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Blue Diablo rocket launch from ESL (2006-12-17)
Tim goes for broke on a cold Maryland morning lobbing a Blue Diablo M-2500 with the attitude you need in a hobby where one mistake costs hundreds of dollars [View]
ESL 55 MDRA Fred's N to 2M Rocket air start (2006-07-04)
Fred flew his 12" Overkill burning one N with two Ls and air starting two Ms. MDRA will be holding ESL 100 in August of 2006 [View]
MDRA's Rocketry Big Dogs (2006-12-21)
Pad cam shots of the biggest projects launching at MDRA's ESL 90. [View]
Monocopter flight at ESL 88 (2008-12-31)
A bit of an experiment of a motor at ESL 88 several years ago. [View]
The M 2200 Sparky (2006-12-17)
At MDRA's ESL 92 big Tim let an AMW M 2200 sparky rip off the pad and echo through the landscape [View]
Viper - MDRA ESL 154 (2011-07-20)
Scott Tyrrell's "Viper" rocket on a EX 6000 n/s M2000 Green motor of my making. MDRA ESL 154 launch on 3/20/2011. [View]
ESL 78 Kevin's V-2 CATO (2006-07-02)
In spite of rainy weather, Eastern Shore Launch #78 was held November 12-13, 2004, on Higgs farm in Price, Maryland. The launch was hosted by the Maryland / Delaware Rocketry Association (MDRA). ... [View]
N 2000 Rocket launch (2006-04-19)
a slow motion look at a picture perfect flight with a 5 motor rocket [View]
ESL 80 Suspicion of Extreme Ignorance-pad cam (2006-07-03)
SOEI didn't hang around on the pad very long, just the way we like it. [View]
MDRA ESL 164 - Unknown N Motor (2012-01-16)
Ultimate Wildman being flown on an Unknown N Motor by an Unknown flier. Please comment with additional information. [View]
Standard Missile Rocket Maiden Flight - MDRA ESL#166 (2012-03-12)
Maiden flight of my scratch-built "SM-XMR SAM" 6" diameter, 8.5ft tall, 35lb rocket. Motor is an Aerotech M1500G. Footage was obtained with a ContourGPS HD downward facing camera in the nose cone. ... [View]
The 25th flight of "Shaken, Not Stirred" (2010-06-01)
This was the 25th flight of "Shaken, Not Stirred". The flight took place during MDRA's Eastern Shore Launch (ESL) 144 at the Central Sod Farm. The rocket is a Firestorm 54 kit from Giant Leap ... [View]
Todd H. - Outer Limits Red Motor (2012-01-16)
Flight at MDRA ESL 164 in Price, MD. Deployed main chute at apogee, recovered next day. [View]
2018 01 14 Mike IIb ESL234 CTI J145 (2018-01-19)
Mike IIb On-board Video flown at MDRA Eastern Shore Launch 234 on January 14, 2018. This video was taken with a Mobius Action Camera mounted in the avionics bay using the LiquidFyre mounting system ... [View]
2018 01 14 MDRA Christmas Tree Launch (2018-01-19)
Ground based video of Craig Klimczak's Spruce Launch Assist Module (SLAM). This tree was flown at MDRA Eastern Shore Lunch 234 in Price, MD. The tree achieved greater horizontal distance than ... [View]
60’ Rocketman Parachute Test at MDRA (2018-02-18)
Tom Cohen flew a new 60’ Rocketman Parachute on his 190 pound Red and White rocket at ESL 235. [View]
December 2017 Unidentified Flying Rocket (2017-12-24)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 233 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
ESL 251 - Apogee Zephyr I140 (2019-07-23)
10 second delay, chute release at 500' [View]
ESL 78 Tom's Harpoon 3M sparky (2006-07-03)
MDRA will be celebrating ESL 100 in August of 06, this is a slow motion look at a flight from ESL 78. Tom Heir brings 3 6000ns sparkies up to pressure for a very realistic looking flight. [View]
February 2015 Tom Cohen Honest John (2015-02-22)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 200 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
February 2019 TJ Crooks Der Mega Red Max Stretched (2019-02-17)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 246 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
February 2020 Battle of the Rockets Dense (2020-02-16)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 258 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
February 2020 Dennis Schmaltz Little Lunar Express (2020-02-16)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 258 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
February 2020 Dennis Schmaltz Saturn V (2020-02-16)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 258 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
February 2020 John Sigmon Paranoid Android (2020-02-16)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 258 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
February 2020 Morgan Remeza Wild Thing (2020-02-16)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 258 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
February 2020 Trevor Mushung Itty Bitty (2020-02-16)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 258 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
