Comments on: Rockets Away: Two Model-Rocket Launches http://regex.info/blog/2009-08-11/1289 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Simon http://regex.info/blog/2009-08-11/1289#comment-37836 Simon Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:40:12 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-08-11/1289#comment-37836 If you are worried about finding it again, just tape some fins to the rocket itself, a small cardboard nose cone, and use a section of straw for the launch rod :) Then you don't have to worry about recovery, although you might litter the place with rocket motors, so would be better to have a quick look for it, considering you aren't using a parachute, it should fall nearer. Having no parachute lowers the fun a bit, but you could always make your own and put it in the nose cone. Being lighter, it should go slightly higher as long as it stabilises itself well (which is why you still want to launch it off the rod). If you are worried about finding it again, just tape some fins to the rocket itself, a small cardboard nose cone, and use a section of straw for the launch rod :)

Then you don’t have to worry about recovery, although you might litter the place with rocket motors, so would be better to have a quick look for it, considering you aren’t using a parachute, it should fall nearer.

Having no parachute lowers the fun a bit, but you could always make your own and put it in the nose cone.

Being lighter, it should go slightly higher as long as it stabilises itself well (which is why you still want to launch it off the rod).

]]> By: Zak http://regex.info/blog/2009-08-11/1289#comment-36357 Zak Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:23:06 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-08-11/1289#comment-36357 How long do you think it is before they figure out you can break apart the engine packs in those things and harvest the gunpowder to build bombs? (Can't believe I survived to have kids of my own) How long do you think it is before they figure out you can break apart the engine packs in those things and harvest the gunpowder to build bombs? (Can’t believe I survived to have kids of my own)

]]> By: Eric Mesa http://regex.info/blog/2009-08-11/1289#comment-36356 Eric Mesa Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:00:02 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-08-11/1289#comment-36356 Pretty awesomely creative of him to create his own solution! Pretty awesomely creative of him to create his own solution!

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