Manufacturer: | Scratch |
The Vinyl Pigskin of Porcine Revenge
Excited about entering the EMRR Stomp Rocket Contest, I stopped by my local Walmart to find a likely subject, one that wouldn't bust the budget (Ok, I'm really, reaaaaally cheap). My eyes lit upon this little number, The Peyton Manning MicroVortex Howler. This little foam thing resembles a stunted WWII anti-tank Rocket: A foam foot ball with a foam, arrow like tail (Is Manning such a poor throw, that he would endorse a football with a stabilizing empennage?). I figured if I removed the tail ,inserted a BT-5 and glued the foam fins back on to it, I would have a neat little rocket. I dubbed it the The Vinyl Pigskin of Porcine Revenge |
Or, Launch For Maximum Altitude! |
Flying the The Vinyl Pigskin of Porcine Revenge: The VPOPR Flies great on A10-3Ts, It's not proven if 1/2As are up to the task Whistles: This can be heard all the way up, until apogee, when velocity drops too low to activate the whistle. Pitch, and volume of the whistle increase/decreases with velocity. Recovery: The VPOR kicks its motor and falls to earth using B.O.I.N.K. Recovery. Because of the rubbery football, it bounces upward a good 6-8 feet. Fun factor: Its hard to get more fun from a $3.00 Investment. It was a big hit at the October 2001 MASA Launch For instructions to make your own see below. |
Ready for its' maiden flight. The Estes Moondog is included for scale |
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