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2007-12-21Scratch Pringles Flyer (Scratch)  Review
( Contributed - by Mark Van Luvender - 12/21/07)
Brief:
The Pringles Flyer is a single staged scratch built rocket built entirely from recycled materials. It contains a
single 24mm motor mount, and a parachute recovery
Construction:
Household parts needed:
3 Pringles ... [More]
2007-11-04Scratch Streamliner (Scratch)  Review I chose to build the Streamliner for this contest as it truly spoke to me as something I could do--that doesn't happen often.
This rocket started out as an Estes Baby Bertha kit. In order to create the "Streamliner", I cut a wedge shaped section out of the body tube starting just below where ... [More]
2007-09-17Estes Scissor Wing Transport (Kit)  Review
Brief:
Single staged boosted glider. This rocket is a re-release of an earlier Estes kit.
Construction:
Parts were of standard Estes quality and consisted of main body tube, 18mm motor tube (long tube since it's the tube
for the boost pod), body tube for tail, plastic nose cone ... [More]
2006-11-06LOC/Precision Norad Pro Maxx (Kit)  Review
Brief:
This is a single staged MPR/HPR rocket from LOC/Precision. This kit is a
stretched Norad with the motor mount upgraded to 38mm.
Construction:
The kit contains a 3" booster airframe, two 2.5" upper airframes, two
plywood centering rings, 4 plywood fins, plastic nose ... [More]
2003-06-15Aerotech Initiator (Kit)  Review
Brief:
The Initiator is a single staged mid power rocket designed to fly on 29mm E-G
motors (RMS and SU), as well as some 24mm motors (RMS and SU) with the supplied
adaptor. This is an excellent kit for people making the jump to mid-power from
model rockets.
Construction:
The kit ... [More]
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