from keeping to scale. This cool rocket ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Mega Review: r.m.r. DesCon (2011-01-25)

This post presents several of my DesCon entries.  I've listed all of them below.  Shaded items with links point to rockets documented in other posts. DesCon 07 - Skyrocket A rocket made ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: TTRA Tampa LAUNCH! April 16, 2011 (2011-04-17)

Here's the official wind speed indicator of the day. Judging by the turned back ears on Q.T., the winds were 15 - 20 m.p.h. PIGASUS! made it's Tampa debut flying true with a Estes C6-5. The picture ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Tampa TTRA Launch December 15, 2012 (2012-12-16)

I drove to Oviedo, FL (JonRocket.com Headquarters) to pick up Roger Smith. He had a new camera and put it to good use today! Still pictures are mine, all action shots were taken by Roger. Roger's ... [Read More]

Rocket Dungeon: Dr. Sue invited me in, so I'm going to suck her Rocket Works dry (2013-05-13)

I see that Dr Sue continues to have personal problems and will be shutting her site down. On TRF , she made the following invitation: So please my friends, vacuum up what little info there is ... [Read More]

Model Rocket Building: Estes Teros Upscale, Finished (2014-10-15)

  Even though the US AIR FORCE decals aren't in the original white, the upscale captures the feel of the Estes kit. The model is BIG and could be a good match for the Estes E9 and E12. ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: Current Rocketry Projects (2015-10-23)

In most of my blog posts, I put a little note with a link to my Facebook page . I'm currently adding lots of photos and stuff to the Facebook page, including a launch photos album and a current ... [Read More]

Rocket N00b: First Flight of the Ceres B with Camera Payload (2016-05-14)

At my first club launch in April, I flew a newly-finished, scratch-built rocket: The Ceres B booster with the "ICU2" camera payload bay. The original design is from Mike Westerfield's book, Make: ... [Read More]