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Sport Rocketry / Rocketry Products / Estes / Kits / EAC Viper

 Rocketry Product: Estes - E.A.C. Viper {Kit} (0820) [1972-1986]

Fixing Another Rookie Mistake! (2019-12-12)

As far as model rocket building goes, I am quite removed from being a rookie.  But this doesn't mean that I am immune to making rookie-level blunders.  These days, I can merely write off ... [Read More]

Launch Date: June 9th, 2023 (2023-06-11)

 Friday, June 9, the Colorado Front Range was blessed with some very fine weather, prompting a rocket-flying jaunt to Founders Park in Castle Rock. On hand to poke some holes in the sky were ... [Read More]

Launch Date: July10th, 2023 (2023-07-18)

 This post is very much after-the-fact. I had family staying at our home with the associated whirlwind of activity.  At the same time, I had a music gig with a newly formed band for which ... [Read More]

Now...Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Program.... (2018-12-04)

This past weekend, the BlastFromThePast shop became fully operational again. An intensive 'Shock and Awe' barrage of medications launched at that nasty cough has started showi ... [Read More]

Finally...Some Decent Paintin' Weather! (2020-03-07)

I've had these two models, an EAC Viper and a Cherokee-E, built and waiting since the end of January to get their primer coats. Yesterday, Castle Rock finally enjoyed a day of 60 degree weather, ... [Read More]

BAR Fleet #126 EAC Viper B (2020-07-05)

Source:   Estes Industries #0820   Type:   Sport Model Stages: Single Engine Type:   13mm Recovery:   Parachute Length:   35.5cm Diameter:   24.8mm Weight Empty: ... [Read More]

A Productive Day In The Shop. (2023-01-25)

As promised, I did manage to immerse myself into some rocketry projects yesterday. The first order of business was to facilitate repairs on a couple of birds that got busted up last fall. The first ... [Read More]

Launch Date: April 10th, 2023 (2023-04-11)

 After over five months of chronic cold, snow, ice, and wind, this week's weather conditions along the Colorado Front Range have finally been suitable for flying model rockets. A massive high ... [Read More]

Back To The Deltie Airshow (2023-04-27)

Not much longer after the finishing touches were applied to the Mountaineer IV model, I had the pieces, parts, and partially completed assemblies of the Edmonds Deltie Airshow arrayed back on the ... [Read More]