January 2018 MDRA Christmas Tree Launch (2018-01-15)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 234 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
January 2019 11th Annual Christmas Tree Launch (2019-01-21)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 245 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
January 2019 Nathan Tocus Cowabunga Mammoth (2019-01-21)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 245 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
January 2019 Tom Cohen Higgs Farm Rocket (2019-01-21)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 245 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
January 2021 Dennis Kingsley Black Brant II (2021-01-17)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 264 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
January 2021 Great Spool Drag Race (2021-01-17)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 264 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
Jerry's Big Sparkie Rocket Motor (2006-12-22)
Slow mo of Jerry's enormous M motor Sparky at ESL 90.....Jerry built a fabulous motor. [View]
July 2017 Higgs Farm Rocket Drag Race (2017-07-29)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 228 hobby rocket flight.  [View]
July 2019 MDRA Remembers Apollo XI (2019-07-27)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 251 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
June 2021 Sonny and Nicholas Sparkly Spool (2021-06-19)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's Eastern Short Launch (ESL) hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
March 2014 Neil McGilvray X-15 Delta (2014-03-17)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 189 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. [View]
March 2021 Deuces Wild flying on 2 O7000 Sparky Motors (2021-03-28)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's Eastern Short Launch (ESL) hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
March 2021 Orange Spool of Death (2021-03-28)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's Eastern Short Launch (ESL) hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
May 2019 Wes Oleszewski 50th Anniversary Launch of Apollo 10 (2019-06-23)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 249 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
Night rocket flight at ESL79 (2006-12-22)
Steve and his father light up the Maryland sky with a dusk flight at MDRA's ESL 79 [View]
November 2015 Geoff Howard No Apparent Reason (2015-12-23)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 209 hobby rocket flight.  [View]
November 2020 Dennis Kingsley Cool Spool (2020-11-24)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 262 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
November 2020 Scott Pearce Scotts Need (2020-11-24)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 262 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
November 2020 Spool Mayhem (2020-11-24)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 262 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
October 2016 Geoff Howard Naked and Afraid (2016-10-22)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 220 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
October 2019 Fred Wallace Carbon Red (2019-10-16)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 255 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
October 2020 Bob Utley Spool of Death (2020-10-25)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 261 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
October 2020 Bob Utley Spool of Death flight 2 (2020-10-25)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 261 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
October 2020 Bob Utley Spool of Doom Flight 3 (2020-10-25)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 261 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
October 2020 Dennis Kingsley Black Brant II (2020-10-25)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 261 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
October 2020 Jeff Miller Cool Spool (2020-10-25)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 261 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]
Rocket pad cam shots (2006-12-22)
A close look at rocket takeoffs from the pad cam at ESL 84..... [View]
Scratch built 24mm model rocket on am Aerotech F44W-8. 1/8th speed, 240 fps (2019-07-24)
You can hear what I believe is the crack of it going supersonic, then almost immediately dropping out. OpenRocket puts max speed at Mach 1.01, 346.6 m/s, 775.4 mph. Never saw the parachute and ... [View]
September 2015 Tom Cohen Funnel Cone (2015-10-08)
Maryland Delaware Rocketry Association's ESL 207 hobby rocket flight. Please see http://www.mdrocketry.org for more information. Come and join us at the field. [View]