Shelley and I had several launches testing helicopter reocvery and the first attempt at parachute recovery. The helicopter launched with the blades unfolded. It ascended to about 30 feet, nosed over and then turned upright about 15 feet over the ground. It’s descent was slower than a lawn dart, but it didn’t spin as […]
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Shelley and I spent the weekend visiting my son, Aaron, and our grandchildren, Stanlee (9), and Corbin (7). For Aaron’s 35th birthday, we gave him the parts to make a launcher. He promptly put it together and commenced launching a bottle. He’s been emailing me several times each day with new ideas. Got him hooked!
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Launches of various rocket designs. Some worked and some sort of worked. One, the Orca, was pressurized to eighty pounds and didn’t fly very straight. In fact, it flew at us in a very erratic path that went over our heads about fifteen feet above ground. The problem is the gardena launcher, which offers no […]
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Our purpose is to connect with others that are interested in rocket technology. The NWIC-SC is experimenting with water bottle rockets with a goal of setting a world altitude record for single stage water and air pressure rockets. We are at the very begining of this process; just learing about recovery, CP and CG relationships, […]